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%.
UK
Billionaire investor Warren Buffett has cut his stake in Tesco, days after the food retailer posted a major profit slump.
22 October 2013
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UK
There was really only one story grabbing the headlines in the retail financial services world this week - the surprise exit of the most famous investor in the UK, Invesco Perpetual's Neil Woodford.
18 October 2013
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Economics
Billionaire investor Warren Buffett has compared the Federal Reserve to a giant - and successful - hedge fund, after the central bank opted not to taper its asset purchase programme on Wednesday evening.
20 September 2013
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Investment
Warren Buffett's company Berkshire Hathaway has reported a rise in profits of 46% in the second quarter following big gains from the firm's investment portfolios.
05 August 2013
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Equities
Royal London Asset Management's Martin Cholwill is backing wealth managers to outperform in the financial services space as he looks for stocks set to benefit from ‘survivor bias'.
21 June 2013
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Economics
A private charity lunch with Warren Buffet has sold for $1m - less than a third of last year's price.
10 June 2013
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US
Berkshire Hathaway (BRK), the insurer headed by billionaire Warren Buffett, has been downgraded by Standard & Poor's from AA+ to AA.
16 May 2013
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