Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. plans to webcast its annual meeting for the first time, allowing the largest U.S. shareholder gathering to reach a global audience through Yahoo Inc.’s finance page. Viewers will be able to watch Buffett, Berkshire’s 85-year-old …
Warren Buffett accumulates Twitter followers even faster than he makes money. The 82-year-old “Oracle of Omaha” joined the service and sent his first tweet on Thursday, picking up more than 45,000 followers in just under 45 minutes. “Warren is in …
Warren Buffett’s recent birthday was good news for Berkshire Hathaway investors who could celebrate another year of the Oracle of Omaha’s leadership. But the milestone also reminded shareholders they need to think about who will run the evolving company after …
Warren E. Buffett thinks that among large insurance operations, those owned by his Berkshire Hathaway are the “best in the world.” Buffett is chairman of the board of Berkshire Hathaway, which owns Berkshire Hathaway Reinsurance Group, personal lines powerhouse GEICO …
Anyone looking for more evidence of a strengthening U.S. economic recovery need only consider conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway, where businesses ranging from railroads and electric utilities to furniture and candy stores are racking up record profits. Even though Berkshire’s Warren Buffett …
Warren Buffett’s conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway Inc. reported a smaller third-quarter profit Friday after losing more than $2 billion on derivatives related to stock market performance. That was nearly three times what Berkshire lost on the same instruments a year ago. …
A Montana judge has approved a $43 million settlement for people sickened by exposure to asbestos from a mine, with a large part of that amount to be paid by Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway, court documents show. The settlement resolves …
