Berkshire Hathaway made a big bet on other stocks in the first quarter, and energy was a favorite. Warren Buffett’s company bought $51.1 billion worth of equities in the quarter, according to the comp...
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Warren Buffett rips Wall Street for turning the stock market into ‘a gambling parlor’
Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett lambasted Wall Street for encouraging speculative behavior in the stock market, effectively turning it into a “gambling parlor.” Buffett, 91, spoke at...
From Dairy Queen to Brooks Running, Berkshire Hathaway’s businesses seeing an impact from inflation
Inflation has been one of the hot topics for markets this year, and rising prices are impacting portfolio companies for Berkshire Hathaway in different ways. In March, the Federal Reserve’s pref...
Warren Buffett significantly increases Chevron bet, now in Berkshire’s top 4 positions
Berkshire Hathaway added to its Chevron bet significantly during the first quarter, making the energy stock the conglomerate’s fourth biggest equity holding. The “Oracle of Omaha’s&#...
Berkshire Hathaway (BRK) earnings Q1 2022
Warren Buffett Gerry Miller | CNBC 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. The co...
Here’s the lowdown on Buffett’s shopping carnival for shareholders
Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholder Meeting signage in Omaha, Nebraska, April 29, 2022. David A. Grogan | CNBC Berkshire Hathaway shareholder meeting’s pregame is nothing short of an extravaga...
What to expect from Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger
Warren Buffett at Berkshire Hathaway’s annual meeting in Los Angeles California. May 1, 2021. Gerard Miller | CNBC Warren Buffett is set to kick off Berkshire Hathaway‘s annual shareholder...
5 Undervalued Buffett Stocks Ahead Of Annual Meeting
Warren Buffett, chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway AFP via Getty Images Summary Undervalued stocks in the portfolio include BNY Mellon, DaVita, UPS, Wells Fargo WFC WFC and Globe Life GL GL . Inve...
Bank stocks, once a Buffett favorite, take a back seat at Berkshire Hathaway
Warren Buffett, Chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway. David A. Grogan | CNBC Warren Buffett has begun to unleash Berkshire Hathaway‘s massive cash stockpile in recent weeks, snapping up an ins...
Warren Buffett Stocks That Are Holding Up Well During This Sell-Off
financial graph getty These 3 value stocks held by Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger in their Berkshire Hathaway BRK.A portfolio are holding up better than the big name, big tech stocks in the NASDAQ ...
India’s Gautam Adani Passes Warren Buffett To Become World’s 5th Richest Person
(AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi) Gautam Adani’s incredible rise continues. The Indian infrastructure mogul became the richest Asian billionaire in history (in sheer dollar terms) earlier this month–and he’s kept...
Berkshire Hathaway Is Likely to Buy Alleghany. No Rival Bids Emerged.
Text size Alleghany’s noninsurance operations include a toy business and a steel fabricator. Dreamstime It looks like Berkshire Hathaway will succeed in buying the insurer Alleghany for $11.6 bi...
Profit At Warren Buffett-Backed EV Maker BYD Soared In First Quarter
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway owns 7.7% of China EV maker BYD. (Photo by Dimitrios … [+] Kambouris/Getty Images) Getty Images BYD, the China-based vehicle and battery maker backed by...
Warren Buffett Says He Is in Great Health With No Plans to Step Down as CEO
Text size Warren Buffett Paul Morigi/Getty Images for Fortune/Time Inc Warren Buffett says he is in excellent health and has no plans to step down as CEO of Berkshire Hathaway as he eagerly anticipate...
Warren Buffett Showed Tough Negotiation Skills in Alleghany Deal
Text size Warren Buffett Drew Angerer/Getty Images Warren Buffett is known as a tough negotiator, and that was apparent in Berkshire Hathaway ’s negotiations to buy the insurer Alleghany when the Berk...
Warren Buffett Loves Cheap Stocks. The HP Purchase Is Proof.
Text size Warren Buffett. Paul Morigi/Getty Images for Fortune/Time Inc Warren Buffett is at heart a value investor. Berkshire Hathaway ’s recent investment activity, including the purchase of more th...
Berkshire Hathaway and Buffett Are Not a Buy
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B) – Get Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class B Report has been having a great year. Shares of the insurance conglomerate recently touched an all-time h...
Buffett Gave HP Stock a Boost. Why It’s Still a Buy.
Text size Shares of HP jumped 15% this past week after Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway disclosed a large stake. Why the stock still looks cheap. Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg When Bill Hewlett and Dave ...
Conagra, Levi Strauss, Rite Aid and others
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Conagra (CAG) – The food producer’s stock tumbled 5.5% in the premarket after issuing a weaker-than-expected forecast for the fiscal yea...
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Takes 11% Stake in HP
Text size Warren Buffett Paul Morigi/Getty Images for Fortune/Time Inc. Berkshire Hathaway has accumulated an 11.4% stake worth $4.2 billion in HP Inc. , the maker of personal computers and printers, ...
Value Investing Is Back. But How Do You Choose the Right ETF?
Value investing is coming back. Over the past decade, growth stocks have outpaced value shares, which usually have lots of tangible assets relative to their market value. In those 10 years, the S&...
Tesla Beat All the Trillion-Dollar Stocks. Berkshire Hathaway Did Even Better.
Text size The new Tesla factory in Germany. Sean Gallup/Getty Images What do Elon Musk and Warren Buffett have in common? Shares of both of their megacapitalization companies posted gains for the firs...
Dairy Queen launches Stackburger line as chain sees record sales in 2021
Dairy Queen’s Flamethrower Stackburger and small ice cream cone Source: Dairy Queen Dairy Queen is expanding its burger offerings as the fast-food chain looks beyond Blizzards and other desserts...
China Auto Billionaire’s Geely Sees No End To Chip Shortage That Cut ’21 Profit
Li Shufu, chairman of Zhejiang Geely Holding Group. Photographer: Qilai Shen/Bloomberg © 2018 Bloomberg Finance LP Geely Automobile Holdings, the China automaker controlled by billionaire Li Shufu, sa...
Warren Buffett Does Deal Making Differently. Alleghany Acquisition Shows How.
Text size Warren Buffett Drew Angerer/Getty Images When it comes to acquisitions, Warren Buffett does things differently, and Berkshire Hathaway ’s deal on Monday for Alleghany illustrates his unique ...
Stocks Rise As Investors Try To Shake Off Inflation Fears, Recent Fed Comments
Topline The stock market moved slightly higher on Thursday—clawing back some of its losses from earlier this week—as investors continued to assess recent comments from Federal Reserve officials on the...