Warren Buffett


What Warren Buffett Gets Wrong About the Fed’s Inflation Target

The Fed hasn’t been able to achieve its 2% inflation target in more than five years. 

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Warren Buffett Sees Little to Buy in the Stock Market

The chairman of Berkshire Hathaway said the company will deploy capital if there is a bigger decline.

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Warren Buffett and Stephen Curry Team Up on Charity Lunch

Buffett’s last charity lunch in 2022 for the nonprofit Glide raised a record $19 million.

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Berkshire Hathaway Just Notched an 8-Day Losing Streak. Is It a Good Time to Buy the Stock?

The Berkshire performance is disappointing since the company is arguably the most defensive mega-cap stock in the market.

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Occidental CEO’s Tenure May Be Over. It Hasn’t Been Good for the Stock.

Reuters reported Hollub is preparing to retire and that she will be succeeded by Richard Jackson, the company’s chief operating officer. Occidental hasn’t confirmed the report.

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He Was Warren Buffett’s Protégé. Now He’s Running Money for Jamie Dimon.

Todd Combs left Berkshire Hathaway, where he was a top investment manager and the CEO of its Geico unit, at the end of last year. He opens up for the first time about his new role at JPMorgan Chase.

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Warren Buffett Wins Again. Berkshire’s Newest Investment Is Up 35%.

Berkshire and Tokio Marine announced a partnership that involved Berkshire’s National Indemnity reinsurance unit absorbing some of the Japanese insurer’s risks.

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Berkshire Takes New Stake in a ‘Crown Jewel.’ It’s Building on Buffett’s Japan Bet.

Tokio Marine is a top 10 non-life insurer by market value globally behind companies such as Chubb, Progressive and Allianz.

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Berkshire to Take $1.8 Billion Stake in This Marine Insurer. Why the Partnership's a Big Deal.

The conglomerate also owns stakes of about 10% in five Japanese trading companies

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Berkshire Hathaway’s Energy Stocks Are Surging—but There’s a Catch

Chevron and Occidental have been some of the worst-performers in the sector since 2022.

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Kill Quarterly Earnings Reports? Warren Buffett and Jamie Dimon Had a Better Idea.

There’s a better way to fight the short-termism in U.S. stock markets.

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Berkshire Hathaway’s Pay Structure Is Straight Out of the ’60s. Why That’s a Good Thing.

Berkshire employs no complex and incomprehensible compensation formulas for executives.

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The Market’s Seen This Movie Before. It’s Not an Oscar Winner for Investors.

Nvidia’s big AI event is this week, Fed’s Powell likely to stay on board if investigation continues, Berkshire’s stock buybacks could reach $50 billion, and more news to start your day.

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Berkshire Could Repurchase Over $50 Billion of Stock Annually Based on Recent Buy

Many Berkshire Hathaway holders would like to see it get more aggressive with stock repurchases.

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Stock Markets Have Shifted From AI. The New List of Concerns Could Break Them.

Oil prices continue to rise, February inflation report won’t help Fed’s next decision, Kevin Warsh’s Fed nomination is stuck, and more news to start your day.

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After a Grim Diagnosis, a Value Manager Reflects on Life’s Lessons

Insights from hedge fund manager Guy Spier in the wake of his terminal disease diagnosis.

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Berkshire’s Deal for Occidental Chemicals Unit Is a Winner as Chemical Stocks Surge

OxyChem operates 23 manufacturing plants and is a leading producer of caustic potash, chlor-alkali and polyvinyl chloride.

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Berkshire Buyback News Undercut Its Ability to Repurchase Stock Cheaply

Berkshire disclosed the buyback for transparency during its leadership transition, a departure from its usual nondisclosure policy.

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Berkshire’s New CEO Puts His Money—and the Company’s—Where His Mouth Is

Berkshire Hathaway says it has begun repurchasing shares of its common stock under an existing policy.

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Berkshire Provides Scant Fourth-Quarter Financials. Investors Need to Do Their Own Calculations.

Berkshire’s longstanding approach is to mainly provide full-year information.

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Berkshire CEO Abel Is Fond of Financial Metric Similar to One Criticized by Buffett

New CEO Greg Abel is a fan of net cash flow from operations.

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Berkshire Hathaway Operating Earnings Fell 30% in Fourth Quarter. There Were No Stock Buybacks.

The company bought back none of its own stock in the period, continuing a trend that began in May 2024.

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Berkshire CEO Abel Plans TV Appearance Thursday

Although Greg Abel is doing a TV interview, he didn’t hold a quarterly conference call after Berkshire released its fourth-quarter results Saturday.

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AES, Norwegian, Palantir, Lockheed, United, Strategy, Coherent, Berkshire Hathaway, and More Stock Market Movers

Shares of clean-energy company AES decline after it agrees to be taken private in a $33.4 billion deal.

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Berkshire Stock Falls 5% as Earnings, Abel Letter Fail to Excite Investors

Berkshire’s operating profits were down 30% in the fourth quarter.

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