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Berkshire raises stake in Japan's Mitsubishi above 10%

Berkshire Hathaway, through its wholly-owned unit National Indemnity Company, has raised its stake in Japan's Mitsubishi Corp and Mitsui & Co, the companies said today.

Business • 28 Aug

UnitedHealth up after confidence vote from Warren Buffett

Shares of UnitedHealth Group surged more than 9% on Friday after a fresh investment from billionaire Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway boosted investor confidence in the troubled health conglomerate

Business • 15 Aug

94-year-old billionaire Warren Buffett will mark 60 years in charge this weekend of what he has built into a $1.15 trillion conglomerate

Berkshire outguns market, Buffett hits 60 year in charge

Berkshire Hathaway has held up well in a rocky year for stocks, and shareholders this weekend will be seeking reassurance from Warren Buffett that they remain in good hands as tariff turmoil disrupts corporate America.

Business • 01 May

Warren Buffett, 94, has run Berkshire since 1965 and is arguably the world's most admired investor.

Berkshire dismisses 'false' reports on Buffett comments

Berkshire Hathaway said that reports on social media regarding comments allegedly made by its chairman are "false," after Donald Trump's account on Truth Social shared a video suggesting that Warren Buffett endorsed the US president's economic policies.

Business • 07 Apr

Warren Buffett last weekend used his annual shareholder letter to caution Washington to spend money wisely and take care of those who get the 'short straws in life'

Warren Buffett sounds warning to Washington

Berkshire Hathaway reported record annual profits and boosting its cash stake to $334.2 billion, as Warren Buffett used his annual shareholder letter to caution Washington to spend money wisely and take care of those who get the "short straws in life."

Business • 24 Feb

The market value of Berkshire Hathaway has now surpassed $1 trillion

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway tops $1 trillion mark

The market value of Berkshire Hathaway surpassed $1 trillion today, reflecting investor confidence in the conglomerate that Warren Buffett built over nearly six decades into what many consider a proxy for the American economy.

Business • 28 Aug 24

The price of Berkshire's Class A shares rose 1.4%

Berkshire Hathaway share price sets record high

Berkshire Hathaway's share price hit a record high today, reflecting investors' confidence in Warren Buffett's company, often regarded as a microcosm of the broader American economy.

Business • 15 Jul 24

Warren Buffett plans to give away more than 99% of the fortune he built at Berkshire Hathaway, which he has run since 1965

Buffett donates record $5.3 billion Berkshire shares

Warren Buffett is donating another $5.3 billion of Berkshire Hathaway stock to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and four family charities, his biggest annual donation since he began making them in 2006.

Business • 28 Jun 24

Berkshire Hathaway's annual operating profit climbed 21% to $37.4 billion on improved underwriting and higher investment income from the insurance segment

Berkshire shares dip as US threatens to sue unit

Warren Buffett-led Berkshire Hathaway's shares pared early gains today, slowing its march to $1 trillion market value on investor worries after the US government warned of a lawsuit against its power company, PacifiCorp.

Business • 26 Feb 24

Jazwares, the Berkshire Hathaway-owned maker of the Squishmallows plush toys, has sued Build-A-Bear Workshop

Build-A-Bear and maker of Squishmallows face off in court

Jazwares, the Berkshire Hathaway-owned maker of the popular Squishmallows plush toys, has sued Build-A-Bear Workshop, calling its new Skoosherz plush toy line "knockoffs" that infringed its intellectual property rights.

Business • 13 Feb 24

Charlie Munger, vice chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, in 2019

Charlie Munger, Warren Buffett's right-hand man, dies

Warren Buffett's trusted confidante Charlie Munger has died at the age of 99, leaving a void at Berkshire Hathaway that investors said would be impossible to fill despite the conglomerate's well-established succession plan.

Business • 29 Nov 23

Warren Buffett, 93 has run Omaha, Nebraska-based Berkshire Hathaway since 1965

Warren Buffett, 93, donates more Berkshire stock

Warren Buffett said he has donated about $866m of Berkshire Hathaway stock to four family charities, and told shareholders "I feel good" as he moves nearer the sunset of his storied investing career.

Business • 22 Nov 23

Billionaire Warren Buffett has invested in three US homebuilders

Warren Buffett's company invests in 3 US homebuilders

Berkshire Hathaway, the conglomerate run by billionaire Warren Buffett, has disclosed new investments in US homebuilders DR Horton, Lennar and NVR.

Business • 15 Aug 23

Berkshire Hathaway held its annual general meeting at the weekend

Buffett faults handling of bank failures, upbeat on US

Warren Buffett has criticised the handling of recent tumult in the banking sector and said a debt ceiling showdown could bring "turmoil" to the financial system, even as he offered a vote of confidence in the US and his conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway.

Business • 08 May 23

Berkshire Hathaway has posted a $2.69 billion third-quarter loss

Buffett's Berkshire loses money as stocks offset demand

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway this weekend posted a $2.69 billion third-quarter loss as rising inflation, falling stock investments and a big loss from Hurricane Ian offset improvement in many of the conglomerate's businesses.

Business • 07 Nov 22

Investors closely watch Berkshire Hathaway as results from the Omaha-based conglomerate's operating units often mirror broader economic trends

Berkshire Hathaway posts $43.8 billion loss in Q2

The slide in US stock prices punished Berkshire Hathaway's bottom line in the second quarter, as the conglomerate run by billionaire Warren Buffett on Saturday reported a $43.8 billion loss.

Business • 08 Aug 22

Activision's franchises include 'Candy Crush' and 'Call of Duty'

Activision shares rise as Berkshire 9.5% stake revealed

Activision Blizzard shares rose after Warren Buffett said his company Berkshire Hathaway had taken a 9.5% stake in the video game maker, which Microsoft has agreed to buy for $68.7 billion.

Business • 03 May 22

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway has taken an 11.4% stake valued at about $4.2 billion in the maker of personal computers and printers

HP soars 14.8% after Buffett reveals $4.2 billion stake

HP's shares soared to a record high last night after billionaire Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway said it had taken an 11.4% stake valued at about $4.2 billion in the maker of personal computers and printers.

Business • 08 Apr 22

Warren Buffett has run Berkshire Hathaway since 1965

Buffett plans in-person Berkshire annual meeting

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway plans this year to let shareholders attend the company's annual meeting for the first time in three years, amid signs the Omicron wave may have peaked in the US.

Business • 25 Jan 22

Berkshire Hathaway's CEO Warren Buffett is 90 years of age

Buffett says Abel would become Berkshire CEO

Warren Buffett ended years of speculation about who would succeed him at Berkshire Hathaway by saying Vice Chairman Greg Abel would take over as chief executive officer if he were to step down.

Business • 04 May 21

Berkshire Hathaway's much anticipated AGM on Saturday will be held virtually for a second year in a row

Berkshire AGM to showcase Munger as he rejoins Buffett

Berkshire Hathaway's much anticipated annual meeting on Saturday will be held virtually for a second year but reclaim one bit of normalcy as Charlie Munger rejoins Warren Buffett to answer shareholder questions.

Business • 30 Apr 21

Warren Buffett normally handles large investments for Berkshire's $245.3 billion stock portfolio himself

Buffett's Berkshire bets on Big Pharma

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway said it has begun investing in the stocks of four large drugmakers, betting on an industry that could benefit when the world begins emerging from the coronavirus pandemic.

Business • 17 Nov 20

The latest amount boosts Warren Buffett's donations to the charities to over $37.4 billion since he began giving his Berkshire shares away in 2006

Buffett donates $2.9bn to Gates Foundation, charities

Warren Buffett has donated roughly $2.9 billion of Berkshire Hathaway stock to four family charities and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the latest but not largest contribution in his plan to give away his fortune.

Business • 08 Jul 20

Warren Buffett said he would 'love to put more money in the UK' despite Brexit

Buffett says he wants to do more business in UK, Europe

Billionaire Warren Buffett wants to do more business in the UK and Europe regardless of how Brexit turns out.

Business • 07 May 19

Warren Buffett has said he was 'an idiot' for not buying Amazon shares earlier

Berkshire Hathaway, finally, invests in Amazon

Warren Buffett said Berkshire Hathaway has bought shares of internet retailing giant Amazon.com for the first time, though he has not been the one doing the buying, CNBC has reported.

Business • 03 May 19