Warren Buffett
Berkshire Hathaway sage
Warren Buffett, known as the 'Sage of Omaha', is a US investment guru and philanthropist who serves as the chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, an Omaha, Nebraska-based investment company. He is considered one of the most successful investors in the world and has a net worth of $82.2bn (as of 2 August 2018).
Born in Nebraska in 1930, he formed Buffett Partnership Ltd in 1956 and, by 1965, he had assumed control of Berkshire Hathaway, and now helms a conglomerate with holdings in the media, insurance, energy and food and beverage sectors. The publicly traded business has stakes in Coca-Cola and American Express. Berkshire Hathaway's 52-year average annual return is 20.8%.
US
This year's charity auction for lunch with Warren Buffett closed last week with a winning bid of $3.46m.
10 June 2012
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Economics
Investment veteran Warren Buffett has said the chances of the US slipping back into recession are very low, despite fears over the fiscal cliff facing the country at the end of the year.
07 June 2012
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Economics
Investors in Warren Buffett's firm Berkshire Hathaway may have been left disappointed with returns over the past three years as the company has underperformed the S&P 500 by more than 25%.
03 May 2012
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Investment
State filings from Berkshire Hathaway have revealed the salaries of some of Berkshire Hathaway's senior staff in 2011.
16 March 2012
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Investment
Carlos Slim, the telecoms tycoon, has trumped Bill Gates and Warren Buffett in the first ever daily rich list index from Bloomberg.
05 March 2012
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Investment
Warren Buffett has chosen who will succeed him as the new head of Berkshire Hathaway, but has not yet revealed the identity of the favoured one to shareholders.
27 February 2012
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US
Warren Buffett has given his official backing to a bill named after him which would see the wealthiest US citizens paying a higher rate of tax.
23 February 2012
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