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Berkshire Hathaway acquires $588.7 million worth of Occidental Petroleum shares
14 Dec 2023
Berkshire Hathaway, one of the world’s largest holding companies, acquired nearly 10.5 million shares of Occidental Petroleum.
Berkshire Hathaway Vice Chairman Charlie Munger passes away at age 99
29 Nov 2023
Charles Thomas Munger, the oracle of Pasadena and one of the most important figures in Berkshire Hathaway, passed away on Tuesday, 28 November 2023, at the age of 99.
Warren Buffett's endorsement boosts Mitsubishi's image, easing conglomerate stereotypes in Japan
17 Nov 2023
Mitsubishi Corp., Japan's largest trading house, is experiencing a positive shift in investor sentiment, thanks to Warren Buffett's resounding vote of confidence.
Buffett set to buy into Paytm parent One97 Communications
27 Aug 2018
With planned investment of $300-350 million for a little over 3 per cent in Paytm, the deal values the Paytm group at $10-12 billion, say reports
Warren Buffet dumps IBM, buys 75 mn more Apple shares
05 May 2018
Legendary investor Warren Buffet, whose Berkshire Hathway has sold its entire stake in IBM, used the funds from the sale to buy more Apple shares
Median Berkshire employee salary over half of Buffett's pay
17 Mar 2018
In an era of large income disparities between CEOs and their staff, Berkshire Hathway chairman Warren Buffet earns barely 1.87 times the average salary of his employees
Buffett’s Berkshire Hathway lifts Gregory Abel and Ajit Jain to the board
11 Jan 2018
While Buffett has long said Ajit Jain has probably made more money for Berkshire than he has, many investors and analysts view Gregory Abel as the favourite to become CEO, citing his age and experience in acquisitions and operations
Warren Buffett-Backed 3G Capital mulls rival bid for Panera Bread
12 Apr 2017
Panera Bread is a bakery-café casual restaurant chain operating in the US and Canada, with over 100,000 employees and with annual revenues of $5 billion
Warren Buffett to do whatever it takes to defeat Donald Trump
03 Aug 2016
Warren Buffet has questioned Trump’s business record, his bankruptcies and asked why the presidential candidate refuses to release his tax returns
Warren Buffett reveals more than $1 bn stake in Apple
17 May 2016
Apple’s stock, which has lost about a third of its value over the past year, rose by 4 per cent yesterday after Berkshire Hathaway revealed the stake
Warren Buffett teams up with Dan Gilbert to bid for Yahoo
16 May 2016
The consortium has tabled a leading bid and is among the several suitors who have moved into the second round of bidding for Yahoo
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