Warren Buffett

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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

Reducing angel investment would have had a domino effect on women in business

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’

Planet Business: Virgin Atlantic’s sustainable aviation fuel flight, Charlie Munger’s one-liners and the new prime minister of New Zealand

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

Well-known fund manager was paid €160m over the last year even as profits at his business fell

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

Pension and insurance companies have dumped UK equities, reducing the ability of companies to raise capital and expand

Short-selling hedge funds were right with betting on meme stocks being a losing bet

The longer the boss stays on, the more important it is to ask whether they are still the best person for the job

Bulls outnumbering bears for two consecutive weeks for only the second time in the last 18 months

Stocktake: Markets might appear unconcerned but there is potential for volatility

Executives and investors fret about impact of rising rates and empty buildings on $5.6tn market

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

To avoid being sidelined by ageing skills, workers and leaders need to become ‘infinite learners’

Since divorcing Amazon founder Jeff Bezos in 2019, Scott has been ‘emptying the safe’

Too early to say if stock exchange will take off but potential for growth is there

ProPublica report measures tax take against total welath rather than income

There really isn’t anything heroic about the zero-commission broker’s business model

Berkshire Hathaway leaders talk down Spacs, cryptocurriencies and climate reporting

Comments see him derided as ‘old guy who does not understand today’s more modern markets’

What drives those who dominate in business and politics is the focus of a new book

From politics to business and beyond, evergreen elders are setting the bar far too high

Legendary Berkshire Hathaway chief began investing 80 years ago at the age of 10

Berkshire Hathaway way increase holdings to 9.9%

Apple’s share price gains lift Warren Buffett’s holding company in second quarter

Buffett’s defenders might say he has been wrongly written off in the past after prior periods of underperformance

David Tepper and Stanley Druckenmiller say indices look particularly precarious

Buffett’s inaction suggests this is not a time to be bold – it’s a time to be cautious

Sprawling industrial conglomerate disclosed on Saturday that its stock portfolio, which includes shares in Apple and Bank of America, declined in value by $55.5bn

Investors should not be surprised by another bout of market bloodshed

Seven of Buffett’s top nine holdings down between 34 and 44 per cent but he’s unlikely to be bothered