Berkshire Hathaway

Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder's Weekend: A First-Hand Account

Ellen Sledge | Posted 06.04.2009 | Business


Ellen Sledge

Buffett's notoriously a creature of habit, and the rumor is his regular meal is t-bone steak, salad with blue cheese dressing, and a cherry Coke at Gorat's.

Bonanza of Buffett is Baloney

Mike Hegedus | Posted 06.04.2009 | Business


Mike Hegedus

The reality is that Warren Buffett does well when the economy does well. And he doesn't do well when it tanks. Sound familiar? Like maybe your own investments?

Warren Buffett Defends Obama's Economic Policy: Dispatch from Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder's Meeting

Alan Schram | Posted 06.03.2009 | Business


Alan Schram

Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger believe government officials should be judged more leniently in times of crisis of the magnitude we had recently, as they had little time to respond to grave dangers.

Buffett: Government "Doing The Right Things"

AP | JOSH FUNK | Posted 06.02.2009 | Business


OMAHA, Neb. — Billionaire Warren Buffett spent Saturday praising the decisions U.S. officials made to right the economy in the midst of a "finan...

Will You Be At The Berkshire Hathaway Meeting?

Posted 06.01.2009 | Business


This week Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway is holding its annual meeting, inviting all class A shareholders to discuss the company's balance sheet....

Warren Buffett Faces A Grilling From Investors

Financial Times | Posted 05.31.2009 | Business


Warren Buffett will be under pressure at Saturday's annual gathering of faithful shareholders to explain his worst year ever, with the usually adoring...

Berkshire Hathaway Delays Earnings Report

CNN | Posted 05.30.2009 | Business


Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway will not report first-quarter earnings on Friday as expected, a spokeswoman said on Wednesday....

Buffett's Berkshire Loses Top-Level Credit Rating From Moody's

Bloomberg | Erik Holm | Posted 05.09.2009 | Business


Billionaire Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. had its top-level Aaa credit rating cut by Moody's Investors Service because of the falling value...

Admiring Actualized Companies

Chip Conley | Posted 04.24.2009 | Business


Chip Conley

The companies we admire are very similar to the people we admire. They are passionate, smart, resilient, trustworthy, original, and forward-thinking.

Buffett's Berkshire Stripped Of Triple-A Rating

Reuters | Muralikumar Anantharaman | Posted 04.13.2009 | Business


SINGAPORE (Reuters) -- Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway was stripped of its 'AAA' credit rating by Fitch, barely hours after S&P cut General Electr...

Warren Buffett's Catchy Quotes

Huffington Post | Julie Satow | Posted 04.02.2009 | Business


Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway posted its worst performance since the famed financier took over the company in 1965. The company posted a $117 ...

Thoughts on Buffett's Annual Letter

Alan Schram | Posted 04.01.2009 | Business


Alan Schram

2008 was the worst year in Berkshire's history since present management took over in 1965, and amazingly, only the second year since then when equity value declined.

Berkshire Hathaway Reports 96 Percent Drop In 4Q Profit

AP | JOSH FUNK | Posted 03.31.2009 | Business


OMAHA, Neb. — Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. reported a 96 percent drop in its fourth quarter profit because of largely unrealized los...

Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Has Worst Year

AP | JOSH FUNK | Posted 03.31.2009 | Business


OMAHA, Neb. — Warren Buffett remains optimistic about the prospects for his company and the nation even though Berkshire Hathaway Inc. turned in...

Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Falls To 5-Year Low

AP | Josh Funk | Posted 03.23.2009 | Business


OMAHA, Nebraska (AP) -- Shares of billionaire Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. have fallen to their lowest level in more than five years. The...

Warren Buffett Buys Into Naperville-Based Nalco

Associated Press | Posted 03.21.2009 | Chicago


Billionaire investor Warren Buffett's company bought 8.7 million shares of Nalco Holding Co. last year. The investment in the Naperville-based water ...

Doug Kass Sees The "End" Of Warren Buffett

CNBC | Alex Crippen | Posted 02.27.2009 | Business


Just days after renewing his public criticism of Warren Buffett's current investment strategy and situation, the well-known short seller Doug Kass is ...

"Most Admired Companies" Mostly Underperformed Market

247wallst.com | Posted 02.02.2009 | Business


At the top of the list is Apple (AAPL) which deserves some recognition for rebuilding itself with what many people believe is the best line of persona...

Warren Buffett Wins $224 Million Bet With Florida

Bloomberg | Hugh Son | Posted 01.29.2009 | Business


Dec. 29 (Bloomberg) -- Billionaire Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. won a $224 million bet with Florida after the state sidestepped major dama...

Buy Now: One of World's Best Investors

Diane Francis | Posted 12.29.2008 | Business


Diane Francis

One of the few investors or money mavens who guessed the meltdown was coming is Canada's Prem Watsa, Chair and founder of Fairfax Financial Holdings L...

Buffett's Berkshire Stock Sees Biggest Fall In 23 Years

Bloomberg | Hugh Son and Linda Shen | Posted 12.20.2008 | Business


Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. fell the most in at least 23 years, dropping for the eighth straight day since reporting a 77 percent decline...

Berkshire Hathaway Profit Falls 77 Percent, Fourth Straight Profit Drop

Bloomberg | Erik Holm and Linda Shen | Posted 12.09.2008 | Business


Billionaire Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. posted a fourth straight profit drop, the longest streak of quarterly declines in more than a dec...

Berkshire reports 77 percent drop in 3Q earnings

AP | JOSH FUNK | Posted 12.08.2008 | Business


OMAHA, Neb. — Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. on Friday reported a 77 percent drop in third-quarter earnings, hurt by declining insuran...

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Expected To Report Lower Earnings Friday

CNBC | Posted 12.07.2008 | Business


Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway is expected to report a decline in quarterly operating earnings for the third quarter, its fifth consecutive year-...

Even Warren Buffett Seems To Have Missed His Guess

CNBC | Alex Crippen | Posted 11.27.2008 | Business


Under the headline Even the Oracle Didn't Time It Perfectly, Peter Eavis writes that while Buffett has won "plaudits for some canny deals," there's al...