WARREN BUFFETT

Billionaire investor Warren Buffett donated more than $750 million in Berkshire Hathaway stock to the four foundations run by his family Wednesday.

U.S. regulators approved a plan to demolish four dams on a California river and open up hundreds of miles of salmon habitat that would be the largest dam removal and river restoration project in the world when it goes forward.

These are the stocks posting the largest moves in midday trading.

Warren Buffett's company slashed its stake in U.S. Bank's parent company in the third quarter and also sold shares in Chinese electric car maker BYD.

Warren Buffett's company revealed that it had cut its holdings in U.S. Bank's parent company and in Chinese electric car maker BYD ahead of offering a full update on its stock portfolio Monday. Berkshire Hathaway said in filings with the SEC and Hong Kong stock exchanges that it had sold off a significant amount of U.S. Bancorp and BYD stock in recent weeks. Many investors follow Berkshire's moves closely because of Buffett's remarkably successful track record over the decades.

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos said in an interview with CNN that he will give away the majority of his wealth during his lifetime.

The slump in virtual currencies will deter potential saviors of the collapsed exchange.

"Wealthy people don't have a 'lottery mindset,'" says CEO and podcaster Trey Lockerbie, who has interviewed more than 100 millionaires. Here's what he learned about how the world's richest people achieve financial success.

Berkshire Hathaway posted a solid gain in operating profits during the third quarter despite rising recession fears.

Warren Buffett's conglomerate has completed its largest acquisition in years with its $11.6 billion purchase of the Alleghany insurance conglomerate.

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation donated $10 million to the organization that grew out of the hashtag #GivingTuesday in part to fund a database of charitable giving and other acts of generosity.

BYD, which is backed by Warren Buffett, said sales volumes of its new energy vehicles, which include electric cars, "continued to reach record highs."

Billionaire Warren Buffett’s successor bought nearly $70 million worth of stock in the conglomerate he is slated to one day lead.

No one can pinpoint the exact date when it became clear that investing in index funds had won out over investing in active management, but Warren Buffett declaring it to be so is certainly a pivotal moment.

In 2021, Gautam Adani was not on the top 10 list of the world's richest people. But in 2022, the Indian billionaire settled in behind Jeff Bezos and Bernard Arnault as No. 4.

After a lost decade, the Swiss bank’s road to revival is littered with potholes

The 15% minimum tax would impact around 78 companies, according to 2021 financial data, with Berkshire and Amazon paying the most.

A Maryland company says it will build a natural gas power plant designed to capture climate-changing carbon in northern West Virginia.

Billionaire Warren Buffett's autographed portrait from art tech company Motiva was auctioned off on eBay this week, with proceeds going to nonprofit Girls Inc.

Shares of Chinese EV maker BYD tumble after Warren Buffett says he's trimming his stake – fund manager says there's more to come

Warren Buffett's company has trimmed its investment in Chinese electric car and battery maker BYD for the first time since it bought 225 million shares in 2008, an investment that has soared in value.

The EV giant is struggling to bring down the manufacturing costs of its powerpacks.

The EV giant is struggling to bring down the manufacturing costs of its powerpacks.

The EV giant is struggling to bring down the manufacturing costs of its powerpacks.

Billionaire Warren Buffett is auctioning off a high-tech signed portrait of himself to raise money for one of his favorite charities, and the bidding has already topped $30,000.

Warren Buffett’s company now has clearance to boost its current 20% stake in Occidental Petroleum up to 50% of the oil producer.

The Berkshire Hathaway CEO has multiple ways to benefit from his stake in the oil company.

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway received permission to purchase up to 50% of oil giant Occidental Petroleum.

As the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation works to expand its governance, it announced Thursday that it has added two trustees to its board.

Lauren Simmons gives her advice on how to get started with investing in the stock market if you're scared. She also shares insight on the best time to invest.

He showed up with $10 billion at a critical moment, and now clearly expects oil and gas prices to remain healthy enough to support his investment.

Warren Buffett’s company bet more on high-tech darling Apple during the second quarter.

Warren Buffett's company bet more on high-tech darling Apple and e-commerce giant Amazon during the second quarter, while also investing billions in old-school oil producers Occidental Petroleum and Chevron. Berkshire Hathaway detailed all its second-quarter investments Monday in a new filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Wall Street follows Berkshire’s investments closely because of Buffett’s remarkably successful track record over the decades.

Jhunjhunwala, a chartered accountant from the northern state of Rajasthan, began investing in the stock market while he was still in college, starting off with capital of just 5,000 rupees ($63).

Veteran stock market investor and Indian billionaire Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, nicknamed India’s own Warren Buffett, died Sunday in Mumbai city, Press Trust of India news agency reported.

Warren Buffett’s company has now bought up more than $11 billion worth of Occidental Petroleum stock this year to give Berkshire Hathaway control of more than 20% of the oil producer.

Warren Buffett's company has reported a $43.76 billion loss in the second quarter as the paper value of Berkshire Hathaway’s investments plummeted and he bought significantly fewer stocks.

Berkshire Hathaway's operating profits jumped in the second quarter despite fears of slowing growth.

Inflation Reduction Act would narrow the "carried-interest" loophole, but experts say wealthy fund managers may find a way around it.

Country superstar Dolly Parton is among the 2022 Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy recipients.

The head of the nation’s financial watchdog is having second thoughts about using fines to deter illegal behavior in the financial industry, saying some companies have gotten so big that the money makes little difference.

Trident Mortgage illegally blocked people of color from access to home loans, Justice Department alleges.

The Justice Department says a Pennsylvania mortgage company owned by billionaire businessman Warren Buffett's company discriminated against potential Black and Latino homebuyers in Philadelphia, New Jersey and Delaware.

Introverts are often stereotyped as shy, quiet and reserved — and overlooked for leadership roles as a result. Best-selling author Susan Cain says that's a mistake.

The billionaire investors have shown a knack for getting in at the right moment. If confirmed, this move may show they’re also experts at bowing out.

Bill Gates, concerned about the “significant suffering” caused by global setbacks including the COVID-19 pandemic, announced Wednesday that he will donate $20 billion to his foundation so it can increase its annual spending.

Bill Gates, concerned about the “significant suffering” caused by global setbacks including the COVID-19 pandemic, announced Wednesday that he will donate $20 billion to his foundation so it can increase its annual spending. The donation, combined with longtime board member Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett's $3.1 billion gift last month, brings The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation's endowment to approximately $70 billion, making it one of the largest, if not the largest in the world, depending on daily stock valuations. In an essay on the foundation's website, Bill Gates said he hopes “others in positions of great wealth and privilege will step up in this moment too.”

The billionaire-run platform’s support for distressed peers looks more like a sticking plaster than a credible backstop.

An anonymous bidder has shelled out a record $19 million for a private lunch with billionaire Warren Buffet at a steakhouse in New York City.

Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading.

Bidding for a final, private lunch with Warren Buffett, an event that has raised tens of millions for a California charity, has already reached $2.3 million. It will be the first private lunch offered with the billionaire since a record-setting bid in 2019. The past two auctions were called off due to the pandemic and Buffett said this will be the last.

Howard Buffett is donating millions of dollars from his foundation in support of Ukraine after meeting with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Mohnish Pabrai, who is a disciple of billionaire Warren Buffett, shares his market outlook, his playbook on what to buy, what to avoid and what to read.

While many investors may be wondering what to do in such a tumultuous market, Warren Buffett says the answer is simple: Try not to worry too much about it.

Berkshire bought 68.9 million shares of Paramount to build a stake worth $2.6 billion as of the end of March, according to a regulatory filing released Monday.

A filing revealed that Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway added more than 55 million shares to build a stake worth $2.95 billion as of the end of March.

Warren Buffett’s company has revealed all the investment moves it made in the first quarter, when it spent more than $51 billion on stocks.

California is the first state to formally begin examining how to broadly adapt to cryptocurrency and related technologies, following a path laid out by President Joe Biden in March.

At Berkshire Hathaway's annual shareholder's meeting, CEO Warren Buffett said he prioritizes getting his money's worth from investment, instead of dwelling on timing.

Buffett calls investing a "simple game" that Wall Street financial advisors have convinced the public is harder than it really is.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk tweeted investment advice that sounds a lot like the principles of value investing, as popularized by legendary investor Warren Buffett.

Buffett didn't mince his words when he was asked if he had changed his famously negative views on bitcoin or crypto.

There is little that individuals can do to avoid inflation at the cash register, but Buffett says that it is possible to protect against its effects.

The CEO’s ability to move quickly has been key to building his Berkshire Hathaway empire, but he probably won’t be able to pass that luxury on to his successor.

Warren Buffett on Saturday said Berkshire Hathaway has been increasing its stake in Activision Blizzard in a merger arbitrage play.

Despite a shift in public perception about the cryptocurrency, Buffett still wouldn't buy bitcoin.

Warren Buffett has a long history of deriding investment bankers and their institutions.

Berkshire Hathaway added to its Chevron bet significantly during the first quarter, making the energy stock the conglomerate's the fourth biggest equity holding.

Warren Buffett gave Berkshire Hathaway investors a few details of how he spent more than $50 billion earlier this year and again reassured them that the company he built will endure long after the 91-year-old billionaire is gone.

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway reported Saturday a decline in first-quarter earnings, as the conglomerate was not immune to a slowing U.S. economy.

Tens of thousands of people are expected to pack an Omaha arena Saturday for Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway’s annual meeting.

At Berkshire's shareholder shopping day, investors gathered in a sprawling convention center to explore exhibits featuring the conglomerate's holdings.

Investors around the globe are waiting to hear from Warren Buffett, along with his right-hand man Charlie Munger, following a flurry of investment activities.

While the pandemic is finally receding in the U.S., Buffett hasn't given the all-clear signal on banks. Why is that?

After a two-year hiatus due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Warren Buffett is auctioning off a lunch with himself — billed as the "grand finale" of the annual event.

The world’s most expensive lunch will go on sale again this spring when investor Warren Buffett auctions off a private meal to raise money for a California homeless charity one last time.

Journalist Charlie Rose has reemerged by posting an interview with investor Warren Buffett on his website — Rose's first public work since his career imploded in November 2017 after sexual misconduct charges.

Newspaper publisher Lee Enterprises is facing renewed pressure from a hedge fund to speed up its transition to digital publishing and consider adding new digital-savvy leaders to its board.

Wall Street closed its first losing week in the last four with an up-and-down Friday, as investors brace for the Federal Reserve to tighten the brakes on the economy more aggressively to beat down inflation.

Shares of HP gained nearly 15% after Warren Buffett's company snapped up 11.5% of the company that makes printers and computers over the past week in another uncharacteristic investment for the billionaire in a tech company.

The “Billionaire Minimum Income Tax” included in President Joe Biden's proposed budget is part of the administration’s effort to reduce the federal deficit.

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway is buying the insurance company Alleghany in a deal valued at approximately $11.6 billion.

Billionaire Warren Buffett says his company has benefited from some “extraordinary luck” in finding acquisitions, but he hasn’t had much of that in recent years as Berkshire Hathaway’s cash pile has grown to nearly $147 billion.

President Joe Biden highlighted his efforts to counter China’s dominance of the electric battery market as he touted domestic efforts to mine and process lithium and rare metals.

Funds that raise money to aid women get abortions say they would need more donations this year if the U.S. Supreme Court makes seismic changes to the nationwide right to abortion.

Warren Buffett’s company placed a rare bet on a technology company late last year and it has already paid off in a big way.

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation announced Wednesday it will add four new members to its board of trustees.

The Giving Pledge announced Tuesday that 14 more billionaires, including the CEOs of DoorDash and Pinterest, had promised in 2021 to donate more than half their fortunes, bringing the total to 231 philanthropists from 28 countries.

Newspaper publisher Lee Enterprises has rejected a takeover offer from the Alden Global Capital hedge fund that is one of the largest newspaper owners in the country with a reputation for intense cost cuts and layoffs.

Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates say they will still work with the Giving Pledge.

Former President Barack Obama’s foundation says it has received a $100 million donation from Amazon founder Jeff Bezos that it says is the largest individual contribution it has received to date.

Investor Warren Buffett’s company made two new investments during the third quarter while trimming its holdings in several drugmakers and financial firms.

Warren Buffett’s company reported a third-quarter profit that was roughly one-third the amount of last year’s profit because of much smaller paper gains on the value of its investments, but most of its businesses were continuing to recover from the effects of the pandemic.

Elon Musk isn’t happy.

To help pay for his big economic and social agenda, President Joe Biden is looking to go where the big money is and that's billionaires.

Nebraska billionaire Walter Scott has died at the age of 90.

Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott has funded organizations that received the most money for racial equity in 27 different states following the police killing of George Floyd.

Demand for electric vehicles has shifted investments into high gear to extract lithium from geothermal wastewater around California's dying Salton Sea.

Demand for electric vehicles has shifted investments into high gear to extract lithium from geothermal wastewater around California's dying Salton Sea.

Billionaire Warren Buffett’s company has again increased the size of its bet on grocery giant Kroger, while scaling back several of its health care industry investments.