Warren Buffett

Warren Buffett has pumped a $2bn stake into solar energy, with the veteran investor acquiring two power plant projects in California from solar firm SunPower.

Warren Buffett's investment group Berkshire Hathaway has completed a $1.2bn share buyback after snapping up the shares of an unnamed long-term shareholder.

Reinsurer Swiss Re could be on the hook for $1bn in damages over a life insurance deal agreed with Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway conglomerate, according to reports.

Investment veteran Warren Buffett is backing JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon to replace Tim Geithner as US treasury secretary.

Investment veteran Warren Buffett is running cash levels just shy of his career all-time high, after his company Berkshire Hathaway reported profits climbed 72% in the third quarter.

Investment veteran Warren Buffett expects US growth to continue "inching ahead" of its Western counterparts, despite the looming fiscal cliff putting the country at risk of slipping back into recession.

A new paper, 'Buffett's Alpha' claims to have identified the main factors that have driven Warren Buffett's extraordinary record in investment.

Bill Gates has been named the wealthiest American for the 19th year in a row, according to Forbes' rich list.

Four years after Lehman Brothers suffered the largest bankruptcy in US history, a former vice president at the investment bank has warned the financial system is on a ‘collision course' for another 2008-style event.

Amancio Ortega, the 76-year-old Spanish founder of retailer Inditex which owns clothing brand Zara, has bumped Warren Buffett off his perch as the world's third richest man.