Berkshire Hathaway

Sage of Omaha has pulled back from shares in recent months

Berkshire Hathaway shares up almost 30% this year ahead of the S&P 500 more than all but two of the ‘magnificent seven’ stocks

Since his first investment in 1962, Buffet has steered the company’s market capitalisation into a club dominated by tech giants such as Apple and Microsoft

Legendary investor even appears wary about stock in his Berkshire Hathaway company

Berkshire Hathaway has outperformed S&P 500 over last 10 and 15-years with annualised returns over 13%

Cash holdings hit a record high as billionaire investor dumps $76bn of stocks for $47.2bn gain

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The fact it is not spending big is being seen as a bearish sign

Oracle of Omaha says he doesn’t know where the major car companies will be in five or 10 years

Warren Buffett sells out of Paramount at a loss and cuts exposure to Apple though it remains a significant holding

Better performance and affordability are driving the market Beijing’s way, according to battery materials maker Umicore

Tax levied on ETFs makes Berkshire Hathaway a good investment bet even if it performs no better than an index fund

‘Oracle of Omaha’s annual letter pays tribute to the role of his late business partner Charlie Munger in building €836bn conglomerate

Share sale follows investor’s admission that an earlier cut to its holding may have been a mistake

‘If you’re not willing to react with equanimity to a market price decline of 50% two or three times a century, you’re not fit to be a common shareholder’

Warren Buffett’s right-hand man railed against active fund management

Warren Buffett’s investment acolyte was famous for his polished wit about all aspects of life

Warren Buffett’s longtime lieutenant and business partner was vice-chair of famed investment conglomerate

Berkshire Hathaway’s cash pile hits a record €147 billion

Iseq index falls 0.8% despite Ryanair results rally

Investors track Warren Buffett-led company as results from group’s dozens of operating units often mirror broader economic trends

Shareholders hear criticism of US bank executives and vote against climate and ESG motions

Analysts say gains are largely linked to firms with AI technologies and are concerned by market’s extreme imbalance

Results suffered from Berkshire’s $53 billion of losses from investments and derivatives

Iseq in Dublin closes the session up 1.3%

Twitter stock tanks after Elon Musk puts $44bn deal on hold, but Tesla stock rises

Rising interest rates and Chinese tech sector crackdown damage funds’ biggest holdings

Dundrum-based company, led by Kevin Thompson, recorded €12.6m loss in 2020

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ProPublica report measures tax take against total welath rather than income

The 30-stock index is no longer representative of present-day corporate America

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Berkshire Hathaway leaders talk down Spacs, cryptocurriencies and climate reporting

Markets report: British American Tobacco and luxury group Kering among fallers

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Defiance of election result sparks ‘universal outrage’ in body spanning political spectrum

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Car company will be seventh biggest in the index as its current market value

Elon Musk’s 17-year-old upstart carmaker will enter the S&P 500 on December 21st