Warren Buffett News
Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway: Vice Chairmen Jain, Abel Each Make $18 Million
Berkshire Hathaway Inc on Friday said its newest vice chairmen, Greg Abel and Ajit Jain, were each awarded about $18 million last year, in the first detailed look at the pay of the men considered the ...
Focus on Operating Earnings, Buffett Says; Insurance Ops Add $6B
In the conglomerate's annual report published on Saturday, Berkshire Hathaway Chair Warren Buffett recommended that readers focus on operating earnings, reviewing a year in which insurance operations ...
Buffett Letter Confirms GEICO Nicely Retirement; Roberts New CEO
Warren Buffett used his annual letter to heap praise on Tony Nicely, the long-time chief executive officer of Berkshire Hathaway Inc.'s Geico insurance unit. The letter also offered some perhaps ...
Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Reportedly Negotiating to Sell Workers Comp Unit
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc is in advanced discussions to sell its Applied Underwriters workers compensation unit to a consortium of insurance firms, people familiar with the matter said ...
Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Sheds Oracle Holdings, Trims Apple Stake, Adds New Investments
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. said it has trimmed its stake in iPhone maker Apple Inc., though none of the selling was Buffett's, and added positions in Canada's Suncor Energy Inc. and ...
Berkshire Hathaway Launches New Multiple Coverage Insurance for Small Businesses; Buffett Endorses
Berkshire Hathaway's Insurance Group is launching a new comprehensive insurance product for small businesses that combines multiple coverages, and the conglomerate's legendary chairman has endorsed ...
Berkshire Hathaway Shares Keep Falling Despite Buybacks
Warren Buffett's revamped stock-repurchase policy can't seem to keep Berkshire Hathaway Inc. from falling. Berkshire's stock fell the most in 11 months on Thursday as some of its biggest equity ...
Berkshire Hathaway’s Q3 Profit Gains Spanned Insurance and Everything Else
Berkshire Hathaway Inc, the conglomerate run by billionaire Warren Buffett, on Saturday said its quarterly operating profit doubled as its insurance business dodged hurricanes and benefited from ...