<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title><![CDATA[Warren Buffet - Newslocker]]></title><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/</link><atom:link rel="self" href="https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/rss/1000/" /><atom:link rel="hub" href="http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com" /><description><![CDATA[Find the latest news about Warren Buffet with just one click. Don't miss out on anything happening with Warren Buffet]]></description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright (C) 2026 newslocker.com</copyright><lastBuildDate>Sun, 08 Mar 2026 11:00:00 +0100</lastBuildDate><item><title><![CDATA[Tech oligarchs reshape humanity while billionaires of old seem quaint]]></title><description><![CDATA[From Gates to Musk and Altman, today&rsquo;s ultra-rich steer AI and tech, raising questions about who decides the futureWhen Bill Gates became the first modern IT mogul to reach the apex of wealth and power in 1992, the world was a very different place. Gates joined the top 10 on Forbes magazine&rsquo;s billionaires list alongside Japanese, German, Canadian, South Korean and Swedish billionaires, including those with family fortunes from Britain and America. A broad mix of industries was on the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/tech-oligarchs-reshape-humanity-while-billionaires-of-old-seem-quaint/</link><pubDate>Sun, 08 Mar 2026 11:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/tech-oligarchs-reshape-humanity-while-billionaires-of-old-seem-quaint/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Be fearful when others are greedy’: Warren Buffett’s sharpest lessons in investing]]></title><description><![CDATA[As the billionaire retires, he leaves memorable advice from his annual letters that include pithy takes on bubbles, discipline and long-term goalsWarren Buffett, the billionaire investor who is retiring at the end of 2025, has entertained and educated shareholders in his Berkshire Hathaway conglomerate for many years with his pithy annual letters outlining the firm&rsquo;s performance.Every year since 1965 he has updated his investors on the journey as Berkshire morphed from a &ldquo;struggling]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/be-fearful-when-others-are-greedy-warren-buffetts-sharpest-lessons-in-investing/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2025 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/be-fearful-when-others-are-greedy-warren-buffetts-sharpest-lessons-in-investing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Terence Crawford: from a bullet’s glancing blow to boxing’s biggest stage]]></title><description><![CDATA[From an Omaha gym to a Las Vegas stadium, Terence Crawford has built a career solving problems others can&rsquo;t. Now he must out-think size, history and Canelo &Aacute;lvarezTerence &ldquo;Bud&rdquo; Crawford, America&rsquo;s finest boxer since Floyd Mayweather Jr, has spent his life closing the distance between the improbable and the inevitable. He was the kid from North Omaha who survived a bullet to the head and poured himself into neighborhood gym. He was the stubborn amateur who missed th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/terence-crawford-from-a-bullets-glancing-blow-to-boxings-biggest-stage/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2025 22:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/terence-crawford-from-a-bullets-glancing-blow-to-boxings-biggest-stage/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Stay below the radar’: corporate America goes quiet after Trump’s return]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some of the world&rsquo;s most powerful firms have quietly toed the line set by the administration to avoid the president&rsquo;s wrathFrom vast protests and all-caps social media posts to acrimonious legislative hearings and pugnacious White House statements, Washington has perhaps never been noisier. But since Donald Trump&rsquo;s return to office, one corner of civil society has been almost eerily quiet.Those leading corporate America rapidly turned down the volume after the president&rsquo;s]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/stay-below-the-radar-corporate-america-goes-quiet-after-trumps-return/</link><pubDate>Sun, 15 Jun 2025 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/stay-below-the-radar-corporate-america-goes-quiet-after-trumps-return/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Business figures pay tribute to Warren Buffett after retirement announcement]]></title><description><![CDATA[JP Morgan boss says Buffett represents &lsquo;everything good about American capitalism and America itself&rsquo;Leading figures in the business world have lined up to pay tribute to Warren Buffett after the 94-year-old announced he would retire as chief executive of Berkshire Hathaway and hand over the reins to his vice-chair, Greg Abel.Buffett shocked an arena full of shareholders over the weekend when he announced he would step down as the CEO and chair of the trillion-dollar conglomerate at]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/business-figures-pay-tribute-to-warren-buffett-after-retirement-announcement/</link><pubDate>Sun, 04 May 2025 18:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/business-figures-pay-tribute-to-warren-buffett-after-retirement-announcement/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Warren Buffett announces retirement from leading Berkshire Hathaway]]></title><description><![CDATA[Billionaire shocked audience of investors with disclosure and said his vice-chair, Greg Abel, should take overWarren Buffett, the billionaire investor and philanthropist, has announced his intention to retire at the end of this year. He is 94 years old.Buffett, the fifth-richest person in the world, shocked an arena full of shareholders on Saturday when he announced that he would step down as the CEO and chair of the trillion-dollar conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway at the end of 2025. He will rec]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/warren-buffett-announces-retirement-from-leading-berkshire-hathaway/</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 May 2025 21:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/warren-buffett-announces-retirement-from-leading-berkshire-hathaway/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Which Trump-supporting billionaires have lost the most in tariff markets turmoil?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Wealth of world&rsquo;s richest tycoons shrinks as US president&rsquo;s trade war spooks investorsBusiness live &ndash; latest updatesWith global stock markets reeling from Donald Trump&rsquo;s announcement of sweeping border taxes, some of the US president&rsquo;s business allies have been left counting the cost.The world&rsquo;s 500 richest people lost a collective $536bn (&pound;417bn) in the first two days of stock market trading after Trump&rsquo;s &ldquo;liberation day&rdquo; announcement]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/which-trump-supporting-billionaires-have-lost-the-most-in-tariff-markets-turmoil/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 Apr 2025 16:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/which-trump-supporting-billionaires-have-lost-the-most-in-tariff-markets-turmoil/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway hits $1tn valuation on Wall Street]]></title><description><![CDATA[Vast conglomerate becomes the first non-tech company to hit the major stock market milestoneThe market value of Berkshire Hathaway surpassed $1tn on Wednesday, reflecting investor confidence in the conglomerate that Warren Buffett built over nearly six decades into what many consider a proxy for the American economy.Berkshire joined six other companies, mainly from the technology sector, above $1trn: Apple, Nvidia , Microsoft, Google parent Alphabet, Amazon.com and Facebook parent Meta Platforms]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/warren-buffetts-berkshire-hathaway-hits-1tn-valuation-on-wall-street/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Aug 2024 17:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/warren-buffetts-berkshire-hathaway-hits-1tn-valuation-on-wall-street/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Berkshire Hathaway sells off large share of Apple and increases cash holdings]]></title><description><![CDATA[Warren Buffett&rsquo;s firm increased its cash reserves to $227bn, sparking concerns about company&rsquo;s view of US economyWarren Buffett appears to have soured on stocks, letting cash soar at his Berkshire Hathaway firm to nearly $277bn and selling a large chunk of its stake in Apple, even as the conglomerate posted a record quarterly operating profit.Berkshire sold about 390m Apple shares in the second quarter, on top of 115m shares from January to March, as Apple&rsquo;s stock price rose 23]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/berkshire-hathaway-sells-off-large-share-of-apple-and-increases-cash-holdings/</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 Aug 2024 17:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/berkshire-hathaway-sells-off-large-share-of-apple-and-increases-cash-holdings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[They wait in the rain to see Warren Buffett. Will they still flock to Omaha when he’s gone?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Berkshire Hathaway&rsquo;s billionaire CEO, 93, steels shareholders for new era at the annual meeting known as &lsquo;Woodstock for Capitalists&rsquo;As dawn broke on Saturday, thousands had gathered outside Omaha&rsquo;s CHI Health Center Arena. Some arrived before 3.30am, standing for hours in the drizzle.This is a &ldquo;once-in-a-lifetime opportunity&rdquo;, said Larry Blivas, 70, near the front of the line. The realtor traveled from Los Angeles to see &ldquo;an icon&rdquo;, he explained. Co]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/they-wait-in-the-rain-to-see-warren-buffett-will-they-still-flock-to-omaha-when-hes-gone/</link><pubDate>Sun, 05 May 2024 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/they-wait-in-the-rain-to-see-warren-buffett-will-they-still-flock-to-omaha-when-hes-gone/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Warren Buffett backs Apple after firm sells millions of shares in iPhone maker]]></title><description><![CDATA[Berkshire Hathaway CEO stressed relationship at annual meeting attracting Apple CEO Tim Cook, Bill Gates and Bill MurrayThe billionaire investment tycoon Warren Buffett has stressed his empire will remain a key investor in Apple after it sold billions of dollars&rsquo; worth of shares in the iPhone maker.Thousands of shareholders in Berkshire Hathaway, Buffett&rsquo;s sprawling conglomerate, have flocked to Omaha, Nebraska, for the firm&rsquo;s annual meeting &ndash; dubbed Woodstock for Capital]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/warren-buffett-backs-apple-after-firm-sells-millions-of-shares-in-iphone-maker/</link><pubDate>Sat, 04 May 2024 18:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/warren-buffett-backs-apple-after-firm-sells-millions-of-shares-in-iphone-maker/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Warren Buffett still key Apple investor after selling shares due to iPhone slump]]></title><description><![CDATA[Berkshire Hathaway CEO stressed relationship at annual meeting attracting Apple CEO Tim Cook, Bill Gates and Bill MurrayThe billionaire investment tycoon Warren Buffett has stressed his empire will remain a key investor in Apple after it sold billions of dollars&rsquo; worth of shares in the iPhone maker.Thousands of shareholders in Berkshire Hathaway, Buffett&rsquo;s sprawling conglomerate, have flocked to Omaha, Nebraska, for the firm&rsquo;s annual meeting &ndash; dubbed Woodstock for Capital]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/warren-buffett-still-key-apple-investor-after-selling-shares-due-to-iphone-slump/</link><pubDate>Sat, 04 May 2024 18:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/warren-buffett-still-key-apple-investor-after-selling-shares-due-to-iphone-slump/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Warren Buffett still key Apple investor after selling shares after iPhone slump]]></title><description><![CDATA[Berkshire Hathaway CEO stressed relationship at annual meeting attracting Apple CEO Tim Cook, Bill Gates and Bill MurrayThe billionaire investment tycoon Warren Buffett has stressed his empire will remain a key investor in Apple after it sold billions of dollars&rsquo; worth of shares in the iPhone maker.Thousands of shareholders in Berkshire Hathaway, Buffett&rsquo;s sprawling conglomerate, have flocked to Omaha, Nebraska, for the firm&rsquo;s annual meeting &ndash; dubbed Woodstock for Capital]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/warren-buffett-still-key-apple-investor-after-selling-shares-after-iphone-slump/</link><pubDate>Sat, 04 May 2024 18:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/warren-buffett-still-key-apple-investor-after-selling-shares-after-iphone-slump/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Warren Buffett’s Squishmallows firm sues Build-A-Bear amid ‘knock-off’ claims]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jazwares claims that rival has created its own pillow-like toys to cash in on its viral successThe company behind Squishmallows, the squidgy pillows-with-a-face that count Lady Gaga and Kim Kardashian among their fans, has filed a lawsuit against Build-A-Bear over claims it has produced a &ldquo;knock-off&rdquo; to cash in on its success.Jazwares, which Warren Buffett&rsquo;s Berkshire Hathaway acquired two years ago as Squishmallows became a global TikTok sensation, said that Build-A-Bear Works]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/warren-buffetts-squishmallows-firm-sues-build-a-bear-amid-knock-off-claims/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Feb 2024 14:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/warren-buffetts-squishmallows-firm-sues-build-a-bear-amid-knock-off-claims/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[China’s BYD overtakes Tesla as top-selling electric car seller]]></title><description><![CDATA[Build Your Dreams outsells rival in final quarter of 2023 figures for battery-only vehiclesElon Musk&rsquo;s Tesla has been overtaken by its Chinese rival, BYD, as the world&rsquo;s top selling electric carmaker.BYD, which has been backed by the US investment billionaire Warren Buffett since 2008, has beaten Tesla&rsquo;s production for a second consecutive year. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/chinas-byd-overtakes-tesla-as-top-selling-electric-car-seller/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jan 2024 17:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/chinas-byd-overtakes-tesla-as-top-selling-electric-car-seller/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Charlie Munger: the aphorism-loving, bitcoin-hating sage behind Warren Buffett]]></title><description><![CDATA[Munger, who has died at 99, won fans for a quick wit that cut much of the business world down to size&ldquo;If people weren&rsquo;t so often wrong, we wouldn&rsquo;t be so rich,&rdquo; Charlie Munger, the right-hand man of the billionaire stock picker Warren Buffett, once said of rival investors.It was that humour, paired with decades of investment successes, that endeared Munger to a global business community now in mourning after news of his death at the age of 99 on Tuesday night. Continue re]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/charlie-munger-the-aphorism-loving-bitcoin-hating-sage-behind-warren-buffett/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Nov 2023 18:58:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/charlie-munger-the-aphorism-loving-bitcoin-hating-sage-behind-warren-buffett/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Charlie Munger, right-hand man of Warren Buffett, dies aged 99]]></title><description><![CDATA[Vice-chairman of Berkshire Hathaway &ndash; and a billionaire in his own right &ndash; died at a California hospital, company saysCharlie Munger, the veteran right-hand man of billionaire stockpicker Warren Buffett, has died aged 99.The vice-chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, Buffett&rsquo;s sprawling empire, became known for his sharp investment strategies &ndash; and tongue &ndash; as they transformed it from a textile manufacturing enterprise into a global investment powerhouse. Continue reading]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/charlie-munger-right-hand-man-of-warren-buffett-dies-aged-99/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Nov 2023 23:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/charlie-munger-right-hand-man-of-warren-buffett-dies-aged-99/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US home sellers win $1.78bn over inflated buyers’ commissions]]></title><description><![CDATA[Federal jury rules against National Association of Realtors and some units of Warren Buffett&rsquo;s Berkshire HathawayA US jury on Tuesday found the National Association of Realtors (NAR) and some residential brokerages, including units of Warren Buffett&rsquo;s Berkshire Hathaway, liable to pay $1.78bn in damages for conspiring to artificially inflate commissions for home sales.The verdict by a federal jury in Kansas City, Missouri, could upend decades-old practices that have allowed real esta]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/us-home-sellers-win-178bn-over-inflated-buyers-commissions/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Nov 2023 01:12:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/us-home-sellers-win-178bn-over-inflated-buyers-commissions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US banking crisis: Warren Buffett says bosses should face ‘punishment’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Billionaire investor believes &lsquo;CEO and directors should suffer&rsquo; when banks they run get into troubleLarry Elliott: can Biden escape fallout from US banking crisis?The billionaire investor Warren Buffett has said executives who led the US banking system into crisis should face &ldquo;punishment&rdquo;, as the American economy grapples with the worst series of bank failures since the 2008 financial crash.The owner of the investment firm Berkshire Hathaway said US bank directors &ldquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/us-banking-crisis-warren-buffett-says-bosses-should-face-punishment/</link><pubDate>Sun, 07 May 2023 17:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/us-banking-crisis-warren-buffett-says-bosses-should-face-punishment/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Some of the 1% are more generous than others | Letter]]></title><description><![CDATA[In response to Tim Worstall of the Adam Smith Institute, Douglas Graham says being wealthy doesn&rsquo;t preclude someone from working for a fairer worldRe the claim by Tim Worstall of the Adam Smith Institute (Letters, 31 January) that 25% of Guardian readers may be among the wealthiest 1% of the world&rsquo;s population (and the implication that therefore their response to articles like Nesrine Malik&rsquo;s is mere attitudinising), the model of human nature favoured by the Adam Smith Institut]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/some-of-the-1-are-more-generous-than-others-letter/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2023 19:18:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/some-of-the-1-are-more-generous-than-others-letter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Joe Biden blew it’: rail unions decry plan to impose deal through Congress]]></title><description><![CDATA[Workers could be prevented by congressional decree from striking over paid sick leave and quality-of-life issuesRailroad workers have expressed dismay at Joe Biden&rsquo;s proposed solution to a looming strike that threatens to derail the US economy, which they say belies his image as the most pro-union president in generations.As a 9 December deadline looms for the long-running labor dispute between the US&rsquo;s largest railway companies and their unions, Biden has called on Congress to inter]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/joe-biden-blew-it-rail-unions-decry-plan-to-impose-deal-through-congress/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2022 18:49:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/joe-biden-blew-it-rail-unions-decry-plan-to-impose-deal-through-congress/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US rail unions decry Biden’s proposal to impose settlement through Congress]]></title><description><![CDATA[Workers could be prevented by congressional decree from striking over paid sick leave and quality-of-life issuesRailroad workers have expressed dismay at Joe Biden&rsquo;s proposed solution to a looming strike that threatens to derail the US economy, which they say belies his image as the most pro-union president in generations.As a 9 December deadline looms for the long-running labor dispute between the US&rsquo;s largest railway companies and their unions, Biden has called on Congress to inter]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/us-rail-unions-decry-bidens-proposal-to-impose-settlement-through-congress/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2022 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/us-rail-unions-decry-bidens-proposal-to-impose-settlement-through-congress/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Billionaire MacKenzie Scott donates $15m to help provide glasses to farmers in developing countries]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exclusive: Donation is believed to be the largest single donation towards helping solve the problem of uncorrected blurry visionMacKenzie Scott, the billionaire philanthropist and former wife of the Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, has donated $15m (&pound;13.5m) to a social enterprise that helps provide glasses to farmers in developing countries.Scott&rsquo;s donation to VisionSpring is believed to be the largest single private donation towards helping solve the problem of uncorrected blurry vision w]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/billionaire-mackenzie-scott-donates-15m-to-help-provide-glasses-to-farmers-in-developing-countries/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Oct 2022 01:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/billionaire-mackenzie-scott-donates-15m-to-help-provide-glasses-to-farmers-in-developing-countries/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US railroad workers prepare for strike as rail companies see record profits]]></title><description><![CDATA[As Biden&rsquo;s recommendations fall flat, negotiations between management and unions are at an impasse &ndash; and workers are prepared to walkUS freight railroad workers are close to striking over claims that grueling schedules and poor working conditions have been driving employees out of the industry over the past several years.Heated negotiations over a new union contract between railroad corporations and 150,000-member-strong labor unions have been ongoing for nearly three years. A &ldquo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/us-railroad-workers-prepare-for-strike-as-rail-companies-see-record-profits/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Sep 2022 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/us-railroad-workers-prepare-for-strike-as-rail-companies-see-record-profits/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Buffett-owned lender discriminated against Black homebuyers, DoJ finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Trident Mortgage Company, owned by Berkshire Hathaway, agrees to second-largest settlement over &lsquo;redlining&rsquo;A mortgage lender owned by the billionaire Warren Buffett&rsquo;s holding company, Berkshire Hathaway, engaged in lending discrimination against homebuyers of color, or redlining, in communities around Philadelphia, the US Department of Justice announced on Wednesday.An agreement with Trident Mortgage Company resulted in the second-largest settlement over redlining in DoJ histor]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/buffett-owned-lender-discriminated-against-black-homebuyers-doj-finds/</link><pubDate>Wed, 27 Jul 2022 20:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/buffett-owned-lender-discriminated-against-black-homebuyers-doj-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Berkshire Hathaway shareholders vote to keep Warren Buffett as chair]]></title><description><![CDATA[Shareholders reject proposals for independent chair and greater disclosure of company&rsquo;s climate-related risksBerkshire Hathaway Inc shareholders on Saturday rejected proposals to have an independent chair replace Warren Buffett, and require his company to disclose more about its climate-related risks and efforts to improve diversity.Shareholders supported letting Buffett keep both the chairman and chief executive roles by a nearly 6-to-1 margin, Berkshire said at its annual meeting in Omah]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/berkshire-hathaway-shareholders-vote-to-keep-warren-buffett-as-chair/</link><pubDate>Sun, 01 May 2022 00:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/berkshire-hathaway-shareholders-vote-to-keep-warren-buffett-as-chair/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Paypal founder launches tirade against ‘gerontocracy’ over bitcoin]]></title><description><![CDATA[Peter Thiel, the libertarian tech investor, says figures such as Warren Buffett are hindering cryptocurrencyPeter Thiel, the co-founder of PayPal and a Donald Trump ally, has accused a &ldquo;finance gerontocracy&rdquo; including Warren Buffett and Jamie Dimon of hindering bitcoin&rsquo;s progress.The outspoken libertarian tech investor described multibillionaire Buffett, the world&rsquo;s richest investor, as the &ldquo;sociopathic grandpa from Omaha&rdquo; in a keynote address at the Bitcoin 2]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/paypal-founder-launches-tirade-against-gerontocracy-over-bitcoin/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 Apr 2022 16:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/paypal-founder-launches-tirade-against-gerontocracy-over-bitcoin/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘White knuckle’ week for tech titans as shares and fortunes fall]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nine of world&rsquo;s 10 richest billionaires see wealth dented as rising interest rates spur sell-off of &lsquo;stay at home&rsquo; stocksThe world&rsquo;s richest billionaires have lost more than $50bn (&pound;37bn) this week as their fortunes &ndash; mostly held in technology companies &ndash; dropped in a &ldquo;white knuckle&rdquo; rout on tech shares.Elon Musk, the wealthiest person on the planet, saw his fortune fall by $25.8bn in a single day on Thursday, according to the latest data ava]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/white-knuckle-week-for-tech-titans-as-shares-and-fortunes-fall/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Jan 2022 19:52:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/white-knuckle-week-for-tech-titans-as-shares-and-fortunes-fall/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wealthiest Americans’ tax avoidance – the shock report’s most striking details]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new investigation by ProPublica shows in some years men such as Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk paid no federal income taxThat wealth largely remains in the hands of the already wealthy is nothing new. Income inequality in the US has only increased since the 1980s, far exceeding that of the UK and other G7 nations; upper-income families have increased their share of the country&rsquo;s aggregate income in that same timeframe while middle-income households have lost theirs in proportion; and three of]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/wealthiest-americans-tax-avoidance-the-shock-reports-most-striking-details/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Jun 2021 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/wealthiest-americans-tax-avoidance-the-shock-reports-most-striking-details/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Richest 25 Americans reportedly paid ‘true tax rate’ of 3.4% as wealth rocketed]]></title><description><![CDATA[ProPublica investigation shows how little US super-rich including Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk reportedly paid between 2014 and 2018The 25 richest Americans including Jeff Bezos, Warren Buffett and Elon Musk paid a &ldquo;true tax rate&rdquo; of just 3.4% between 2014 and 2018, according to an investigation by ProPublica, despite their collective net worth rising by more than $400bn in the same period. Related: Global economy set for fastest recovery for more than 80 yearsContinue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/richest-25-americans-reportedly-paid-true-tax-rate-of-34-as-wealth-rocketed/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Jun 2021 20:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/richest-25-americans-reportedly-paid-true-tax-rate-of-34-as-wealth-rocketed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bill Gates and Warren Buffett to build new kind of nuclear reactor in Wyoming]]></title><description><![CDATA[The project in Wyoming &ndash; the country&rsquo;s top coal-producing state &ndash; is a small advanced reactor that runs on different fuels to traditional onesPower companies run by billionaire friends Bill Gates and Warren Buffett have chosen Wyoming to launch the first Natrium nuclear reactor project on the site of a retiring coal plant.TerraPower, founded by Gates about 15 years ago, and power company PacifiCorp, owned by Warren Buffett&rsquo;s Berkshire Hathaway, said on Wednesday that the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/bill-gates-and-warren-buffett-to-build-new-kind-of-nuclear-reactor-in-wyoming/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Jun 2021 04:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/bill-gates-and-warren-buffett-to-build-new-kind-of-nuclear-reactor-in-wyoming/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fund management ‘irretrievably broken’, says star investor]]></title><description><![CDATA[James Anderson of Baillie Gifford criticises &lsquo;near pornographic allure&rsquo; of earnings reports and headlinesThe star technology investor James Anderson has taken a parting shot at fellow fund managers addicted to the &ldquo;near pornographic allure&rdquo; of earnings reports and macroeconomic headlines, as he claimed the industry was &ldquo;irretrievably broken&rdquo;.The outgoing co-manager of the FTSE 100-listed Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust said his own &ldquo;greatest failing h]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/fund-management-irretrievably-broken-says-star-investor/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 May 2021 18:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/fund-management-irretrievably-broken-says-star-investor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fund management ‘irretrievably broken’, says James Anderson]]></title><description><![CDATA[Baillie Gifford&rsquo;s outgoing star investor criticises &lsquo;near pornographic allure&rsquo; of earnings reports and headlinesThe star technology investor James Anderson has taken a parting shot at fellow fund managers addicted to the &ldquo;near pornographic allure&rdquo; of earnings reports and macroeconomic headlines, as he claimed the industry was &ldquo;irretrievably broken&rdquo;.The outgoing co-manager of the FTSE 100-listed Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust said his own &ldquo;great]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/fund-management-irretrievably-broken-says-james-anderson/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 May 2021 18:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/fund-management-irretrievably-broken-says-james-anderson/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Warren Buffett names Greg Abel as next CEO of Berkshire Hathway]]></title><description><![CDATA[Billionaire, 90, lets slip plan for vice-chairman to take over at $644bn investment groupBillionaire investor Warren Buffett has confirmed that the vice-chairman of his Berkshire Hathaway investment conglomerate, Greg Abel, will succeed him as chief executive.The 90-year-old&rsquo;s succession plan was teased out of him &ndash; apparently by accident &ndash; by his longtime business partner, 97-year-old Charlie Munger, at the company&rsquo;s annual meeting over the weekend. Buffett, speaking to]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/warren-buffett-names-greg-abel-as-next-ceo-of-berkshire-hathway/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 May 2021 20:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/warren-buffett-names-greg-abel-as-next-ceo-of-berkshire-hathway/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Warren Buffett names Greg Abel as next CEO of Berkshire Hathaway]]></title><description><![CDATA[Billionaire, 90, lets slip plan for vice-chairman to take over at $644bn investment groupBillionaire investor Warren Buffett has confirmed that the vice-chairman of his Berkshire Hathaway investment conglomerate, Greg Abel, will succeed him as chief executive.The 90-year-old&rsquo;s succession plan was teased out of him &ndash; apparently by accident &ndash; by his longtime business partner, 97-year-old Charlie Munger, at the company&rsquo;s annual meeting over the weekend. Buffett, speaking to]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/warren-buffett-names-greg-abel-as-next-ceo-of-berkshire-hathaway/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 May 2021 20:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/warren-buffett-names-greg-abel-as-next-ceo-of-berkshire-hathaway/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Warren Buffett warns about inflation amid ‘red hot’ recovery from pandemic]]></title><description><![CDATA[Legendary investor also warns about share-trading apps and investment Spacs while partner calls cryptocurrencies &lsquo;disgusting&rsquo;The billionaire investor Warren Buffett has warned of inflation hitting the US economy amid a &ldquo;red hot&rdquo; recovery from the worst of the coronavirus pandemic.Buffett said his portfolio companies were &ldquo;seeing very substantial inflation&rdquo; in a range of sectors amid shortages of raw materials and high savings among those who kept jobs but were]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/warren-buffett-warns-about-inflation-amid-red-hot-recovery-from-pandemic/</link><pubDate>Sun, 02 May 2021 15:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/warren-buffett-warns-about-inflation-amid-red-hot-recovery-from-pandemic/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Warren Buffett says online trading platforms encourage ‘gambling impulse’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Legendary investor warns about the risks of stock trading while his partner calls cryptocurrencies &lsquo;disgusting&rsquo;Warren Buffett warned people not to think investing is an easy way to make a fortune as he answered a variety of questions at the annual meeting of his conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway.Speaking in Los Angeles, the legendary billionaire investor said it could be tough to pick the long-term winners. He pointed out that in 1903 there were more than 2,000 car companies, and nearl]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/warren-buffett-says-online-trading-platforms-encourage-gambling-impulse/</link><pubDate>Sun, 02 May 2021 03:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/warren-buffett-says-online-trading-platforms-encourage-gambling-impulse/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Warren Buffett, Amazon, Starbucks and others condemn voting restrictions in letter]]></title><description><![CDATA[&lsquo;Voting is the lifeblood of our democracy,&rsquo; says the double-page letter published in the New York Times and Washington PostAmazon, BlackRock, Google, Starbucks, billionaire investor Warren Buffett and hundreds of other companies published a letter on Wednesday condemning &ldquo;discriminatory legislation&rdquo; designed to hinder voting rights in the US.The letter &ndash; the biggest statement yet from corporate America &ndash; follows weeks of heated debate over corporate opposition]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/warren-buffett-amazon-starbucks-and-others-condemn-voting-restrictions-in-letter/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Apr 2021 16:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/warren-buffett-amazon-starbucks-and-others-condemn-voting-restrictions-in-letter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ten billionaires reap $400bn boost to wealth during pandemic]]></title><description><![CDATA[Covid-19 pushed many into poverty but brought huge benefits for some of the wealthiest, renewing calls for fairer taxes<br />
Coronavirus - latest updatesCoronavirus - see all our coverageTen of the richest people in the world have boosted their already vast wealth by more than $400bn (&pound;296bn) since the coronavirus pandemic began as their businesses were boosted by lockdowns and financial crises across the globe.The extra wealth accumulated by the 10 men &ndash; approximately $450bn, using Forbe]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/ten-billionaires-reap-400bn-boost-to-wealth-during-pandemic/</link><pubDate>Sat, 19 Dec 2020 17:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/ten-billionaires-reap-400bn-boost-to-wealth-during-pandemic/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MacKenzie Scott: ex-wife of Jeff Bezos gives away $4bn in four months]]></title><description><![CDATA[The 50-year-old, who was married to Amazon founder for 26 years, donates to Covid charitiesCoronavirus &ndash; latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageMacKenzie Scott, the ex-wife of the Amazon founder, Jeff Bezos, has donated more than $4bn in the past four months to hundreds of charities and aid organisations, including food banks fighting the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.Scott, who has a personal net worth of more than $60bn (&pound;44.5bn), pledged to give away much of her wealth]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/mackenzie-scott-ex-wife-of-jeff-bezos-gives-away-4bn-in-four-months/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2020 10:11:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/mackenzie-scott-ex-wife-of-jeff-bezos-gives-away-4bn-in-four-months/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Warren Buffett makes big investment in US pharmaceutical firms]]></title><description><![CDATA[Berkshire Hathaway bought $5.7bn worth of shares in four companies in third quarterThe investment company run by billionaire investor Warren Buffett bet $5.7bn (&pound;4.3bn) on pharmaceutical companies during the third quarter of 2020, as the sector takes centre stage in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic.Berkshire Hathaway bought shares in drug companies AbbVie, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Merck and Pfizer between July and September, according to filings with the US regulator. Continue readi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/warren-buffett-makes-big-investment-in-us-pharmaceutical-firms/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2020 19:21:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/warren-buffett-makes-big-investment-in-us-pharmaceutical-firms/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How philanthropy benefits the super-rich – podcast]]></title><description><![CDATA[There are more philanthropists than ever before. Each year they give tens of billions to charitable causes. So how come inequality keeps rising?Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/how-philanthropy-benefits-the-super-rich-podcast/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2020 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/how-philanthropy-benefits-the-super-rich-podcast/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How philanthropy benefits the super-rich]]></title><description><![CDATA[There are more philanthropists than ever before. Each year they give tens of billions to charitable causes. So how come inequality keeps rising? By Paul VallelyPhilanthropy, it is popularly supposed, transfers money from the rich to the poor. This is not the case. In the US, which statistics show to be the most philanthropic of nations, barely a fifth of the money donated by big givers goes to the poor. A lot goes to the arts, sports teams and other cultural pursuits, and half goes to education]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/how-philanthropy-benefits-the-super-rich/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2020 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/how-philanthropy-benefits-the-super-rich/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Warren Buffett invests $6bn in Japan's five biggest trading houses]]></title><description><![CDATA[The 90-year-old US business tycoon hopes for &lsquo;opportunities of mutual benefit&rsquo;Warren Buffett has invested $6bn in Japan&rsquo;s five biggest trading houses, giant conglomerates involved in everything from importing food and textiles to the technology and manufacturing industries, as he looks to diversify beyond the US.The surprise move by Buffett, who has just turned 90, means he is one of the biggest shareholders in Mitsubishi Corp, Mitsui &amp; Co, Itochu Corp, Sumitomo Corp and Ma]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/warren-buffett-invests-6bn-in-japans-five-biggest-trading-houses/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2020 15:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/warren-buffett-invests-6bn-in-japans-five-biggest-trading-houses/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In a pandemic, billionaires are richer than ever. Why aren't they giving more? | Chuck Collins]]></title><description><![CDATA[Billionaires get huge tax breaks to park money in private family foundations operated by wealthy heirs. Little goes to actual charity work<br />
A decade ago, Bill Gates and Warren Buffett did an important thing. They organized the Giving Pledge to inspire their fellow billionaires to donate more money to charity. Related: Revealed: super-rich donate to Cuomo as he rejects tax hikes for billionaires The notion that philanthropy is a private preserve, apart from the government, is a myth Related: Tesla]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/in-a-pandemic-billionaires-are-richer-than-ever-why-arent-they-giving-more-chuck-collins/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2020 13:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/in-a-pandemic-billionaires-are-richer-than-ever-why-arent-they-giving-more-chuck-collins/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[German company allegedly cons Warren Buffett out of €643m]]></title><description><![CDATA[US investor may have paid over four times too much for firm now being investigated for fraudA German manufacturing company is being investigated for fraud after allegedly conning the legendary US investor Warren Buffett into paying at least four times over the odds for its business by Photoshopping company orders and invoices.In February 2017 a unit of Buffett&rsquo;s Berkshire Hathaway Inc paid &euro;800m (&pound;715m) to buy Wilhelm Schulz, a family-run manufacturer of stainless steel based in]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/german-company-allegedly-cons-warren-buffett-out-of-643m/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2020 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/german-company-allegedly-cons-warren-buffett-out-of-643m/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Warren Buffett dumps US airline stocks, saying 'world has changed' after Covid-19]]></title><description><![CDATA[The legendary investor indicates that financial markets could still have further to fall as worldwide cases edge towards 3.5mCoronavirus latest updatesWarren Buffett, the legendary American investor, has sold his firm&rsquo;s entire holdings in the four major US airlines, warning that the &ldquo;world has changed&rdquo; for the aviation industry because of the coronavirus crisis.In comments that will send shockwaves through financial markets already pulverised by the economic shock of the outbre]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/warren-buffett-dumps-us-airline-stocks-saying-world-has-changed-after-covid-19/</link><pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2020 07:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/warren-buffett-dumps-us-airline-stocks-saying-world-has-changed-after-covid-19/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bill Ackman claims firm made $2.6bn betting on coronavirus outbreak]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hedge fund manager took advantage of market turmoil to make almost 100 times his outlay Coronavirus &ndash; latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe hedge fund manager Bill Ackman has claimed his firm made $2.6bn (&pound;2.2bn) betting that the coronavirus outbreak would cause a market crash, barely a week after warning that &ldquo;hell is coming&rdquo; for US companies.Ackman took advantage of bond market turmoil to make almost 100 times his original outlay of $27m on bets on market mo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/bill-ackman-claims-firm-made-26bn-betting-on-coronavirus-outbreak/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2020 20:19:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/bill-ackman-claims-firm-made-26bn-betting-on-coronavirus-outbreak/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wealthy people are spending less – are they seeing signs of a recession?]]></title><description><![CDATA[A recent USB report found wealthy investors are increasing their cash reserves, adding to growing evidence suggesting they see trouble on the horizonDo the ultra-wealthy know something we don&rsquo;t? US consumers in general are still spending, but the 1%? Not so much.A UBS report released last week found wealthy investors around the world are holding a relatively high level of cash in anticipation of global turmoil in 2020. That report added to a growing body of evidence that suggests the wealt]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/wealthy-people-are-spending-less-are-they-seeing-signs-of-a-recession/</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 Nov 2019 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/wealthy-people-are-spending-less-are-they-seeing-signs-of-a-recession/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Think billionaires are just super-rich people? Big mistake | Arwa Mahdawi]]></title><description><![CDATA[The hard realities of extreme wealth &ndash; political influence and jaw-dropping inequality &ndash; should have us all protesting in the streetsShould billionaires exist? There has been much heated debate in the US and the UK on this subject recently. Bernie Sanders says billionaires should be taxed out of existence while Joe Biden has warned against demonising rich people.The fact that we are even having this debate is a depressing indication of the extent to which extreme inequality has been]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/think-billionaires-are-just-super-rich-people-big-mistake-arwa-mahdawi/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 Nov 2019 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/think-billionaires-are-just-super-rich-people-big-mistake-arwa-mahdawi/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Warren Buffett donates $3.6bn to Gates' and family charities]]></title><description><![CDATA[Donation is biggest in billionaire&rsquo;s plan to give away fortuneBill &amp; Melinda Gates Foundation receives 80% of shares giftWarren Buffett is donating roughly $3.6bn of Berkshire Hathaway stock to five charities including the Bill &amp; Melinda Gates Foundation, the biggest contribution in Buffett&rsquo;s plan to give away his fortune.Berkshire said Buffett&rsquo;s 14th annual donation comprises about 16.81m class B shares of Berkshire. Related: Warren Buffett says Republican tax cut 'del]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/warren-buffett-donates-36bn-to-gates-and-family-charities/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jul 2019 19:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/warren-buffett-donates-36bn-to-gates-and-family-charities/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Amazon's Jeff Bezos pays out $38bn in divorce settlement]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ex-wife MacKenzie Bezos will become world&rsquo;s fourth-richest woman but has promised to give away half of awardThe world&rsquo;s biggest divorce settlement will be made official this week as Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos hands over a 4% stake in the online shopping giant to his soon-to-be ex-wife MacKenzie Bezos.A judge is expected to sign legal papers transferring the Amazon shares &ndash; worth $38bn (&pound;29bn) &ndash; into MacKenzie Bezos&rsquo;s name. It is by some distance the largest]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/amazons-jeff-bezos-pays-out-38bn-in-divorce-settlement/</link><pubDate>Sun, 30 Jun 2019 15:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/amazons-jeff-bezos-pays-out-38bn-in-divorce-settlement/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MacKenzie Bezos pledges more than half her wealth to charity]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jeff Bezos&rsquo; former wife, known as world&rsquo;s 22nd richest person with $36.6bn fortune, signs up to the Giving PledgeMacKenzie Bezos, who recently became the world&rsquo;s fourth richest woman following her divorce from Jeff Bezos, founder and chief executive of Amazon, has promised to give away more than half her $36.6bn (&pound;28.4bn) fortune.The 49 year-old novelist and founder of the anti-bullying group Bystander Revolution said on Tuesday that she had &ldquo;a disproportionate amou]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/mackenzie-bezos-pledges-more-than-half-her-wealth-to-charity/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 May 2019 18:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/mackenzie-bezos-pledges-more-than-half-her-wealth-to-charity/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MacKenzie Bezos pledges at least half her wealth to charity]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jeff Bezos&rsquo; former wife, known as world&rsquo;s 22nd richest person with $36.6bn fortune, signs up to the Giving PledgeMacKenzie Bezos, who recently became the world&rsquo;s fourth richest woman after her divorce from Jeff Bezos, founder and chief executive of Amazon, has promised to give away at least half her $36.6bn (&pound;28.4bn) fortune.The 49 year-old novelist and founder of the anti-bullying group Bystander Revolution said on Tuesday that she had &ldquo;a disproportionate amount of]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/mackenzie-bezos-pledges-at-least-half-her-wealth-to-charity/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 May 2019 18:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/mackenzie-bezos-pledges-at-least-half-her-wealth-to-charity/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Warren Buffett takes swipe at Trump in shareholder letter]]></title><description><![CDATA[Investor wrote that &lsquo;it is beyond arrogance for American businesses or individuals to boast that they have &ldquo;done it alone&rdquo;&rsquo;The billionaire investor Warren Buffett has used his widely-read annual letter to shareholders to take a swipe at Donald Trump, saying no one person should claim credit when the US economy goes well. Related: Kraft Heinz share plunge loses Warren Buffett $4bn in one dayContinue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/warren-buffett-takes-swipe-at-trump-in-shareholder-letter/</link><pubDate>Sat, 23 Feb 2019 19:25:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/warren-buffett-takes-swipe-at-trump-in-shareholder-letter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Warren Buffett seeks 'elephant-sized acquisition' after large quarterly loss]]></title><description><![CDATA[Investor said he is hoping for one the day after Berkshire Hathaway took a write-down on its stake in Kraft HeinzThe billionaire investor Warren Buffett said he is looking for an &ldquo;elephant-sized acquisition&rdquo;, one day after his company, Berkshire Hathaway, reported one of its largest quarterly losses in history, taking a multi-billion-dollar write-down on its stake in the food giant Kraft Heinz. Related: Kraft Heinz share plunge loses Warren Buffett $4bn in one dayContinue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/warren-buffett-seeks-elephant-sized-acquisition-after-large-quarterly-loss/</link><pubDate>Sat, 23 Feb 2019 19:25:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/warren-buffett-seeks-elephant-sized-acquisition-after-large-quarterly-loss/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kraft Heinz share plunge loses Warren Buffett $4bn in one day]]></title><description><![CDATA[Shares in the food and beverage giant fell nearly 25% in Friday trading, Berkshire Hathaway has been particularly hard hitShares in the food and beverage giant Kraft Heinz fell nearly 25% in Friday trading, a day after the company wrote down by $15.4bn the value of its Kraft and Oscar Mayer brands.The company, which has disclosed that in October it received a subpoena from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), has been battling pressure on the value of its brands since it came into exist]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/kraft-heinz-share-plunge-loses-warren-buffett-4bn-in-one-day/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2019 17:48:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/kraft-heinz-share-plunge-loses-warren-buffett-4bn-in-one-day/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It’s still the rich what gets the treasure: governments ignore this at their peril]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rising political instability and trade disputes are symptoms of the rampant disease of inequality, and rich men giving away their billions is not the answerThere are two worrying things to consider about the world economy in 2018 &ndash; beyond the obvious risks of Brexit, Donald Trump&rsquo;s trade war with China and steep losses on the financial markets.First, there is the news that the world&rsquo;s billionaires made more money last year than at any time in recorded history. The richest peopl]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/its-still-the-rich-what-gets-the-treasure-governments-ignore-this-at-their-peril/</link><pubDate>Sun, 28 Oct 2018 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/its-still-the-rich-what-gets-the-treasure-governments-ignore-this-at-their-peril/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You Can Like Bitcoin Again]]></title><description><![CDATA[How significant is the relaxation of Facebook&rsquo;s ban on cryptocurrency advertising?<br />
The British head of a financial consulting firm eschewed a stiff upper lip in a press release distributed to financial journalists.<br />
&ldquo;I believe history will show that this decision to lift the ban will prove to be another catalyst for the unstoppable cryptocurrency revolution,&rdquo; said Nigel Green, chief executive of deVere Group.<br />
Mr. Green last month pilloried Warren Buffett &ldquo;and his 94-year-o]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/you-can-like-bitcoin-again/</link><pubDate>Wed, 27 Jun 2018 19:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/you-can-like-bitcoin-again/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Corporate America Tries to Forget Its Mistakes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Companies are notorious for burying their blunders. &ldquo;You can understand why the people who made the mistake want to make sure it gets forgotten before it makes an impact on their pay,&rdquo; says Charles Munger, Warren Buffett&rsquo;s business partner.<br />
&ldquo;It&rsquo;s in the nature of humans and organizations, after they succeed mightily, to get very pompous and complacent,&rdquo; says Mr. Munger when asked about Wells Fargo &amp; Co., which has had repeated failures of risk management.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/how-corporate-america-tries-to-forget-its-mistakes/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 Jun 2018 17:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/how-corporate-america-tries-to-forget-its-mistakes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anonymous Bidder Pays $3.3 Million for Lunch With Warren Buffett]]></title><description><![CDATA[The money goes to a charity in San Francisco. The winner goes to lunch with Mr. Buffett in New York.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/anonymous-bidder-pays-33-million-for-lunch-with-warren-buffett/</link><pubDate>Sat, 02 Jun 2018 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/anonymous-bidder-pays-33-million-for-lunch-with-warren-buffett/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. Markets Close for Holiday, and May Jobs Numbers Come Out]]></title><description><![CDATA[In addition, Starbucks will close its stores for an afternoon of anti-bias training, and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross will head to China for trade talks.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/us-markets-close-for-holiday-and-may-jobs-numbers-come-out/</link><pubDate>Sun, 27 May 2018 22:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/us-markets-close-for-holiday-and-may-jobs-numbers-come-out/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Elon Musk Wants to Fill Warren Buffett’s ‘Moat’ With Candy, but It Still Holds Water]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mr. Musk is the business world&rsquo;s gleeful invader, but Mr. Buffett&rsquo;s mantra of investing in businesses with &ldquo;moats&rdquo; remains secure.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/elon-musk-wants-to-fill-warren-buffetts-moat-with-candy-but-it-still-holds-water/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2018 01:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/elon-musk-wants-to-fill-warren-buffetts-moat-with-candy-but-it-still-holds-water/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Musk vs. Buffett: An Invitation for Investors to Take Sides]]></title><description><![CDATA[A tiff between Warren Buffett and Elon Musk reignited over the weekend. But the two do have common ground, and betting against either is risky.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/musk-vs-buffett-an-invitation-for-investors-to-take-sides/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2018 22:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/musk-vs-buffett-an-invitation-for-investors-to-take-sides/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There’s Only One Warren Buffett]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Berkshire Hathaway C.E.O.&rsquo;s three-day extravaganza &mdash; er, shareholders&rsquo; conference &mdash; drew tens of thousands of fans to Omaha.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/theres-only-one-warren-buffett/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2018 17:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/theres-only-one-warren-buffett/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Caused Bitcoin to Tumble From Its High?: DealBook Briefing]]></title><description><![CDATA[Researchers at the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco blame it on the CME Group&rsquo;s decision to list bitcoin futures, which allowed investors to bet against bitcoin.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/what-caused-bitcoin-to-tumble-from-its-high-dealbook-briefing/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2018 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/what-caused-bitcoin-to-tumble-from-its-high-dealbook-briefing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is Warren Buffett ‘Semiretired’? Sort Of: DealBook Briefing]]></title><description><![CDATA[At Berkshire Hathaway&rsquo;s annual meeting, Mr. Buffett noted that he has ceded slightly more control of the conglomerate, but still runs the show.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/is-warren-buffett-semiretired-sort-of-dealbook-briefing/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2018 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/is-warren-buffett-semiretired-sort-of-dealbook-briefing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is Comcast Going to Crash Disney’s Deal With Fox?: DealBook Briefing]]></title><description><![CDATA[Shares of 21st Century Fox jumped more than 4 percent on reports that Comcast is preparing to upend Disney&rsquo;s $52 billion deal to acquire most of Fox&rsquo;s assets.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/is-comcast-going-to-crash-disneys-deal-with-fox-dealbook-briefing/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2018 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/is-comcast-going-to-crash-disneys-deal-with-fox-dealbook-briefing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is Comcast Going to Crash Dinsey’s Deal With Fox?: DealBook Briefing]]></title><description><![CDATA[Shares of 21st Century Fox jumped more than 4 percent on reports that Comcast is preparing to upend Disney&rsquo;s $52 billion deal to acquire most of Fox&rsquo;s assets.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/is-comcast-going-to-crash-dinseys-deal-with-fox-dealbook-briefing/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2018 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/is-comcast-going-to-crash-dinseys-deal-with-fox-dealbook-briefing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Elliott, Frustrated With Athenahealth, Offers to Buy It: DealBook Briefing]]></title><description><![CDATA[Elliott Management sent a letter to Athenahealth&rsquo;s board, offering to buy the company for $160 a share, or $6.5 billion.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/elliott-frustrated-with-athenahealth-offers-to-buy-it-dealbook-briefing/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2018 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/elliott-frustrated-with-athenahealth-offers-to-buy-it-dealbook-briefing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Countdown to $1 Trillion Is Back On for Apple: DealBook Briefing]]></title><description><![CDATA[Apple&rsquo;s stock has risen 16 percent the past six sessions, pushing its market value back above $900 billion and just $80 billion shy of $1 trillion.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/countdown-to-1-trillion-is-back-on-for-apple-dealbook-briefing/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2018 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/countdown-to-1-trillion-is-back-on-for-apple-dealbook-briefing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Warren Buffett Vs. Elon Musk: Who’s Better at Selling Candy?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nobody gets the last word on Elon Musk. Not even Warren Buffett.<br />
To catch you up: Mr. Buffett, Berkshire Hathway Inc.&rsquo;s chairman and CEO, is famous for saying that good businesses have &ldquo;moats,&rdquo; or strong brands that give competitors a high barrier to entry.<br />
But earlier this week, Mr. Musk attacked that idea in Tesla Inc.&rsquo;s quarterly earnings call. &ldquo;I think moats are lame,&rdquo; the Tesla CEO said. &ldquo;If your only defense against invading armies is a moat, you w]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/warren-buffett-vs-elon-musk-whos-better-at-selling-candy/</link><pubDate>Sun, 06 May 2018 00:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/warren-buffett-vs-elon-musk-whos-better-at-selling-candy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[5 Takeaways From Warren Buffett at Berkshire’s Annual Meeting]]></title><description><![CDATA[Warren Buffett took questions on succession, Wells Fargo and trade during an eight-hour question-and-answer session Saturday at Berkshire Hathaway Inc.&rsquo;s annual meeting.<br />
Here are five of our biggest takeaways:<br />
1) In terms of succession, will a Berkshire without Mr. Buffett as CEO and Charlie Munger as vice chairman&nbsp;have a harder time buying companies?<br />
Berkshire has a reputation as a &ldquo;buyer of choice&rdquo; for companies that want a permanent home where the managers will be allow]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/5-takeaways-from-warren-buffett-at-berkshires-annual-meeting/</link><pubDate>Sun, 06 May 2018 00:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/5-takeaways-from-warren-buffett-at-berkshires-annual-meeting/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Berkshire’s Annual Meeting: Buffett Approves of Apple’s Buyback Plan]]></title><description><![CDATA[Warren Buffett said he is &ldquo;delighted&rdquo; with Apple&rsquo;s plan to repurchase $100 billion of its shares.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/berkshires-annual-meeting-buffett-approves-of-apples-buyback-plan/</link><pubDate>Sat, 05 May 2018 14:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/berkshires-annual-meeting-buffett-approves-of-apples-buyback-plan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Berkshire Hathaway Annual Meeting 2018: Questions for Mr. Buffett]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tens of thousands of investors have descended on Omaha Saturday for the annual meeting of Warren Buffett&rsquo;s Berkshire Hathaway. DealBook will be here providing analysis]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/berkshire-hathaway-annual-meeting-2018-questions-for-mr-buffett/</link><pubDate>Sat, 05 May 2018 14:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/berkshire-hathaway-annual-meeting-2018-questions-for-mr-buffett/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Berkshire Hathaway Annual Meeting 2018: Buffett Sticks With Wells Fargo]]></title><description><![CDATA[Warren Buffett said he thought Wells Fargo&rsquo;s problems would only make it stronger in the long run and praised the bank&rsquo;s chief executive.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/berkshire-hathaway-annual-meeting-2018-buffett-sticks-with-wells-fargo/</link><pubDate>Sat, 05 May 2018 14:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/berkshire-hathaway-annual-meeting-2018-buffett-sticks-with-wells-fargo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[5 Questions for Warren Buffett Ahead of the Annual Meeting]]></title><description><![CDATA[Warren Buffett&rsquo;s Berkshire Hathaway has hit some big milestones in the past year.<br />
Its Class A shares traded above $300,000 for the first time, a new record for the world&rsquo;s most expensive stock. Two of its top executives were promoted to vice chairmen, and Mr. Buffett confirmed for the first time that one of those two will succeed him as CEO. And the company&rsquo;s cash pile rose above $100 billion for the first time as Mr. Buffett found few attractive acquisitions.<br />
[RELATED: What Is]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/5-questions-for-warren-buffett-ahead-of-the-annual-meeting/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2018 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/5-questions-for-warren-buffett-ahead-of-the-annual-meeting/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Closing Arguments in AT&amp;T Trial, and Jobs Numbers Will Be Released]]></title><description><![CDATA[A crucial deadline will expire on Tuesday for six U.S. allies temporarily exempted from steel and aluminum trade tariffs. Apple and Tesla report earnings.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/closing-arguments-in-atampt-trial-and-jobs-numbers-will-be-released/</link><pubDate>Sun, 29 Apr 2018 21:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/closing-arguments-in-atampt-trial-and-jobs-numbers-will-be-released/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Closing Arguments in AT&amp;T Trial, and Jobs Number Will Be Released]]></title><description><![CDATA[A crucial deadline will expire on Tuesday for six U.S. allies temporarily exempted from steel and aluminum trade tariffs. Apple and Tesla report earnings.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/closing-arguments-in-atampt-trial-and-jobs-number-will-be-released/</link><pubDate>Sun, 29 Apr 2018 21:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/closing-arguments-in-atampt-trial-and-jobs-number-will-be-released/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Warren Buffett Isn’t a Fan of Bonds. But They May Be Good for You.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bonds lost value along with stocks in the first quarter. But holding them still makes sense for many people.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/warren-buffett-isnt-a-fan-of-bonds-but-they-may-be-good-for-you/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2018 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/warren-buffett-isnt-a-fan-of-bonds-but-they-may-be-good-for-you/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump’s Tax Cuts in Hand, Companies Spend More on Themselves Than on Wages]]></title><description><![CDATA[The maneuver is good for companies&rsquo; stock prices, but it may not help the overall economy &mdash; undercutting a central goal of the tax cuts.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/trumps-tax-cuts-in-hand-companies-spend-more-on-themselves-than-on-wages/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Feb 2018 00:11:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/trumps-tax-cuts-in-hand-companies-spend-more-on-themselves-than-on-wages/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Will Buffett’s Bet on Apple Work Out?: DealBook Briefing]]></title><description><![CDATA[Warren Buffett&rsquo;s annual letter showed that Berkshire Hathaway had substantially increased its stake in Apple. The wager has done pretty well, but will it continue to outperform?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/will-buffetts-bet-on-apple-work-out-dealbook-briefing/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Feb 2018 14:32:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/will-buffetts-bet-on-apple-work-out-dealbook-briefing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[DealBook Briefing: Berkshire Hathaway Seeks ‘Huge Acquisitions’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Despite $116 billion burning a hole in his pocket, Warren Buffett says attempts to diversify have been stymied by high prices for potential acquisitions.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/dealbook-briefing-berkshire-hathaway-seeks-huge-acquisitions/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Feb 2018 14:32:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/dealbook-briefing-berkshire-hathaway-seeks-huge-acquisitions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Warren Buffett says Republican tax cut 'delivered' $29bn to his company]]></title><description><![CDATA[Billionaire reports record quarterly and annual profit for Berkshire Hathaway, in large part due to Congress&rsquo;s tax code changesWarren Buffett on Saturday reported a record quarterly and annual profit for his Berkshire Hathaway conglomerate, thanks in part to a $29.1bn boost &ldquo;delivered&rdquo; by the Republican tax cut.In his annual letter to shareholders, the billionaire investor wrote: &ldquo;Berkshire&rsquo;s gain in net worth during 2017 was $65.3bn.&rdquo; Related: IMF chief warns]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/warren-buffett-says-republican-tax-cut-delivered-29bn-to-his-company/</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 Feb 2018 18:47:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/warren-buffett-says-republican-tax-cut-delivered-29bn-to-his-company/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Buffett’s Annual Letter: Berkshire Records $29 Billion Gain From Tax Law]]></title><description><![CDATA[Warren Buffett released his annual letter to Berkshire Hathaway&rsquo;s shareholders and it discussed why the conglomerate largely avoided big deals last year.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/buffetts-annual-letter-berkshire-records-29-billion-gain-from-tax-law/</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 Feb 2018 16:41:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/buffetts-annual-letter-berkshire-records-29-billion-gain-from-tax-law/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wayne Swan warns centre left against running 'tame' economic agenda]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exclusive: Former deputy PM claims progressives risk being &lsquo;run over&rsquo; by rightwing populistsThe progressive left needs to &ldquo;set the economic agenda and to ruthlessly organise to implement it&rdquo; or risk being over-run by the populist right, which is in the ascendancy because of a global crisis in governance, according to the former Labor treasurer Wayne Swan.<br />
Swan will use a speech to a Sydney conference on Saturday to warn centre left political parties against running &ldquo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/wayne-swan-warns-centre-left-against-running-tame-economic-agenda/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Feb 2018 21:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/wayne-swan-warns-centre-left-against-running-tame-economic-agenda/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[6 Things to Watch for in Warren Buffett’s Annual Letter]]></title><description><![CDATA[Saturday marks an annual day of celebration for value investors: the release of Warren Buffett&rsquo;s latest letter to Berkshire Hathaway Inc. shareholders.<br />
Each new letter is scrutinized for investing advice and musings on finance and business ethics from the 87-year-old billionaire, who started writing these letters more than 50 years ago.<br />
Here&rsquo;s what we&rsquo;ll be watching for when this year&rsquo;s missive arrives around 8 a.m. Eastern time Saturday.1. Any news about succession. Mr.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/6-things-to-watch-for-in-warren-buffetts-annual-letter/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Feb 2018 14:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/6-things-to-watch-for-in-warren-buffetts-annual-letter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Short Market Week, Walmart Earnings and Warren Buffett’s Letter]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Berkshire Hathaway boss&rsquo;s note could preview succession plans. Also, the Fed and the European Central Bank will release details of their recent meetings.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/a-short-market-week-walmart-earnings-and-warren-buffetts-letter/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Feb 2018 03:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/a-short-market-week-walmart-earnings-and-warren-buffetts-letter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Welcome Back, Volatility: DealBook Briefing]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Dow Jones industrial average was down more than 450 points, or 1.8 percent. The S. &amp; P. 500 and the Nasdaq Composite are both off more than 1.5 percent.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/welcome-back-volatility-dealbook-briefing/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Feb 2018 13:39:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/welcome-back-volatility-dealbook-briefing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stocks Enter Correction Territory: DealBook Briefing]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Dow and S.&amp;P. 500 fell Thursday into correction territory for the first time in two years.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/stocks-enter-correction-territory-dealbook-briefing/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Feb 2018 13:39:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/stocks-enter-correction-territory-dealbook-briefing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[BlackRock’s Play to Become Berkshire (or Blackstone): DealBook Briefing]]></title><description><![CDATA[The investment titan&rsquo;s likens its forthcoming investment fund to Warren Buffett&rsquo;s, and looks like it wants to take a bite of private equity fees.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/blackrocks-play-to-become-berkshire-or-blackstone-dealbook-briefing/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Feb 2018 13:39:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/blackrocks-play-to-become-berkshire-or-blackstone-dealbook-briefing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Financiers, Heal Thyselves]]></title><description><![CDATA[Memorandum<br />
To: Jeffrey Bezos, chief executive, Amazon.com Inc.; Warren Buffett, chief executive, Berkshire Hathaway Inc.; James Dimon, chief executive, JPMorgan Chase &amp; Co.<br />
From: individual investors everywhere<br />
We were excited by the news this week that your three firms are forming &ldquo;an independent company that is free from profit-making incentives and constraints&rdquo; to provide consumers &ldquo;with simplified, high-quality and transparent&rdquo; services &ldquo;at a reasonable cost]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/financiers-heal-thyselves/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Feb 2018 17:52:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/financiers-heal-thyselves/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Businesses Look at Washington and Say, ‘Never Mind, We’ll Do It’]]></title><description><![CDATA[An effort by Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorgan to improve health care is the latest example of C.E.O.s trying to fill a void left by an ineffectual government.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/businesses-look-at-washington-and-say-never-mind-well-do-it/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Feb 2018 23:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/businesses-look-at-washington-and-say-never-mind-well-do-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Good Health Care Deal, but Only for Some]]></title><description><![CDATA[The health care company being formed by Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorgan Chase may prove great for their employees. But maybe not for everyone else.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/a-good-health-care-deal-but-only-for-some/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Feb 2018 21:37:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/a-good-health-care-deal-but-only-for-some/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Amazon and Warren Buffett to create 'reasonable cost' healthcare company]]></title><description><![CDATA[Business giants partner with JP Morgan to help employees find care&lsquo;The ballooning costs act as a hungry tapeworm on the US economy&rsquo;Amazon is diving into healthcare, teaming up with Warren Buffett&rsquo;s Berkshire Hathaway and the New York bank JP Morgan to create a company that helps their US employees find quality care &ldquo;at a reasonable cost&rdquo; and tackle the &ldquo;hungry tapeworm on the American economy&rdquo;.The business giants offered few details on Tuesday and said t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/amazon-and-warren-buffett-to-create-reasonable-cost-healthcare-company/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jan 2018 16:31:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/amazon-and-warren-buffett-to-create-reasonable-cost-healthcare-company/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Warren Buffett Sure Does Like to Say ‘Tapeworm’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Warren Buffett&lsquo;s&nbsp;favorite metaphor has once again infested the news cycle.<br />
&ldquo;The ballooning costs of healthcare act as a hungry tapeworm on the American economy,&rdquo; the Berkshire Hathaway chairman and chief executive said in a statement announcing&nbsp;his company&rsquo;s new healthcare partnership with&nbsp;JPMorgan Chase and&nbsp;Amazon.com.<br />
The trio said Tuesday it was forming a company to figure out how to reduce health-care costs for their hundreds of thousands of U.S. e]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/warren-buffett-sure-does-like-to-say-tapeworm/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jan 2018 16:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/warren-buffett-sure-does-like-to-say-tapeworm/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorgan Team Up to Try to Disrupt Health Care]]></title><description><![CDATA[The three companies will create a new venture with the goal of simplifying coverage for their employees, in a move that unsettled the health care world.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/amazon-berkshire-hathaway-and-jpmorgan-team-up-to-try-to-disrupt-health-care/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jan 2018 13:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/amazon-berkshire-hathaway-and-jpmorgan-team-up-to-try-to-disrupt-health-care/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The End of an Era: T. Boone Pickens Calls It Quits—Energy Journal]]></title><description><![CDATA[A daily digest of The Wall Street Journal&rsquo;s coverage of energy companies, commodity markets and the forces that shape them.<br />
Send us tips, suggestions and complaints:&nbsp;EnergyJournal@wsj.com<br />
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LEGENDARY U.S. OIL MAN CALLS IT QUITS<br />
T. Boone Pickens, a famous oilman and investment manager, said he is closing the energy-focused hedge fund he has run for the last two decades as his health declines.<br />
The move closes a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/the-end-of-an-era-t-boone-pickens-calls-it-quitsenergy-journal/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jan 2018 13:34:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/the-end-of-an-era-t-boone-pickens-calls-it-quitsenergy-journal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies 'will come to bad end', says Warren Buffett]]></title><description><![CDATA[The billionaire investor and his longtime manager Charlie Munger, two of the world&rsquo;s most successful investors, say they&rsquo;d never invest in cryptocurrencies Billionaire investor Warren Buffett said Wednesday that he would never invest in Bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies, and predicted the wildly popular assets are in for a fall. Related: World's richest 500 see their wealth increase by $1tn this year Bitcoin is the first, and the biggest, "cryptocurrency" &ndash; a decentralised trad]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/bitcoin-and-cryptocurrencies-will-come-to-bad-end-says-warren-buffett/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jan 2018 09:33:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/bitcoin-and-cryptocurrencies-will-come-to-bad-end-says-warren-buffett/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Warren Buffett’s Succession Plan Is Down to Two]]></title><description><![CDATA[Warren Buffett&rsquo;s Berkshire Hathaway named Greg Abel and Ajit Jain as vice chairmen, clarifying the conglomerate&rsquo;s C.E.O. succession plan.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/warren-buffetts-succession-plan-is-down-to-two/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jan 2018 22:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/warren-buffetts-succession-plan-is-down-to-two/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Warren Buffett Is No Fan of Cryptocurrencies]]></title><description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s hard for the new kids to impress the cool kids, even on Wall Street.<br />
Meaning Warren Buffett isn&rsquo;t too hot on cryptocurrencies.<br />
&ldquo;In terms of cryptocurrencies, generally, I can say almost with certainty that they will come to a bad ending,&rdquo; Mr. Buffett said in an interview on CNBC Wednesday.<br />
&ldquo;Now when it happens or how or anything else I don&rsquo;t know, but I know this: if I could buy long term puts, if I could buy a five-year put on every one of the cryptocurr]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/warren-buffett-is-no-fan-of-cryptocurrencies/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jan 2018 17:11:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/warren-buffett-is-no-fan-of-cryptocurrencies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies 'will come to a bad end', says Warren Buffett]]></title><description><![CDATA[The billionaire investor and his longtime manager Charlie Munger, two of the world&rsquo;s most successful investors, say they&rsquo;d never invest in cryptocurrenciesBillionaire investor Warren Buffett said Wednesday that he would never invest in Bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies, and predicted the wildly popular assets are in for a fall. Related: World's richest 500 see their wealth increase by $1tn this year Bitcoin is the first, and the biggest, "cryptocurrency" &ndash; a decentralised trada]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/bitcoin-and-cryptocurrencies-will-come-to-a-bad-end-says-warren-buffett/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jan 2018 16:18:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/bitcoin-and-cryptocurrencies-will-come-to-a-bad-end-says-warren-buffett/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[DealBook Briefing: Buffett Succession Plan Gets Clearer]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Berkshire Hathaway head has named Greg Abel and Ajit Jain as vice chairmen, reviving speculation about his eventual successor as C.E.O.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/dealbook-briefing-buffett-succession-plan-gets-clearer/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jan 2018 13:41:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/dealbook-briefing-buffett-succession-plan-gets-clearer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[6 Berkshire Products You Can Buy for One Berkshire Share]]></title><description><![CDATA[Berkshire Hathaway Inc.&rsquo;s Class A shares closed above $300,000 for the first time Thursday, marking a new record for the world&rsquo;s most expensive stock.<br />
Berkshire Chairman Warren Buffett has grown his business over more than 50 years by acquiring cash-generating businesses like Geico and investing in blue-chip stocks. Berkshire is now the sixth-biggest U.S. company by market cap, and it employed 367,671 people at the end of 2016 at more than 60 operating units that operate power plants]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/6-berkshire-products-you-can-buy-for-one-berkshire-share/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jan 2018 16:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/6-berkshire-products-you-can-buy-for-one-berkshire-share/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Biggest Winner of Famed Buffett Bet? Girls Inc. of Omaha]]></title><description><![CDATA[The real winner of Warren Buffett&lsquo;s&nbsp;10-year bet against hedge funds is Girls Inc. of Omaha.<br />
Mr. Buffett bet $1 million in 2007 that an index fund would outperform a basket of hedge funds over a decade. The proceeds would go to charity, and Mr. Buffett designated his local Girls Inc. affiliate as the recipient if he won. When the closing bell rang at the New York Stock Exchange Friday, the famed investor locked in his victory.<br />
Mr. Buffett, the chairman of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., has s]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/biggest-winner-of-famed-buffett-bet-girls-inc-of-omaha/</link><pubDate>Sat, 30 Dec 2017 14:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/biggest-winner-of-famed-buffett-bet-girls-inc-of-omaha/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Biggest Winner of Famed Buffett Bet? Girls Charity]]></title><description><![CDATA[The real winner of Warren Buffett&lsquo;s&nbsp;10-year bet against hedge funds is Girls Inc. of Omaha.<br />
Mr. Buffett bet $1 million in 2007 that an index fund would outperform a basket of hedge funds over a decade. The proceeds would go to charity, and Mr. Buffett designated his local Girls Inc. affiliate as the recipient if he won. When the closing bell rang at the New York Stock Exchange Friday, the famed investor locked in his victory.<br />
Mr. Buffett, the chairman of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., has s]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/biggest-winner-of-famed-buffett-bet-girls-charity/</link><pubDate>Sat, 30 Dec 2017 14:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/biggest-winner-of-famed-buffett-bet-girls-charity/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[World's richest 500 see their wealth increase by $1tn this year]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ultra-rich warned of &lsquo;strike-back&rsquo; as global inequality hits a 100-year high and billions of poorer people see their earnings stagnateThe world&rsquo;s 500 richest people have increased their wealth by $1tn (&pound;745bn) so far this year due to a huge increase in the value of global stock markets, which are likely to finish 2017 at record highs. The big increase in the fortunes of the ultra-wealthy comes as billions of poorer people across the world have seen their wealth standstill]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/worlds-richest-500-see-their-wealth-increase-by-1tn-this-year/</link><pubDate>Wed, 27 Dec 2017 16:24:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/worlds-richest-500-see-their-wealth-increase-by-1tn-this-year/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Hits $300,000 a Share]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fifty-five years and few days after Warren Buffett bought his first shares of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., the company he built into a global powerhouse&nbsp;entered the $300,000 club.<br />
Membership: one.<br />
Moments ago, Berkshire&rsquo;s Class A shares jumped above the $300,000 mark for the first time, hitting as high as $300,015. The stock is up more than 20% this year,&nbsp;with about half the rally coming since Nov. 16, when the House of Representatives passed its plan to cut the tax rate for U.S. com]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/warren-buffetts-berkshire-hathaway-hits-300000-a-share/</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 Dec 2017 17:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/warren-buffetts-berkshire-hathaway-hits-300000-a-share/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As Bitcoin Scrapes $10,000, an Investment Boom Like No Other]]></title><description><![CDATA[The virtual currency&rsquo;s price reached a new threshold, leaving critics and enthusiasts alike stunned by its soaring value.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/as-bitcoin-scrapes-10000-an-investment-boom-like-no-other/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Nov 2017 23:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/as-bitcoin-scrapes-10000-an-investment-boom-like-no-other/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Schumpeter: 3G Capital, magicians of the consumer industry, need to learn a new act]]></title><description><![CDATA[Print sectionPrint Rubric:&amp;nbsp;3G Capital, magicians of the consumer industry, need to learn a new act Print Headline:&amp;nbsp;And now for my next trick Print Fly Title:&amp;nbsp;SchumpeterUK Only Article:&amp;nbsp;standard articleIssue:&amp;nbsp;America&rsquo;s global influence has dwindled under Donald Trump Fly Title:&amp;nbsp;Schumpeter Main image:&amp;nbsp;20171111_WBD000_0.jpgOCCASIONALLY a business idea emerges that is so simple you cannot believe it works. Consider the five founder]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/schumpeter-3g-capital-magicians-of-the-consumer-industry-need-to-learn-a-new-act/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Nov 2017 16:48:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/schumpeter-3g-capital-magicians-of-the-consumer-industry-need-to-learn-a-new-act/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos and Warren Buffett are wealthier than poorest half of US]]></title><description><![CDATA[Institute for Policy Studies warns of a &lsquo;moral crisis&rsquo; and says Trump tax change proposals will exacerbate disparities<br />
The three richest people in the US &ndash; Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos and Warren Buffett &ndash; own as much wealth as the bottom half of the US population, or 160 million people.Analysis of the wealth of America&rsquo;s richest people found that Gates, Bezos and Buffett were sitting on a combined $248.5bn (&pound;190bn) fortune. The Institute for Policy Studies said the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/bill-gates-jeff-bezos-and-warren-buffett-are-wealthier-than-poorest-half-of-us/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Nov 2017 00:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/bill-gates-jeff-bezos-and-warren-buffett-are-wealthier-than-poorest-half-of-us/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos and Warren Buffett are richer than poorest half of US]]></title><description><![CDATA[Institute for Policy Studies warns of a &lsquo;moral crisis&rsquo; and says Trump tax change proposals will exacerbate disparities<br />
The three richest people in the US &ndash; Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos and Warren Buffett &ndash; own as much wealth as the bottom half of the US population, or 160 million people.Analysis of the wealth of America&rsquo;s richest people found that Gates, Bezos and Buffett were sitting on a combined $248.5bn (&pound;190bn) fortune. The Institute for Policy Studies said the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/bill-gates-jeff-bezos-and-warren-buffett-are-richer-than-poorest-half-of-us/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Nov 2017 00:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/bill-gates-jeff-bezos-and-warren-buffett-are-richer-than-poorest-half-of-us/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Adds 7th Female Manager]]></title><description><![CDATA[Berkshire Hathaway Inc.&rsquo;s Ben Bridge Jeweler appointed Lisa Bridge as president this month, increasing the number of women in Berkshire&rsquo;s manager ranks to seven.<br />
Berkshire is a conglomerate of more than 60 businesses, including insurers, retailers and a railroad. Each company is independently run, with most of the managers reporting directly to Berkshire Chairman Warren Buffett.<br />
Turnover among managers is typically low, and many have been in their post for decades. But the number of]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/buffetts-berkshire-hathaway-adds-7th-female-manager/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Nov 2017 14:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/buffetts-berkshire-hathaway-adds-7th-female-manager/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[David Rockefeller’s Thoughtful Path to Philanthropy]]></title><description><![CDATA[The distribution of Rockefeller&rsquo;s multimillion fortune is underway and there are lessons to be learned about giving, even for the less wealthy.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/david-rockefellers-thoughtful-path-to-philanthropy/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Nov 2017 11:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/david-rockefellers-thoughtful-path-to-philanthropy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Giving Away Billions as Fast as They Can]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new crop of mega-philanthropists &mdash; from Soros to Gates to Koch &mdash; eclipses old guard, changes the rules and courts controversy.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/giving-away-billions-as-fast-as-they-can/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Oct 2017 21:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/giving-away-billions-as-fast-as-they-can/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Warren Buffett Is Duracell’s New Pitchman in China]]></title><description><![CDATA[Duracell is using Warren Buffett&rsquo;s popularity in China to help sell batteries.<br />
A new advertising campaign shows Mr. Buffett, chief executive of Duracell&rsquo;s parent company, Berkshire Hathaway, smiling and flashing thumbs-up to the Duracell Bunny mascot.<br />
Mr. Buffett is very popular in China, where Coca-Cola Co., a longtime Berkshire investment, used his image on special-edition cans of Cherry Coke last year. Thousands of people travel from China each year to Berkshire&rsquo;s annual me]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/warren-buffett-is-duracells-new-pitchman-in-china/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Oct 2017 21:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/warren-buffett-is-duracells-new-pitchman-in-china/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Luck and skill in investment: Picking a fund manager? The odds aren’t great]]></title><description><![CDATA[Main image:&amp;nbsp;WHO wants mediocrity? That is what a lot of people say when the subject of index-tracking, or passive fund management, comes up. They would rather choose a fund manager (an active manager in the jargon) who tries to beat the market by picking the best stocks. It does sound like a good idea.The tricky bit is finding the right manager. The temptation is to look at past performance but fund managers rarely beat the market for long.The average fund manager is always going to str]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/luck-and-skill-in-investment-picking-a-fund-manager-the-odds-arent-great/</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 Sep 2017 13:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/luck-and-skill-in-investment-picking-a-fund-manager-the-odds-arent-great/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Luck and skill in investment: Picking a fund manager? The odds aren&amp;#039;t great]]></title><description><![CDATA[Main image:&amp;nbsp;WHO wants mediocrity? That is what a lot of people say when the subject of index-tracking, or passive fund management, comes up. They would rather choose a fund manager (an active manager in the jargon) who tries to beat the market by picking the best stocks. It does sound like a good idea.The tricky bit is finding the right manager. The temptation is to look at past performance but fund managers rarely beat the market for long.The average fund manager is always going to str]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/luck-and-skill-in-investment-picking-a-fund-manager-the-odds-arenamp039t-great/</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 Sep 2017 13:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/luck-and-skill-in-investment-picking-a-fund-manager-the-odds-arenamp039t-great/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Warren Buffett Says the Dow Is Going Over One Million]]></title><description><![CDATA[You heard it from Warren Buffett first: the Dow Jones Industrial Average is headed above one million.<br />
The blue-chip stock benchmark is likely to be above that milestone in a hundred years&rsquo; time, the Berkshire Hathaway Inc. chief executive and chairman said Tuesday night. It sounds eye-popping, but judging by past history, it&rsquo;s actually a fairly conservative bet.<br />
&ldquo;The Dow will be over a million and that is not a ridiculous forecast at all if you do the math,&rdquo; he said.<br />
It w]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/warren-buffett-says-the-dow-is-going-over-one-million/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 Sep 2017 18:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/warren-buffett-says-the-dow-is-going-over-one-million/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Virtual Warren Buffett Makes the Cover of Forbes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Forbes&rsquo;s newest cover lets readers talk with a virtual Warren Buffett.<br />
The cover of the business magazine&rsquo;s 100th anniversary issue features a photo of Mr. Buffett and directs readers to a link, where they can interact with a video of the &ldquo;Oracle of Omaha.&rdquo; Readers can ask any question into their smartphones, and an artificial-intelligence program will interpret the question and respond with one of 33 possible videos of Mr. Buffett.<br />
In his prerecorded answers, Mr. Buffett]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/virtual-warren-buffett-makes-the-cover-of-forbes/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 Sep 2017 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/virtual-warren-buffett-makes-the-cover-of-forbes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As Wells Fargo Scandal Expands, a C.E.O. Is Exposed]]></title><description><![CDATA[Timothy J. Sloan&rsquo;s long tenure at the bank makes it hard for him to credibly overhaul the culture at a huge institution under intense scrutiny.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/as-wells-fargo-scandal-expands-a-ceo-is-exposed/</link><pubDate>Thu, 31 Aug 2017 21:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/as-wells-fargo-scandal-expands-a-ceo-is-exposed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Someone at Berkshire (Not Warren Buffett) Sold Apple Stock]]></title><description><![CDATA[Warren Buffett has been buying shares of Apple Inc., but not everyone at his Berkshire Hathaway Inc. is on the same page.<br />
The &ldquo;Oracle of Omaha&rdquo; said&nbsp;on CNBC Wednesday that one of Berkshire&rsquo;s other portfolio managers &mdash; either Ted Weschler or Todd Combs &mdash; sold Apple shares in the second quarter, even as Mr. Buffett was buying them. The net result was an increase in Berkshire&rsquo;s Apple holdings in the quarter, but the increase was less than it would have been]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/someone-at-berkshire-not-warren-buffett-sold-apple-stock/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Aug 2017 17:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/someone-at-berkshire-not-warren-buffett-sold-apple-stock/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fine Print in Sempra’s Energy Deal Bears a Close Examination]]></title><description><![CDATA[The power company has bested Warren E. Buffett. But the transaction looks rushed and leaves Sempra with undisclosed partners and limited control.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/fine-print-in-sempras-energy-deal-bears-a-close-examination/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Aug 2017 21:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/fine-print-in-sempras-energy-deal-bears-a-close-examination/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In Battle Over Texas Utility, Elliott Is Grasping at Straws]]></title><description><![CDATA[The hedge fund is said to have enough debt in Energy Future Holdings to block Warren Buffett&rsquo;s bid. Yet the move makes little sense in the absence of an alternative.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/in-battle-over-texas-utility-elliott-is-grasping-at-straws/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Aug 2017 22:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/in-battle-over-texas-utility-elliott-is-grasping-at-straws/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Suffering, Bribery and Blocks — Energy Journal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here&rsquo;s your morning jolt of news, insight and analysis on the global energy business.<br />
Send us tips, suggestions and complaints:&nbsp;EnergyJournal@wsj.com&nbsp;&nbsp;<br />
Sign up for this newsletter:&nbsp;http://on.wsj.com/EnergyJournalSignup<br />
OIL SUFFERS AS U.S. PRODUCERS DON&rsquo;T STOP PUMPING<br />
Oil prices are under pressure after weekly data from the EIA revealed&nbsp;U.S. production volumes&nbsp;are once again nearing their 2015 peak&nbsp;of around 9.6 million barrels a day.<br />
The news that U]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/suffering-bribery-and-blocks-energy-journal/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Aug 2017 12:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/suffering-bribery-and-blocks-energy-journal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Warren Buffett Made $1.5 Billion on GE]]></title><description><![CDATA[Warren Buffett managed to make more than $1.5 billion by investing in General Electric, a stock that has rewarded few in recent years.<br />
The billionaire investor&rsquo;s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. loaned GE $3 billion in the depths of the financial crisis &ndash; a time when the industrial conglomerate was straining under the weight of its massive financial services business and tight credit markets. The loan came shortly after Mr. Buffett made a similar deal with Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and was se]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/how-warren-buffett-made-15-billion-on-ge/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Aug 2017 20:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/how-warren-buffett-made-15-billion-on-ge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Texas AG Rejects Possible Fix for Buffett’s Car Dealerships]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Texas attorney general said Warren Buffett&rsquo;s car dealerships cannot use a loophole to avoid their legal troubles in the state.<br />
Mr. Buffett&rsquo;s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. owns dozens of companies including Texas-based Berkshire Hathaway Automotive and Indiana-based Forest River Inc., which makes recreational vehicles. But Texas law prevents auto dealerships and vehicle manufacturers from sharing ownership.<br />
The chairman of the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles Board on July 6 requested]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/texas-ag-rejects-possible-fix-for-buffetts-car-dealerships/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Aug 2017 20:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/texas-ag-rejects-possible-fix-for-buffetts-car-dealerships/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How philanthropic dynasties are exerting their power over US policy | David Callahan]]></title><description><![CDATA[As a nation built in opposition to the aristocracy, is it right that US billionaires are creating foundations to confer power and privilege on to future generations?The Givers: Wealth, Power, and Philanthropy in a New Gilded AgeToo much inherited wealth is a bad thing in a country that was founded in opposition to aristocratic privilege. Some of the wealthiest people in the US agree. Billionaires such as Warren Buffett, Bill Gates, and Michael Bloomberg have vowed to leave only limited money to]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/how-philanthropic-dynasties-are-exerting-their-power-over-us-policy-david-callahan/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Jul 2017 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/how-philanthropic-dynasties-are-exerting-their-power-over-us-policy-david-callahan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Elliott Hedge Fund Seeks to Challenge Buffett’s Bid for Energy Company]]></title><description><![CDATA[The hedge fund said it was working on a $9.3 billion takeover bid for Energy Future Holdings that would edge out a $9 billion offer by Berkshire Hathaway.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/elliott-hedge-fund-seeks-to-challenge-buffetts-bid-for-energy-company/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Jul 2017 01:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/elliott-hedge-fund-seeks-to-challenge-buffetts-bid-for-energy-company/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Warren Buffett Invests in Canada, but Should You?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Canada&rsquo;s accounting standards are different from America&rsquo;s. For instance, Sears Canada was pronounced &ldquo;clean&rdquo; just before it went bankrupt.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/warren-buffett-invests-in-canada-but-should-you/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Jul 2017 21:31:31 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/warren-buffett-invests-in-canada-but-should-you/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Buffett Needs to Be Bigger in Texas]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two other suitors for Oncor failed to win over regulators. Warren Buffett&rsquo;s structure sounds smarter, but sealing a deal may require some persuasion.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/buffett-needs-to-be-bigger-in-texas/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Jul 2017 21:31:31 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/buffett-needs-to-be-bigger-in-texas/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Berkshire Hathaway Makes a $9 Billion Bid for Energy Future Holdings]]></title><description><![CDATA[The deal would augment Berkshire Hathaway Energy, whose collection of utilities delivers power to 11.6 million customers across the West and Midwest.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/berkshire-hathaway-makes-a-9-billion-bid-for-energy-future-holdings/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Jul 2017 15:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/berkshire-hathaway-makes-a-9-billion-bid-for-energy-future-holdings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Buffett Bets on Energy With Deal for Texas Utility]]></title><description><![CDATA[Warren E. Buffett&rsquo;s Berkshire Hathaway agreed to pay $9 billion to buy Energy Future Holdings, a bankrupt power company that controls a major utility.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/buffett-bets-on-energy-with-deal-for-texas-utility/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Jul 2017 14:34:49 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/buffett-bets-on-energy-with-deal-for-texas-utility/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Berkshire Hopes Its Second Tango With Energy Future Goes More Smoothly]]></title><description><![CDATA[Berkshire Hathaway is taking another bite of Energy Future Holdings Corp. Last time, it didn&rsquo;t work out so well.<br />
The Journal is reporting that Berkshire Hathaway Energy is nearing a deal to buy Energy Future&rsquo;s controlling stake in Oncor, one of the country&rsquo;s largest electricity-transmission businesses.<br />
A decade ago, KKR &amp; Co., TPG and Goldman Sachs&rsquo;s private-equity arm led a $32 billion takeover of Energy Future, the Texas utility formerly known as TXU Corp. The deal,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/berkshire-hopes-its-second-tango-with-energy-future-goes-more-smoothly/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Jul 2017 23:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/berkshire-hopes-its-second-tango-with-energy-future-goes-more-smoothly/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meet Greg Abel, Head of Berkshire Hathaway Energy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Warren Buffett just put an $18 billion business into the hands of his possible successor.<br />
Earlier Thursday, The Journal reported that Berkshire Hathaway Inc. is close to a deal to buy Oncor, one of the country&rsquo;s largest electricity transmissions businesses. Should the deal be completed, Oncor will go into the ever-expanding arsenal of Berkshire Hathaway Energy head Greg Abel.<br />
In 2015, Berkshire&rsquo;s Charlie Munger mentioned Mr. Abel by name as he discussed hypothetical successors to Mr.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/meet-greg-abel-head-of-berkshire-hathaway-energy/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Jul 2017 21:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/meet-greg-abel-head-of-berkshire-hathaway-energy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Blood on a Tax Cut]]></title><description><![CDATA[The toxic Senate bill is the broadest attack on working Americans by a governing political party in our lifetime.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/the-blood-on-a-tax-cut/</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jun 2017 10:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/the-blood-on-a-tax-cut/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In Long Run, There’s No Such Thing as an Einstein Investor]]></title><description><![CDATA[In investing, as in physics, the insights of outstanding individuals and of crowds of experts are both valuable. But following any approach blindly leads to trouble.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/in-long-run-theres-no-such-thing-as-an-einstein-investor/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Jun 2017 18:35:19 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/in-long-run-theres-no-such-thing-as-an-einstein-investor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Warren E.Buffett Comes to the Aid of a Big Canadian Mortgage Lender]]></title><description><![CDATA[Berkshire Hathaway, run by Mr. Buffett, agreed to buy a stake in Home Capital, which has struggled amid accusations of fraud.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/warren-ebuffett-comes-to-the-aid-of-a-big-canadian-mortgage-lender/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Jun 2017 23:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/warren-ebuffett-comes-to-the-aid-of-a-big-canadian-mortgage-lender/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Warren E. Buffett Comes to the Aid of a Big Canadian Mortgage Lender]]></title><description><![CDATA[Berkshire Hathaway, run by Mr. Buffett, agreed to buy a stake in Home Capital, which has struggled amid accusations of fraud.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/warren-e-buffett-comes-to-the-aid-of-a-big-canadian-mortgage-lender/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Jun 2017 23:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/warren-e-buffett-comes-to-the-aid-of-a-big-canadian-mortgage-lender/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Warren Buffett Comes to the Aid of a Big Canadian Mortgage Lender]]></title><description><![CDATA[Berkshire Hathaway, run by Mr. Buffett, agreed to buy a stake in Home Capital, which has struggled amid accusations of fraud.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/warren-buffett-comes-to-the-aid-of-a-big-canadian-mortgage-lender/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Jun 2017 23:11:17 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/warren-buffett-comes-to-the-aid-of-a-big-canadian-mortgage-lender/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Cost of Dining with Warren Buffett? This Year, It’s $2,679,001]]></title><description><![CDATA[An annual fund-raising auction on eBay drew 41 bids for the chance to sit down with the billionaire investor.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/the-cost-of-dining-with-warren-buffett-this-year-its-2679001/</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 Jun 2017 22:54:09 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/the-cost-of-dining-with-warren-buffett-this-year-its-2679001/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Apple’s W.W.D.C., and Energy Ministers Meeting: The Week Ahead]]></title><description><![CDATA[The technology company will show off new software and hardware on Monday, and delegations from over two dozen countries will discuss clean energy investments.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/apples-wwdc-and-energy-ministers-meeting-the-week-ahead/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Jun 2017 04:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/apples-wwdc-and-energy-ministers-meeting-the-week-ahead/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Apple Will Host Annual Developers’ Conference, and Global Energy Ministers Are to Meet]]></title><description><![CDATA[The technology company will show off new software and hardware on Monday, and delegations from over two dozen countries will discuss clean energy investments.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/apple-will-host-annual-developers-conference-and-global-energy-ministers-are-to-meet/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Jun 2017 04:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/apple-will-host-annual-developers-conference-and-global-energy-ministers-are-to-meet/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Split Decision: The Pros and Cons of Splitting Shares]]></title><description><![CDATA[The stock split is losing its place in the corporate playbook.<br />
Once nearly a given for most firms when their shares topped $100 or so, stock splits by S&amp;P 500 companies faded from prominence after the dot-com bust in 2000. This year, just two companies in the large-cap index have split their stock, and now shares of Amazon.com and Google&rsquo;s parent company, Alphabet, are flirting with $1,000 apiece.<br />
[RELATED:&nbsp;Amazon&rsquo;s Brush With $1,000 Signals the Death of the Stock Split]<br />
In]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/split-decision-the-pros-and-cons-of-splitting-shares/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 May 2017 16:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/split-decision-the-pros-and-cons-of-splitting-shares/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What's better than a Buffett rule? Labor's Buffett rule by stealth | Greg Jericho]]></title><description><![CDATA[The ALP policy of limiting deductions for managing tax affairs will go some way to limiting the ability of the very wealthy to avoid paying taxAt the moment the ALP is having a fight over the merits of a Buffett rule for income tax. It is a high-profile battle involving two former treasurers. What perhaps has been ignored is that the ALP has also come up with a policy that might achieve some of its aims with much less tinkering with the tax system. The Buffett rule of tax comes from the US billi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/whats-better-than-a-buffett-rule-labors-buffett-rule-by-stealth-greg-jericho/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 May 2017 22:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/whats-better-than-a-buffett-rule-labors-buffett-rule-by-stealth-greg-jericho/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How a Golf Course Is Reshaping a New Orleans Neighborhood]]></title><description><![CDATA[The newly opened South Course at Bayou Oaks and Columbia Parc, a mixed-income development, rose from the ruins of Hurricane Katrina.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/how-a-golf-course-is-reshaping-a-new-orleans-neighborhood/</link><pubDate>Sat, 20 May 2017 01:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/how-a-golf-course-is-reshaping-a-new-orleans-neighborhood/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Money talks: Podcast: Another pay rise?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Main image:&amp;nbsp;<br />
Callum Williams joins presenter Simon Long to examine the merits of Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn&rsquo;s proposal for a &pound;10 minimum wage. The Chinese investors who idolise American billionaire Warren Buffet. Why a gender gap among Economics students could cause problems down the road20170509 10:20:45 Comment Expiry Date:&amp;nbsp;Wed, 2017-05-24]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/money-talks-podcast-another-pay-rise/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 May 2017 12:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/money-talks-podcast-another-pay-rise/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Warren Buffett on Health Care]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;It was huge what they did cutting taxes for the rich,&rdquo; said Warren Buffett, chief executive of Berkshire Hathaway, on the House G.O.P. health care bill.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/warren-buffett-on-health-care/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 May 2017 00:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/warren-buffett-on-health-care/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Forget Taxes, Warren Buffett Says. The Real Problem Is Health Care.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Over the weekend, Mr. Buffett urged fellow executives to start worrying about rising health care costs and how they put American businesses at a disadvantage.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/forget-taxes-warren-buffett-says-the-real-problem-is-health-care/</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 May 2017 21:50:28 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/forget-taxes-warren-buffett-says-the-real-problem-is-health-care/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Warren Buffett: cutting jobs is standard capitalist formula]]></title><description><![CDATA[US billionaire defends business methods of 3G, his partner in Kraft Heinz, which launched a failed bid for UnileverWarren Buffett has defended the Brazilian buyout house with which he attempted to take over Unilever, by saying 3G was only following a &ldquo;standard capitalist&rdquo; stance to doing business by slashing costs and cutting staff.Buffett&rsquo;s investment group Berkshire Hathaway and 3G, backed by the Brazilian billionaire Jorge Lemann, own 51% of Kraft Heinz, which made a &pound;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/warren-buffett-cutting-jobs-is-standard-capitalist-formula/</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 May 2017 17:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/warren-buffett-cutting-jobs-is-standard-capitalist-formula/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Warren Buffett Speaks: 5 Takeaways from Berkshire’s Annual Meeting]]></title><description><![CDATA[From trade to taxes, investing to insurance, Warren Buffett and his sidekick Charles Munger covered a lot of ground this weekend.<br />
The two men fielded questions for more than five hours at the latest Berkshire Hathaway annual meeting Saturday, a gathering that&rsquo;s been dubbed &ldquo;Woodstock for Capitalists&rdquo; because of the people who flock from all corners of the globe for the event. Roughly 40,000 made the pilgrimage to Omaha, Neb., this year, among the most to ever see the event in p]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/warren-buffett-speaks-5-takeaways-from-berkshires-annual-meeting/</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 May 2017 11:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/warren-buffett-speaks-5-takeaways-from-berkshires-annual-meeting/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Warren Buffett, at Berkshire Meeting, Condemns Republican Health Care Bill]]></title><description><![CDATA[At the annual shareholders meeting of his conglomerate, Warren Buffett criticized the health care overhaul as &ldquo;a huge tax cut for guys like me.&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/warren-buffett-at-berkshire-meeting-condemns-republican-health-care-bill/</link><pubDate>Sun, 07 May 2017 03:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/warren-buffett-at-berkshire-meeting-condemns-republican-health-care-bill/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Berkshire Hathaway’s Annual Meeting: Scenes from Omaha]]></title><description><![CDATA[Every spring tens of thousands descend on Omaha, Neb. to glean wisdom from two of the world&rsquo;s most famous investors.<br />
Berkshire Hathaway Inc.&rsquo;s annual meeting is far from the typical staid corporate affair. There is newspaper tossing, ping-pong, celebrities and of course, an hours-long Q&amp;A with Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger.<br />
Here&rsquo;s a look at some of images from what has become known as the &ldquo;Woodstock for Capitalists.&rdquo; And click here to follow along to our liv]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/berkshire-hathaways-annual-meeting-scenes-from-omaha/</link><pubDate>Sat, 06 May 2017 20:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/berkshire-hathaways-annual-meeting-scenes-from-omaha/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[8 Questions for Warren Buffett]]></title><description><![CDATA[If possible, Warren Buffett is even more famous today than he was a year ago.<br />
An HBO documentary about his life was released earlier this year, and Mr. Buffett&rsquo;s face now graces Cherry Coke cans in China. He appeared on &ldquo;Celebrity Apprentice.&rdquo; And shortly after leaving the presidency, Barack Obama traveled to Omaha, Neb., to have lunch with Mr. Buffett.<br />
Mr. Buffett&rsquo;s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. has also made some news in the past year, buying large stakes in Apple and four ai]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/8-questions-for-warren-buffett/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 May 2017 11:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/8-questions-for-warren-buffett/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Buffetts of China: Warren Buffett has many fans in China but few true followers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Print sectionPrint Rubric:&amp;nbsp;The Oracle of Omaha has legions of fans but few true followers in China Print Headline:&amp;nbsp;The Buffetts of China Print Fly Title:&amp;nbsp;Chinese investorsUK Only Article:&amp;nbsp;standard article Issue:&amp;nbsp;The data economy demands a new approach to antitrust Fly Title:&amp;nbsp;The Buffetts of ChinaLocation:&amp;nbsp;Shanghai Main image:&amp;nbsp;20170506_FNP001_0.jpgAS THE second-richest person in the world, and with a half-century record of in]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/the-buffetts-of-china-warren-buffett-has-many-fans-in-china-but-few-true-followers/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 May 2017 16:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/the-buffetts-of-china-warren-buffett-has-many-fans-in-china-but-few-true-followers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When Warren Met Jorge Paulo: Buffett and Lemann Recall Their First Deal]]></title><description><![CDATA[The billionaire investors discussed free trade and their working relationship during an interview at the Brazil Conference in Cambridge, Mass.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/when-warren-met-jorge-paulo-buffett-and-lemann-recall-their-first-deal/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Apr 2017 17:10:26 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/when-warren-met-jorge-paulo-buffett-and-lemann-recall-their-first-deal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Unilever to Sell Its Spreads Business and Restructure]]></title><description><![CDATA[The British-Dutch maker of Dove soap, Ben &amp; Jerry&rsquo;s ice cream, and Hellmann&rsquo;s mayonnaise also said it would raise its dividend and buy back $5.3 billion in stock.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/unilever-to-sell-its-spreads-business-and-restructure/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Apr 2017 15:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/unilever-to-sell-its-spreads-business-and-restructure/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Billionaire Warren Buffett becomes face of Cherry Coke in China]]></title><description><![CDATA[Coca-Cola Cherry bottles to carry cartoon portrait of US businessman whose firm is the drinks company&rsquo;s largest investorThe likeness of billionaire Warren Buffett is to grace Cherry Coke cans in China, where the company&rsquo;s largest investor enjoys a legendary reputation.Coca-Cola announced over the weekend that a grinning cartoon portrait of the American business magnate would adorn cans and bottles of his favourite flavour following its introduction in the country on 10 March. Related]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/billionaire-warren-buffett-becomes-face-of-cherry-coke-in-china/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Apr 2017 09:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/billionaire-warren-buffett-becomes-face-of-cherry-coke-in-china/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Warren Buffett Helps Launch Cherry Coke in China]]></title><description><![CDATA[Warren Buffett is helping launch his favorite beverage in China.<br />
The billionaire businessman has lent his likeness to Coca-Cola Co. to assist the soda company in promoting the Chinese release of Cherry Coke. They&rsquo;re plastering his face on special-edition versions of the drink in the country for a short time.<br />
The stunt seems like a win-win for both Mr. Buffett and Coke.<br />
His Berkshire Hathaway is by far the largest shareholder in Coke, and he&rsquo;s well known for his voracious Cherry Coke]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/warren-buffett-helps-launch-cherry-coke-in-china/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Apr 2017 22:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/warren-buffett-helps-launch-cherry-coke-in-china/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Case for Warren Buffett to Buy AIG]]></title><description><![CDATA[Warren Buffett is the key to fixing America&rsquo;s seemingly unfixable insurance giant<br />
So say Keefe, Bruyette &amp; Woods analysts, who argue in a note today that Mr. Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway should buy American International Group Inc.<br />
While the two massive companies do compete in some markets, Berkshire is a larger presence in reinsurance and personal auto insurance and AIG focuses on commercial insurance.<br />
&ldquo;We see a strong case for Berkshire Hathaway buying AIG,&rdquo; KBW&rsquo;s M]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/the-case-for-warren-buffett-to-buy-aig/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Mar 2017 21:06:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/the-case-for-warren-buffett-to-buy-aig/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Buffett Skewers. Big Money Scoffs.]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;&lsquo;Two and 20&rsquo; is going to make a lot of people rich. And it&rsquo;s going to make very few investors rich,&rdquo; said Warren Buffett on hedge fund fees. &ldquo;It borders on obscene.&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/buffett-skewers-big-money-scoffs/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Mar 2017 22:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/buffett-skewers-big-money-scoffs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Warren Buffett: This Is Who I Would Have Picked to Manage My Money]]></title><description><![CDATA[Warren Buffett told CNBC on Monday that if he&rsquo;d had to pick one person to manage his money, it would have been a &ldquo;fella you never heard of: Herb Wolfe.&rdquo;<br />
Who is Herb Wolfe?<br />
Mr. Wolfe was director of research at the New York Hanseatic Corp., according to his New York Times obituary. He lived in Brooklyn and taught mathematics at Hamilton College and the Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn. He died in 1964 at age 51.<br />
According to Alice Schroeder&rsquo;s biography &ldquo;The Snowball]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/warren-buffett-this-is-who-i-would-have-picked-to-manage-my-money/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2017 18:36:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/warren-buffett-this-is-who-i-would-have-picked-to-manage-my-money/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Madness of Crowds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Why should people not conclude there&rsquo;s no moral code any more and what&rsquo;s needed is a guy to blow up the system?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/the-madness-of-crowds/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2017 10:12:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/the-madness-of-crowds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Buffett’s $1 Trillion Target for Apple Is in Sight]]></title><description><![CDATA[The billionaire investor bought even more shares of Apple, maker of the iPhone, reckoning it will be the first company with a 13-digit valuation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/buffetts-1-trillion-target-for-apple-is-in-sight/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2017 21:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/buffetts-1-trillion-target-for-apple-is-in-sight/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Buffett Asks Big Money: Why Pay High Fees?]]></title><description><![CDATA[A staunch defender of index funds, Warren Buffett uses his annual shareholders&rsquo; letter to skewer money managers who charge more for inferior results.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/buffett-asks-big-money-why-pay-high-fees/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2017 11:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/buffett-asks-big-money-why-pay-high-fees/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Five Takeaways From Warren Buffett’s Annual Letter]]></title><description><![CDATA[[wsj-responsive-sandbox id = "0" ]<br />
Warren Buffett released his annual letter to shareholders of his Berkshire Hathaway Inc. on Saturday, offering his insights, advice, and musings for the corporate world to study. Here are five key takeaways from the &lsquo;Oracle of Omaha&rsquo;s&rsquo; 2016 missive.<br />
1) America is still great.&nbsp;Mr. Buffett emphasized that his faith in America and its economic future is unshaken by recent political upheaval, and gave prominent mention to the centuries of imm]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/five-takeaways-from-warren-buffetts-annual-letter/</link><pubDate>Sat, 25 Feb 2017 20:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/five-takeaways-from-warren-buffetts-annual-letter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Quips and Quotes From Warren Buffett’s 2016 Shareholder Letter]]></title><description><![CDATA[Warren Buffett&lsquo;s annual letter is among the most widely read &mdash; and most widely discussed &mdash; dispatches in the business world.<br />
Both big-name stockpickers and small-time investors are drawn, it seems, by the Berkshire Hathaway chairman&rsquo;s ability to distill complicated business and investing principles to their essence. And, of course, Mr. Buffett is always good for a few one-liners.<br />
(&nbsp;To receive our&nbsp;Morning MoneyBeat&nbsp;newsletter via email, click here:&nbsp;http]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/quips-and-quotes-from-warren-buffetts-2016-shareholder-letter/</link><pubDate>Sat, 25 Feb 2017 18:54:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/quips-and-quotes-from-warren-buffetts-2016-shareholder-letter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Warren Buffett, in Annual Letter, Offers Hymn to U.S. Economy]]></title><description><![CDATA[The billionaire investor&rsquo;s optimistic tone contrasts with President Trump&rsquo;s darker descriptions. Mr. Buffett also gave credit to &ldquo;ambitious immigrants.&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/warren-buffett-in-annual-letter-offers-hymn-to-us-economy/</link><pubDate>Sat, 25 Feb 2017 18:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/warren-buffett-in-annual-letter-offers-hymn-to-us-economy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Warren Buffett, 'Oracle of Omaha', criticises Wall Street and praises immigrants]]></title><description><![CDATA[Billionaire releases annual letter to Berkshire Hathaway shareholdersPraise of &lsquo;talented and ambitious immigrants&rsquo; sits at odds with TrumpThe billionaire Warren Buffett, whose stock picks have turned Berkshire Hathaway into one of the most successful conglomerates in the world, criticised Wall Street on Saturday, saying investors should &ldquo;stick with low-cost index funds&rdquo;. Related: Eight men own more than 3.6 billion people do: our economics is broken | Mark GoldringContinu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/warren-buffett-oracle-of-omaha-criticises-wall-street-and-praises-immigrants/</link><pubDate>Sat, 25 Feb 2017 18:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/warren-buffett-oracle-of-omaha-criticises-wall-street-and-praises-immigrants/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[7 Things to Watch for in Warren Buffett’s Annual Letter]]></title><description><![CDATA[The biggest news about Warren Buffett this year probably won&rsquo;t come up in his annual letter to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders, which is due out Saturday.<br />
Wall Street was caught by surprise last week when Kraft Heinz, which is partly owned by Berkshire, announced that its offer to buy Unilever PLC was rejected. The news ignited interest in Kraft Heinz&rsquo;s next deal and what role Berkshire would play in financing it.<br />
But don&rsquo;t expect Mr. Buffett to discuss much of this in his late]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/7-things-to-watch-for-in-warren-buffetts-annual-letter/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2017 18:08:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/7-things-to-watch-for-in-warren-buffetts-annual-letter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Unilever to Review Options After Takeover Bid Is Withdrawn]]></title><description><![CDATA[The consumer goods company said it would seek to &ldquo;accelerate delivery of value for the benefit of our shareholders&rdquo; after Kraft Heinz backed away from a deal.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/unilever-to-review-options-after-takeover-bid-is-withdrawn/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2017 16:29:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/unilever-to-review-options-after-takeover-bid-is-withdrawn/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Unilever takes steps to fend off renewed bid from Kraft Heinz]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anglo-Dutch company announces &lsquo;comprehensive review of options&rsquo; and upgrades profit margin expectationsUnilever has upgraded profit margin expectations and announced a &ldquo;comprehensive review of options&rdquo; to improve value for shareholders in an apparent effort to shore itself up against a renewed bid from the US food group Kraft Heinz.The Anglo-Dutch company knocked back a &pound;115bn bid from Kraft on Friday, and 48 hours later its US rival withdrew its bid, with both side]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/unilever-takes-steps-to-fend-off-renewed-bid-from-kraft-heinz/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2017 16:09:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/unilever-takes-steps-to-fend-off-renewed-bid-from-kraft-heinz/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Theresa May must take &pound;115bn hint from Kraft Heinz's failed Unilever bid]]></title><description><![CDATA[Warren Buffett and 3G were apparently surprised at hostility from Unilever&rsquo;s board &ndash; but PM must use this bid as cue to form proper policy on takeoversWarren Buffett and his Brazilian private equity chums at 3G, the main players at Kraft Heinz, must process their cheese and beans on another planet. The US firm abandoned its &pound;115bn bid for Unilever, we&rsquo;re told, because it wasn&rsquo;t expecting its proposal to receive such hostility from Unilever&rsquo;s board and a few Br]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/theresa-may-must-take-pound115bn-hint-from-kraft-heinzs-failed-unilever-bid/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2017 20:33:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/theresa-may-must-take-pound115bn-hint-from-kraft-heinzs-failed-unilever-bid/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Unilever foiled Kraft Heinz's &pound;115bn takeover bid]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fierce resistance and &lsquo;no appetite for any offer&rsquo; warning forced key investors Warren Buffett and Jorge Lemann into retreat, insiders sayUnilever forced Kraft Heinz to abandon its &pound;115bn bid for the company after the Anglo-Dutch maker of Marmite and Flora said it would use every tool at its disposal to fend off a deal. The US consumer goods firm behind Philadelphia and WeightWatchers withdrew its offer &ldquo;amicably&rdquo; on Sunday evening, just 48 hours after admitting inte]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/how-unilever-foiled-kraft-heinzs-pound115bn-takeover-bid/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2017 20:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/how-unilever-foiled-kraft-heinzs-pound115bn-takeover-bid/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[E.U. Revisits Greek Crisis, and the Fed Releases Meeting Details]]></title><description><![CDATA[No deal on the latest stage of a bailout is expected in Brussels. Minutes from the Federal Reserve&rsquo;s first 2017 meeting could offer clues to its next move on interest rates.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/eu-revisits-greek-crisis-and-the-fed-releases-meeting-details/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2017 03:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/eu-revisits-greek-crisis-and-the-fed-releases-meeting-details/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why You Might Not Want to Take Away a Billionaire’s Money]]></title><description><![CDATA[The very rich may have too much of it, but if you stripped them of all their wealth, you would, in many cases, do more harm than good.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/why-you-might-not-want-to-take-away-a-billionaires-money/</link><pubDate>Sun, 19 Feb 2017 06:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/why-you-might-not-want-to-take-away-a-billionaires-money/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Do Billionaires Have in Common? Big Bucks, and Not Much Else]]></title><description><![CDATA[The popular imagination may associate billionaires with superyachts and private islands, but just as many live modestly, complicating the idea of the billionaire lifestyle.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/what-do-billionaires-have-in-common-big-bucks-and-not-much-else/</link><pubDate>Sun, 19 Feb 2017 06:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/what-do-billionaires-have-in-common-big-bucks-and-not-much-else/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Kraft Heinz Can Get a Deal Done for Unilever]]></title><description><![CDATA[To rein in debt and sweeten a $143 billion takeover bid, Kraft&rsquo;s owners, including Warren Buffett, may need to pitch in to sweeten the bid.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/how-kraft-heinz-can-get-a-deal-done-for-unilever/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2017 20:16:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/how-kraft-heinz-can-get-a-deal-done-for-unilever/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The ‘Warren Buffett of Brazil’ Behind the Offer for Unilever]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jorge Paulo Lemann&rsquo;s company, 3G Capital, has a record of making deals in food and beverage, some with Berkshire Hathaway, the conglomerate led by Warren E. Buffett.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/the-warren-buffett-of-brazil-behind-the-offer-for-unilever/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2017 19:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/the-warren-buffett-of-brazil-behind-the-offer-for-unilever/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Unilever-Kraft Heinz takeover: the three key players]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of the biggest takeovers in corporate history hinges on fabled investor Warren Buffet, 3G founder Jorge Lemann and the Unilever CEO, Paul PolmanWarren Buffett is perhaps the world&rsquo;s most respected and successful investor. Often dubbed the &ldquo;Sage of Omaha&rdquo; due to his uncanny ability to spot lucrative investments and homespun wisdom, the 86-year-old is the world&rsquo;s third richest man, with an estimated net worth of $60.8bn (&pound;49bn).Related: Unilever rejects Kraft Hein]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/the-unilever-kraft-heinz-takeover-the-three-key-players/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2017 18:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/the-unilever-kraft-heinz-takeover-the-three-key-players/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Unilever to mount fierce defence against Kraft Heinz after rejecting £115bn offer]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kraft vows to keep up its pursuit despite Anglo-Dutch firm insisting there is &lsquo;no merit, strategic or financial&rsquo; to a dealHousehold goods and food group Unilever is preparing to mount a fierce defence against a takeover bid by Kraft Heinz after rebuffing the US company&rsquo;s initial &pound;115bn offer, one of the largest in corporate history. Kraft Heinz, whose brands include Philadelphia and WeightWatchers, vowed to keep up its pursuit despite Unilever insisting that there was &ld]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/unilever-to-mount-fierce-defence-against-kraft-heinz-after-rejecting-115bn-offer/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2017 13:34:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/unilever-to-mount-fierce-defence-against-kraft-heinz-after-rejecting-115bn-offer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Bill and Melinda Gates helped save 122m lives – and what they want to solve next]]></title><description><![CDATA[In letter to philanthropic partner Warren Buffett, the Gates define achievements from vaccines to lives saved &ndash; while still pushing for gains in infant mortality<br />
It was the biggest philanthropic gesture ever, the billionaire investor equivalent of Batman and Superman joining forces to fight world crime.<br />
Ten years ago, Warren Buffet, chairman of Berkshire Hathaway and the world&rsquo;s second richest man, pledged to give most of his fortune to the only man in the world richer than him &ndas]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/how-bill-and-melinda-gates-helped-save-122m-lives-and-what-they-want-to-solve-next/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2017 11:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/how-bill-and-melinda-gates-helped-save-122m-lives-and-what-they-want-to-solve-next/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Becoming Warren Buffett’ Goes Beyond a $74 Billion Fortune]]></title><description><![CDATA[This HBO documentary focuses on how Mr. Buffett became the Oracle of Omaha, but also details his most personal relationships.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/becoming-warren-buffett-goes-beyond-a-74-billion-fortune/</link><pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2017 23:37:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/becoming-warren-buffett-goes-beyond-a-74-billion-fortune/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Daddy long tail: Warren Buffett extends his dominance of retroactive reinsurance]]></title><description><![CDATA[Print sectionPrint Rubric:&amp;nbsp;Warren Buffett increases his exposure to &ldquo;retroactive reinsurance&rdquo; Print Headline:&amp;nbsp;Daddy long tail Print Fly Title:&amp;nbsp;ReinsuranceUK Only Article:&amp;nbsp;standard article Issue:&amp;nbsp;The multinational company is in trouble Fly Title:&amp;nbsp;Daddy long tail Main image:&amp;nbsp;20170128_fnp001.jpgIT IS a niche market, but a big one, and it is increasingly dominated by Warren Buffett&rsquo;s Berkshire Hathaway. On January 20th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/daddy-long-tail-warren-buffett-extends-his-dominance-of-retroactive-reinsurance/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2017 16:44:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/daddy-long-tail-warren-buffett-extends-his-dominance-of-retroactive-reinsurance/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[World’s 8 Richest Have as Much Wealth as Bottom Half, Oxfam Says]]></title><description><![CDATA[The eight, all men, hold as much combined wealth as the 3.6 billion people in the bottom half, the charity said in a report that highlighted inequality.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/worlds-8-richest-have-as-much-wealth-as-bottom-half-oxfam-says/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2017 11:54:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/worlds-8-richest-have-as-much-wealth-as-bottom-half-oxfam-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[World’s 8 Richest Have as Much Wealth as Bottom Half of Global Population]]></title><description><![CDATA[Eight men hold as much money as the 3.6 billion people who make up the world&rsquo;s poorest half, the charity Oxfam said in a report that highlighted inequality.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/worlds-8-richest-have-as-much-wealth-as-bottom-half-of-global-population/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2017 11:54:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/worlds-8-richest-have-as-much-wealth-as-bottom-half-of-global-population/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eight men own more than 3.6 billion people do: our economics is broken | Mark Goldring]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oxfam&rsquo;s statistics are beyond belief. Inequality is the biggest threat to the global economy &ndash; and it&rsquo;s getting worseToday, eight people have the same wealth as the poorest half of the world&rsquo;s population. Stop and think about this. It is a mind-boggling concept.Last year we said we would have needed a double-decker bus to transport the 62 people we thought owned the same as the poorest 3.6 billion on the planet. In 2017, thanks to more accurate data, we find that in fact]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/eight-men-own-more-than-36-billion-people-do-our-economics-is-broken-mark-goldring/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2017 11:21:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/eight-men-own-more-than-36-billion-people-do-our-economics-is-broken-mark-goldring/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[World's eight richest people have same wealth as poorest 50%]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new report by Oxfam warns of the growing and dangerous concentration of wealthThe world&rsquo;s eight richest billionaires control the same wealth between them as the poorest half of the globe&rsquo;s population, according to a charity warning of an ever-increasing and dangerous concentration of wealth.In a report published to coincide with the start of the week-long World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Oxfam said it was &ldquo;beyond grotesque&rdquo; that a handful of rich men headed b]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/worlds-eight-richest-people-have-same-wealth-as-poorest-50/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2017 01:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/worlds-eight-richest-people-have-same-wealth-as-poorest-50/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Coke names new CEO with focus on reducing sugar and calorie counts]]></title><description><![CDATA[New CEO James Quincey said company would also concentrate on its sparkling beverage business, push into other drink categories and continue to innovateCoca-Cola Co said on Friday that Muhtar Kent would step aside as CEO next year and be replaced by James Quincey, a British-born company veteran credited with several recent changes to help the company cut its dependence on sugary drinks. Quincey&rsquo;s ascension was widely expected since he became chief operating officer in August 2015 after jobs]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/coke-names-new-ceo-with-focus-on-reducing-sugar-and-calorie-counts/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2016 20:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/coke-names-new-ceo-with-focus-on-reducing-sugar-and-calorie-counts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Warren Buffett, in a Switch, Warms to Airline Industry]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mr. Buffett&rsquo;s holding company, Berkshire Hathaway, is sinking more than $1.3 billion into the four largest American carriers.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/warren-buffett-in-a-switch-warms-to-airline-industry/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2016 20:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/warren-buffett-in-a-switch-warms-to-airline-industry/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stanford Lipsey, 89, Publisher Whose Nebraska Weeklies Won Pulitzer, Dies]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mr. Lipsey&rsquo;s Omaha chain, the Sun Newspapers, won in 1973 for exposing fund-raising excesses by Boys Town, the charity for orphaned children.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/stanford-lipsey-89-publisher-whose-nebraska-weeklies-won-pulitzer-dies/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2016 01:56:33 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/stanford-lipsey-89-publisher-whose-nebraska-weeklies-won-pulitzer-dies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bossy vs. Buddy: Two Leadership Styles, Each With Its Place]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some managers lead by dominating employees; others try to win them over. But the most effective leaders deploy the style best suited to the situation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/bossy-vs-buddy-two-leadership-styles-each-with-its-place/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Oct 2016 23:33:35 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/bossy-vs-buddy-two-leadership-styles-each-with-its-place/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Morning Agenda: Twitter-Salesforce Talks, Buffett’s Taxes, H.R. Red Flags]]></title><description><![CDATA[Salesforce is still in talks to buy Twitter, according to two people involved in the discussions, despite some of Salesforce&rsquo;s largest shareholders indicating that they are against the deal.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/morning-agenda-twitter-salesforce-talks-buffetts-taxes-hr-red-flags/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2016 13:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/morning-agenda-twitter-salesforce-talks-buffetts-taxes-hr-red-flags/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Buffett Calls Trump’s Bluff and Releases His Tax Data]]></title><description><![CDATA[Accused of a &ldquo;massive deduction,&rdquo; Warren E. Buffett released data from 2015, showing mostly deductions for charitable donations and state tax.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/buffett-calls-trumps-bluff-and-releases-his-tax-data/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2016 01:50:12 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/buffett-calls-trumps-bluff-and-releases-his-tax-data/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mars to Take Full Control of Wrigley]]></title><description><![CDATA[The candy company will buy out the minority stake held by Warren Buffett for an undisclosed sum and combine Wrigley with its chocolate business.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/mars-to-take-full-control-of-wrigley/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Oct 2016 20:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/mars-to-take-full-control-of-wrigley/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mars Cashes Out Warren Buffett to Take Control of Wrigley]]></title><description><![CDATA[The candy company will buy out the minority stake held by Warren Buffett for an undisclosed sum and combine Wrigley with its chocolate business.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/mars-cashes-out-warren-buffett-to-take-control-of-wrigley/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Oct 2016 20:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/mars-cashes-out-warren-buffett-to-take-control-of-wrigley/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Donald Trump's net worth is down $800m, according to Forbes]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Republican nominee for president is down 35 spots on the Forbes 400 to a four-way tie for 156th placeIt&rsquo;s turning out to be an awful week for Donald Trump. The Republican nominee for president is worth some $800m less this year than he was last year, according to the Forbes 400, an annual ranking of the world&rsquo;s wealthiest people.Trump&rsquo;s net worth fell from $4.5bn to $3.7bn between the 2015 and 2016 ranking. He is now tied for 156th place in the magazine&rsquo;s annual wealt]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/donald-trumps-net-worth-is-down-800m-according-to-forbes/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Oct 2016 18:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/donald-trumps-net-worth-is-down-800m-according-to-forbes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[JPMorgan Picks Todd Combs, a Warren Buffett Protégé, to Join Board]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mr. Combs, who becomes the 12th director on the board, has been an investment officer at Berkshire Hathaway since 2010.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/jpmorgan-picks-todd-combs-a-warren-buffett-protg-to-join-board/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2016 15:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/jpmorgan-picks-todd-combs-a-warren-buffett-protg-to-join-board/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Plea for Plain English in Financial Documents]]></title><description><![CDATA[Stop writing solely for lawyers and professional investors and start writing so that anyone with an interest will understand.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/a-plea-for-plain-english-in-financial-documents/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Sep 2016 18:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/a-plea-for-plain-english-in-financial-documents/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The other side of Warren Buffett: Don’t Buff it up]]></title><description><![CDATA[Print sectionUK Only Article:&amp;nbsp;standard article Issue:&amp;nbsp;Cheating death Fly Title:&amp;nbsp;The other side of Warren Buffett Main image:&amp;nbsp;20160813_WBP002_0.jpgWARREN BUFFETT has long dabbled in politics. In the mid-1970s he developed a taste for exclusive Washington dinner parties. In the 1980s he spent a weekend being Ronald Reagan&rsquo;s golf partner. He helped Arnold Schwarzenegger become the governor of California in 2003 and in 2008 John McCain and Barack Obama both]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/the-other-side-of-warren-buffett-dont-buff-it-up/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Aug 2016 16:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/the-other-side-of-warren-buffett-dont-buff-it-up/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Don’t Buff it up]]></title><description><![CDATA[Print sectionWARREN BUFFETT has long dabbled in politics. In the mid-1970s he developed a taste for exclusive Washington dinner parties. In the 1980s he spent a weekend being Ronald Reagan&rsquo;s golf partner. He helped Arnold Schwarzenegger become the governor of California in 2003 and in 2008 John McCain and Barack Obama both hinted that they would like Mr Buffett to become their Treasury secretary.<br />
This year America&rsquo;s most famous investor has spoken out loudly on political affairs&mdas]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/dont-buff-it-up/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Aug 2016 16:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/dont-buff-it-up/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Morning Agenda: Herbalife vs. Activist: Just Maybe He&amp;#8217;s Right]]></title><description><![CDATA[Uber Waves the White Flag | Big Banks Push Instant Payments]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/morning-agenda-herbalife-vs-activist-just-maybe-heamp8217s-right/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Aug 2016 13:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/morning-agenda-herbalife-vs-activist-just-maybe-heamp8217s-right/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Warren Buffett Chastises Trump]]></title><description><![CDATA[The investor Warren Buffett appeared at a rally with Hillary Clinton on Monday in Omaha, sharply criticizing her Republican opponent, Donald J. Trump.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/warren-buffett-chastises-trump/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Aug 2016 07:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/warren-buffett-chastises-trump/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Warren Buffett Is Latest Billionaire to Excoriate Donald Trump]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mr. Buffett, in Omaha with Mrs. Clinton, unleashed a withering attack on Mr. Trump for refusing to release his tax returns and for misleading voters about his success as a businessman.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/warren-buffett-is-latest-billionaire-to-excoriate-donald-trump/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Aug 2016 00:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/warren-buffett-is-latest-billionaire-to-excoriate-donald-trump/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Corporate governance: Change, or else]]></title><description><![CDATA[Print sectionUK Only Article:&amp;nbsp;standard article Issue:&amp;nbsp;The new political divide Fly Title:&amp;nbsp;Corporate governanceLocation:&amp;nbsp;NEW YORK<br />
BASHING big business used to be the preserve of politicians on the left. But so unpopular are America&rsquo;s corporate titans&mdash;ranking below even newspapers (see chart)&mdash;that attacks on them were as much a feature of this month&rsquo;s Republican convention as they were of the just-concluding Democratic bash. Unsettled by]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/corporate-governance-change-or-else/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 Jul 2016 23:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/corporate-governance-change-or-else/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Buffett on Fixing Corporate Governance]]></title><description><![CDATA[Warren Buffett and a parade of C.E.O.s met in secret to examine the sorry state of publicly traded companies. Today, they released the culmination of their work.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/buffett-on-fixing-corporate-governance/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 Jul 2016 17:42:09 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/buffett-on-fixing-corporate-governance/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[C.E.O.s Meet in Secret Over the Sorry State of Public Companies]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a series of clandestine meetings, titans of business and finance grappled with what they see as a problem of too much money going and staying private.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/ceos-meet-in-secret-over-the-sorry-state-of-public-companies/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 Jul 2016 03:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/ceos-meet-in-secret-over-the-sorry-state-of-public-companies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Yahoo Sold Itself]]></title><description><![CDATA[Yahoo, the Internet portal giant, has been struggling for a decade to find a winning strategy against competitors in search, social media and video. Now it is poised to give up, selling itself to Verizon for a small fraction of what it was worth at its height in 2000.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/why-yahoo-sold-itself/</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 Jul 2016 23:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/why-yahoo-sold-itself/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Yahoo Is Selling Itself]]></title><description><![CDATA[Yahoo, the internet portal giant, has been struggling in the face of stiff competition. It is in the final stages of a lengthy bidding process for its core services of search, email, advertising and media operations.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/why-yahoo-is-selling-itself/</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 Jul 2016 23:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/why-yahoo-is-selling-itself/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Morning Agenda: Yahoo Is Said to Collect Final Bids]]></title><description><![CDATA[Firms Offer to Help New Lawyers Pay Student Debt | Bayer Raises Bid for Monsanto]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/morning-agenda-yahoo-is-said-to-collect-final-bids/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 Jul 2016 13:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/morning-agenda-yahoo-is-said-to-collect-final-bids/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Warren Buffett Meets a Relative Whose Biggest Asset Is His Pitching Arm]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tyler Buffett, who tossed eight scoreless innings in a Cowboys victory Monday, has spent quality time in Omaha with Warren Buffett, his grandfather&rsquo;s first cousin.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/warren-buffett-meets-a-relative-whose-biggest-asset-is-his-pitching-arm/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jun 2016 07:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/warren-buffett-meets-a-relative-whose-biggest-asset-is-his-pitching-arm/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[An Oklahoma State Pitcher Named Buffett Connects With a Famous Relative]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tyler Buffett, who tossed eight scoreless innings in a Cowboys victory Monday, has spent quality time in Omaha with Warren Buffett, his grandfather&rsquo;s first cousin.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/an-oklahoma-state-pitcher-named-buffett-connects-with-a-famous-relative/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jun 2016 07:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/an-oklahoma-state-pitcher-named-buffett-connects-with-a-famous-relative/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One Unspoken Reason Behind the Microsoft-LinkedIn Deal]]></title><description><![CDATA[LinkedIn&rsquo;s struggling stock price, and its reliance on stock-based compensation may be a factor in its sale to Microsoft.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/one-unspoken-reason-behind-the-microsoft-linkedin-deal/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jun 2016 03:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/one-unspoken-reason-behind-the-microsoft-linkedin-deal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One Unspoken Reason Behind the LinkedIn Sale]]></title><description><![CDATA[The company&rsquo;s struggling stock price, and its reliance on stock-based compensation may be a factor in its sale to Microsoft.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/one-unspoken-reason-behind-the-linkedin-sale/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jun 2016 03:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/one-unspoken-reason-behind-the-linkedin-sale/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Warren Buffett lunch costs $3,456,789 for anonymous bidder]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fifteenth annual auction of meal with Sage of Omaha will benefit Glide, a San Francisco homeless charity, and equals record set in 2012<br />
For any investor looking to reach the top of the global rich list, blowing their fortune on a single lunch may seem an unlikely way of securing a leg up on their rivals. But that&rsquo;s just what one anonymous bidder has done, paying almost $3.5m to break bread with Warren Buffett and the opportunity to glean some advice from one of the world&rsquo;s most succe]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/warren-buffett-lunch-costs-3456789-for-anonymous-bidder/</link><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jun 2016 18:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/warren-buffett-lunch-costs-3456789-for-anonymous-bidder/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Morning Agenda: Push Continues on Insider Trading Cases Despite Limits on Prosecutors]]></title><description><![CDATA[Puerto Rico&rsquo;s Debt Crisis Addressed in Bipartisan Bill | Energy Transfer Delays Could Scuttle Merger with Williams]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/morning-agenda-push-continues-on-insider-trading-cases-despite-limits-on-prosecutors/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 May 2016 13:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/morning-agenda-push-continues-on-insider-trading-cases-despite-limits-on-prosecutors/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Warren Buffett Stake Suggests Apple Is All Grown Up]]></title><description><![CDATA[When a value investor buys in, it&rsquo;s a sign that a high-flying growth company has joined the ranks of venerable tech companies like IBM and Intel.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/warren-buffett-stake-suggests-apple-is-all-grown-up/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 May 2016 18:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/warren-buffett-stake-suggests-apple-is-all-grown-up/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Buffett Stake Suggests Apple Is All Grown Up]]></title><description><![CDATA[When a value investor buys in, it&rsquo;s a sign that a high-flying growth company has joined the ranks of venerable tech companies like IBM and Intel.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/buffett-stake-suggests-apple-is-all-grown-up/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 May 2016 18:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/buffett-stake-suggests-apple-is-all-grown-up/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Business this week]]></title><description><![CDATA[Print sectionUK Only Article:&amp;nbsp;standard article Issue:&amp;nbsp;When the drugs don&rsquo;t work<br />
The wave of consolidation continued in the agricultural seeds and chemicals business as Monsanto, a global group based in America, confirmed that it had received a takeover approach from Bayer, one of Germany&rsquo;s biggest companies. Last year Monsanto tried unsuccessfully to buy Syngenta; the Swiss firm is now in the process of being bought by ChemChina, a state-owned entity. Bayer&rsquo;s]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/business-this-week/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 May 2016 16:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/business-this-week/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Buffett, Apple and Didi Chuxing: $1 billion stakes on the menu]]></title><description><![CDATA[Print sectionUK Only Article:&amp;nbsp;standard article Issue:&amp;nbsp;When the drugs don&rsquo;t work Fly Title:&amp;nbsp;Buffett, Apple and Didi ChuxingLocation:&amp;nbsp;NEW YORK Main image:&amp;nbsp;20160521_wbp502.jpgUSUALLY it is a good sign when Berkshire Hathaway, the investment vehicle of Warren Buffett, takes a stake in a firm. Berkshire&rsquo;s purchase of $1 billion of Apple shares, disclosed on May 16th, may be an exception, however. Mr Buffett typically likes firms that are mature]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/buffett-apple-and-didi-chuxing-1-billion-stakes-on-the-menu/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 May 2016 16:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/buffett-apple-and-didi-chuxing-1-billion-stakes-on-the-menu/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leaks Abound as Yahoo Auction Gets Underway]]></title><description><![CDATA[Leaks can work both ways for companies, though the conventional wisdom is that they hurt deals more than help.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/leaks-abound-as-yahoo-auction-gets-underway/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 May 2016 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/leaks-abound-as-yahoo-auction-gets-underway/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Buffett Takes $1 Billion Stake in Apple]]></title><description><![CDATA[Investors might question Warren Buffett's aversion to tech stocks after his Berkshire Hathaway bought 9.8 million shares of Apple, according to a S.E.C. filing.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/buffett-takes-1-billion-stake-in-apple/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 May 2016 20:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/buffett-takes-1-billion-stake-in-apple/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Warren Buffett buys $1bn of Apple stocks in first for Berkshire Hathaway]]></title><description><![CDATA[Conglomerate buys 9.8m shares of Apple in surprise move that equates to a bet that shares will rebound after sales dropped for first time in more than a decadeWarren Buffett&rsquo;s Berkshire Hathaway has bought $1bn worth of Apple shares in a bet that the iPhone-maker will bounce back from a recent slump.<br />
The multi-billionaire&rsquo;s conglomerate announced on Monday that it had bought 9.8m shares in Apple, a surprise move as Buffett has mostly avoided investments in the tech industry.Related:]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/warren-buffett-buys-1bn-of-apple-stocks-in-first-for-berkshire-hathaway/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 May 2016 17:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/warren-buffett-buys-1bn-of-apple-stocks-in-first-for-berkshire-hathaway/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Warren Buffett and Dan Gilbert Bid for Yahoo]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Oracle of Omaha and the owner of the Cleveland Cavaliers are unlikely bidders for the troubled Internet icon.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/warren-buffett-and-dan-gilbert-bid-for-yahoo/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 May 2016 16:02:17 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/warren-buffett-and-dan-gilbert-bid-for-yahoo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Morning Agenda: Warren Buffett and Dan Gilbert in Bid to Buy Yahoo]]></title><description><![CDATA[Start-Ups Embrace Arbitration | Goldman Sachs is a Growing Player in Natural Gas]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/morning-agenda-warren-buffett-and-dan-gilbert-in-bid-to-buy-yahoo/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 May 2016 13:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/morning-agenda-warren-buffett-and-dan-gilbert-in-bid-to-buy-yahoo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Warren Buffett and Dan Gilbert Unite in Bid to Acquire Yahoo]]></title><description><![CDATA[The unusual presence of Mr. Gilbert and Mr. Buffett in the bidding suggests just how far Yahoo and its advisers have cast their net to find potential buyers.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/warren-buffett-and-dan-gilbert-unite-in-bid-to-acquire-yahoo/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 May 2016 00:12:06 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/warren-buffett-and-dan-gilbert-unite-in-bid-to-acquire-yahoo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Buttonwood: A losing bet]]></title><description><![CDATA[Print sectionUK Only Article:&amp;nbsp;standard article Issue:&amp;nbsp;Trump&rsquo;s triumph Fly Title:&amp;nbsp;Buttonwood<br />
HEDGE funds employ the cleverest people in the world to exploit the opportunities that other managers miss. That is why they deserve their high fees&mdash;or so the story goes.<br />
That story is getting harder and harder to believe. In the first quarter of the year the average fund lost 0.8% after fees, according to Hedge Fund Research, an index provider. That follows a loss o]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/buttonwood-a-losing-bet/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 May 2016 16:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/buttonwood-a-losing-bet/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Morning Agenda: Warren Buffett Talks of Sharing the Wealth]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Departure at Deutsche | Puerto Rico Defaults | A Mixed Bag for European Banks]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/morning-agenda-warren-buffett-talks-of-sharing-the-wealth/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 May 2016 13:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/morning-agenda-warren-buffett-talks-of-sharing-the-wealth/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Warren Buffett Holds Forth on Sharing the Wealth]]></title><description><![CDATA[At &ldquo;Woodstock for Capitalists,&rdquo; Mr. Buffett cautioned against killing &ldquo;the golden goose,&rdquo; saying instead that we &ldquo;need to make more eggs.&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/warren-buffett-holds-forth-on-sharing-the-wealth/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 May 2016 03:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/warren-buffett-holds-forth-on-sharing-the-wealth/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[At Berkshire Hathaway Meeting, Warren Buffett Talks of Sharing the Wealth]]></title><description><![CDATA[At &ldquo;Woodstock for Capitalists,&rdquo; Mr. Buffett cautioned against killing &ldquo;the golden goose,&rdquo; saying instead that we &ldquo;need to make more eggs.&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/at-berkshire-hathaway-meeting-warren-buffett-talks-of-sharing-the-wealth/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 May 2016 03:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/at-berkshire-hathaway-meeting-warren-buffett-talks-of-sharing-the-wealth/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Buffett Defends Coca-Cola Investment]]></title><description><![CDATA[Warren Buffett delivered his most serious defense of his investment in Coca-Cola. &ldquo;I can&rsquo;t imagine anybody that feels better than I do,&rdquo; the billionaire said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/buffett-defends-coca-cola-investment/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 May 2016 16:06:24 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/buffett-defends-coca-cola-investment/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Morning Agenda: Halliburton and Baker Hughes Call Off Merger]]></title><description><![CDATA[Puerto Rico to Miss Largest Payment to Date | China Lending Sends Egg Futures Soaring]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/morning-agenda-halliburton-and-baker-hughes-call-off-merger/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 May 2016 13:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/morning-agenda-halliburton-and-baker-hughes-call-off-merger/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Greens call for 'Buffett Rule' to prevent wealthy abusing tax deductions]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rule similar to that proposed by Barack Obama in 2012 would enforce minimum tax bill of 35% for those with incomes above $300,000 It would be impossible for Australia&rsquo;s wealthiest citizens to pay less tax than teachers, nurses or shop assistants, under a tax policy due to be released by the Australian Greens. Related: Malcolm Turnbull: it's beside the point that the rich earn more from propertyRelated: Senate tax avoidance report missing vital reforms, says Tax Justice NetworkContinue read]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/greens-call-for-buffett-rule-to-prevent-wealthy-abusing-tax-deductions/</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 Apr 2016 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/greens-call-for-buffett-rule-to-prevent-wealthy-abusing-tax-deductions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Business in America: Too much of a good thing]]></title><description><![CDATA[Print sectionUK Only Article:&amp;nbsp;standard article Issue:&amp;nbsp;The new normal Fly Title:&amp;nbsp;Business in America Main image:&amp;nbsp;20160326_FBD001_2.jpgAMERICA&rsquo;S airlines used to be famous for two things: terrible service and worse finances. Today flyers still endure hidden fees, late flights, bruised knees, clapped-out fittings and sub-par food. The profit bit of the picture, though, has changed a lot. Last year America&rsquo;s airlines made $24 billion&mdash;more than Al]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/business-in-america-too-much-of-a-good-thing/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2016 09:48:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/business-in-america-too-much-of-a-good-thing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Warren Buffett Vows to Stick to Friendly Strategy, Rebuffing Activism]]></title><description><![CDATA[Berkshire Hathaway will not engage in hostile takeovers, despite the rise of activist investors, its chief wrote in his annual letter to shareholders.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/warren-buffett-vows-to-stick-to-friendly-strategy-rebuffing-activism/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Mar 2016 22:43:40 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/warren-buffett-vows-to-stick-to-friendly-strategy-rebuffing-activism/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Warren Buffett on His Annual Letter]]></title><description><![CDATA[Employing his typical folksy humor and optimism, the billionaire investor said that "our goal is to add to the fundamental earning power every year."]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/warren-buffett-on-his-annual-letter/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Mar 2016 22:43:40 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/warren-buffett-on-his-annual-letter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Warren Buffett, in Annual Letter, Rejects Candidates’ Message of U.S. Decline]]></title><description><![CDATA[In his annual letter to shareholders, the billionaire investor dismissed the view, popular on the campaign trail, that children in America would not live as well as their parents.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/warren-buffett-in-annual-letter-rejects-candidates-message-of-us-decline/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Mar 2016 22:43:40 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/warren-buffett-in-annual-letter-rejects-candidates-message-of-us-decline/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Warren Buffett Endorses Hillary Clinton and Calls for Higher Taxes on Wealthy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mr. Buffett, in backing Mrs. Clinton, also called for higher taxes on the country&rsquo;s biggest wage earners.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/warren-buffett-endorses-hillary-clinton-and-calls-for-higher-taxes-on-wealthy/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Mar 2016 22:43:40 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/warren-buffett-endorses-hillary-clinton-and-calls-for-higher-taxes-on-wealthy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Town Where the Tomato Is King Rallies to Save Its Heinz Plant]]></title><description><![CDATA[After the investors, including Warren Buffett, who bought Heinz said they would close the tomato plant in Leamington, Ontario, new owners kept it running.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/town-where-the-tomato-is-king-rallies-to-save-its-heinz-plant/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Mar 2016 22:43:40 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/town-where-the-tomato-is-king-rallies-to-save-its-heinz-plant/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sitting With Michelle Obama to Stand for State of the Union Themes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Americans, ordinary and well known alike, have over the years been invited to President Obama&rsquo;s annual addresses to represent his policies.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/sitting-with-michelle-obama-to-stand-for-state-of-the-union-themes/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Mar 2016 22:43:40 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/sitting-with-michelle-obama-to-stand-for-state-of-the-union-themes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Morning Agenda: Heresy on Wall Street]]></title><description><![CDATA[Alphabet Closes In on Apple | How Free Electricity Helped Dig $9 Billion Hole in Puerto Rico | Ted Cruz Wins Republican Caucuses in Iowa]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/morning-agenda-heresy-on-wall-street/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Mar 2016 22:43:40 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/morning-agenda-heresy-on-wall-street/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Morning Agenda: Buffett Rejects Activism and U.S. Decline]]></title><description><![CDATA[Overdraft Practices Gut Bank Accounts | G-20 Rejects Major Policy Shifts]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/morning-agenda-buffett-rejects-activism-and-us-decline/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Mar 2016 22:43:40 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/morning-agenda-buffett-rejects-activism-and-us-decline/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Berkshire Hathaway to Stream Annual Meeting on Yahoo]]></title><description><![CDATA[Berkshire Hathaway said it would stream its annual meeting online this year, bringing the largest American shareholder gathering to a global audience.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/berkshire-hathaway-to-stream-annual-meeting-on-yahoo/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Mar 2016 22:43:40 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/berkshire-hathaway-to-stream-annual-meeting-on-yahoo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Taunt From Dimon That Wells Fargo Would Be Reckless to Heed]]></title><description><![CDATA[A move into investment banking could help Wells Fargo grow globally, but it would push the lender deeper into businesses it does not know well.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/a-taunt-from-dimon-that-wells-fargo-would-be-reckless-to-heed/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Mar 2016 22:43:40 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/a-taunt-from-dimon-that-wells-fargo-would-be-reckless-to-heed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The big flaw in Warren Buffett's view of climate change]]></title><description><![CDATA[In an annual shareholder letter to be discussed next month, the &ldquo;Sage of Omaha&rdquo; claims that climate change poses no risks to insurers &ndash; but the claim flies in the face of growing scientific evidenceEach year, investors eagerly await Warren Buffett&rsquo;s annual letter to Berkshire Hathaway&rsquo;s shareholders. And well they might: under his leadership, Berkshire&rsquo;s compounded annual growth rate from 1965 to 2015 was 20.8%, far better than the 9.7% achieved by the S&amp;P]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/the-big-flaw-in-warren-buffetts-view-of-climate-change/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 Mar 2016 22:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/the-big-flaw-in-warren-buffetts-view-of-climate-change/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Warren Buffett to shareholders: climate change is nothing to worry about]]></title><description><![CDATA[But critics take the billionaire investor to task for saying, in an annual shareholder letter, that fears about the negative impact of climate change on Berkshire Hathaway&rsquo;s insurance business are unfoundedEnvironmental advocacy groups have criticized billionaire businessman Warren Buffett for his recent claims that climate change will be a manageable and profitable risk for the insurance industry.<br />
In his annual letter to shareholders of his conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway, Buffett pointed]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/warren-buffett-to-shareholders-climate-change-is-nothing-to-worry-about/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Mar 2016 16:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/warren-buffett-to-shareholders-climate-change-is-nothing-to-worry-about/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Forbes' 10 richest people in 2016 &ndash; in pictures]]></title><description><![CDATA[Annual ranking of billionaires places Microsoft&rsquo;s Bill Gates at the top of the pile, with Warren Buffett, Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg also in the top 10 Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/forbes-10-richest-people-in-2016-ndash-in-pictures/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Mar 2016 16:54:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/forbes-10-richest-people-in-2016-ndash-in-pictures/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Railways in America: Doing the locomotion]]></title><description><![CDATA[Print sectionUK Only Article:&amp;nbsp;standard article Issue:&amp;nbsp;The right way to do drugs Fly Title:&amp;nbsp;Railways in AmericaLocation:&amp;nbsp;NEW YORK Main image:&amp;nbsp;20160213_WBP001_0.jpgDURING the crisis of 2008-09, Warren Buffett made two big bets in the midst of the panic. He bought a slug of preferred stock in Goldman Sachs. And he took over BNSF, a huge railway. Goldman&rsquo;s 32,500 bankers and BSNF&rsquo;s 32,000 miles of tracks, stretching from the Pacific to Texas,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/railways-in-america-doing-the-locomotion/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2016 16:44:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/railways-in-america-doing-the-locomotion/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Room rentals v hotels: Buffett’s revenge]]></title><description><![CDATA[Print sectionUK Only Article:&amp;nbsp;standard article Issue:&amp;nbsp;The Saudi blueprint Fly Title:&amp;nbsp;Room rentals v hotels<br />
FOR those exhausted by the festive season, now is the time to book a holiday. Hotels in New York&rsquo;s Times Square cost four times more on New Year&rsquo;s Eve than they do just a week into 2016; a room at the cheapest four-star property in Canc&uacute;n in Mexico on December 31st was half as dear by January 7th.<br />
The economics behind this price crash are simple]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/room-rentals-v-hotels-buffetts-revenge/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 Jan 2016 17:29:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/room-rentals-v-hotels-buffetts-revenge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Buffett’s revenge]]></title><description><![CDATA[Print sectionFOR those exhausted by the festive season, now is the time to book a holiday. Hotels in New York&rsquo;s Times Square cost four times more on New Year&rsquo;s Eve than they do just a week into 2016; a room at the cheapest four-star property in Canc&uacute;n in Mexico on December 31st was half as dear by January 7th.<br />
The economics behind this price crash are simple: hotels are expensive to build and staff, and demand for them is seasonal. Only by ramping up prices at peak times can t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/buffetts-revenge/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 Jan 2016 17:29:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/buffetts-revenge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Schumpeter: Reluctant heirs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Print sectionUK Only Article:&amp;nbsp;standard article Issue:&amp;nbsp;Hyperactive, yet passive Fly Title:&amp;nbsp;Schumpeter Main image:&amp;nbsp;20151205_WBD000_0.jpgFAMILY firms are fashionable. Management thinkers like them because they are reckoned to take a longer-term view than other firms. Politicians like them because they provide lots of relatively secure jobs. And the public like them because they think such firms are more in touch with local communities than ones owned by anonymous]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/schumpeter-reluctant-heirs/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2015 16:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/schumpeter-reluctant-heirs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reluctant heirs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Print sectionFAMILY firms are fashionable. Management thinkers like them because they are reckoned to take a longer-term view than other firms. Politicians like them because they provide lots of relatively secure jobs. And the public like them because they think such firms are more in touch with local communities than ones owned by anonymous shareholders.<br />
This chorus of praise has some notable absentees, however: the next-generation family members who are supposed to inherit these businesses. Wh]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/reluctant-heirs/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2015 16:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/reluctant-heirs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The speed of business: Hyperactive, yet passive]]></title><description><![CDATA[Print sectionUK Only Article:&amp;nbsp;standard article Issue:&amp;nbsp;Hyperactive, yet passive Fly Title:&amp;nbsp;The speed of business Main image:&amp;nbsp;20151205_LDD001_0.jpgIT IS easy to make the case that modern business is too frenetic. This week 10 billion shares of America&rsquo;s 500 largest listed firms will have changed hands in frenzied trading. Their bosses will have been swamped by 750,000 incoming e-mails and a torrent of instant data about customers. In five days these firms]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/the-speed-of-business-hyperactive-yet-passive/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2015 10:33:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/the-speed-of-business-hyperactive-yet-passive/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Morning Agenda: A Fight North of the Border for Pickens]]></title><description><![CDATA[Trading Slump Hurts Goldman Earnings | Y Combinator to Fund Later-Stage Companies | Morgan Stanley Deal Maker Leaves for BDT &amp; Co.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/morning-agenda-a-fight-north-of-the-border-for-pickens/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2015 12:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/morning-agenda-a-fight-north-of-the-border-for-pickens/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Morgan Stanley Deal Maker to Join BDT &amp;amp; Co.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jim Head, a co-chief of Morgan Stanley&rsquo;s mergers and acquisitions for the Americas, is leaving for the firm founded by Byron Trott, formerly of Goldman Sachs.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/morgan-stanley-deal-maker-to-join-bdt-ampamp-co/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2015 22:05:26 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/morgan-stanley-deal-maker-to-join-bdt-ampamp-co/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Work and ill health: How chief executives deal with cancer]]></title><description><![CDATA[Print sectionUK Only Article:&amp;nbsp;standard articleFly Title:&amp;nbsp;Work and ill health Byline:&amp;nbsp;T.E. Location:&amp;nbsp;NEW YORK Main image:&amp;nbsp;20150926_wbp502.jpgON THE morning of September 22nd, Goldman Sachs, an investment bank, made a brief statement announcing that its chief executive, Lloyd Blankfein, has what it described as a &ldquo;highly curable&rdquo; form of lymphoma. The disclosure means that Mr Blankfein has joined a growing club that would have been inconceiv]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/work-and-ill-health-how-chief-executives-deal-with-cancer/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2015 19:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/work-and-ill-health-how-chief-executives-deal-with-cancer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Xi Jinping Pledges to Work With U.S. to Stop Cybercrimes]]></title><description><![CDATA[The president faced a crowd concerned over China&rsquo;s barriers to market access, rampant commercial cybertheft and the imposition of intrusive security measures.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/xi-jinping-pledges-to-work-with-us-to-stop-cybercrimes/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2015 05:01:29 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/xi-jinping-pledges-to-work-with-us-to-stop-cybercrimes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Xi Jinping of China to Address Wary U.S. Business Leaders]]></title><description><![CDATA[The president will face a crowd concerned over China&rsquo;s barriers to market access, rampant commercial cybertheft and the imposition of intrusive security measures.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/xi-jinping-of-china-to-address-wary-us-business-leaders/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2015 00:11:26 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/xi-jinping-of-china-to-address-wary-us-business-leaders/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Morning Agenda: Altice to Buy Cablevision]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Fed Cliffhanger | Bank of America&rsquo;s Title Bout | Anheuser-Busch InBev Dreams Big]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/morning-agenda-altice-to-buy-cablevision/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2015 11:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/morning-agenda-altice-to-buy-cablevision/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bank of America’s Fight to Keep Brian Moynihan’s Dual Roles]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bank of America shareholders will vote on Tuesday on whether Brian T. Moynihan can retain his role as both chairman and C.E.O.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/bank-of-americas-fight-to-keep-brian-moynihans-dual-roles/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2015 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/bank-of-americas-fight-to-keep-brian-moynihans-dual-roles/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bank of America&amp;#8217;s Title Bout]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bank of America shareholders will vote on Tuesday on whether Brian T. Moynihan can retain his role as both chairman and C.E.O.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/bank-of-americaamp8217s-title-bout/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2015 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/bank-of-americaamp8217s-title-bout/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Brazilians Behind the Consolidation in Beer]]></title><description><![CDATA[The men behind 3G Capital, the private equity firm with origins in Brazil, have established themselves as the most audacious deal makers of the last decade.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/the-brazilians-behind-the-consolidation-in-beer/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2015 21:24:07 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/the-brazilians-behind-the-consolidation-in-beer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Berkshire Hathaway Still Has Cash to Invest, Buffett Says]]></title><description><![CDATA[The billionaire Warren E. Buffett told CNBC that his $32 billion acquisition of Precision Castparts, the biggest of his career, would not leave him short of cash for other investments.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/berkshire-hathaway-still-has-cash-to-invest-buffett-says/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2015 05:09:12 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/berkshire-hathaway-still-has-cash-to-invest-buffett-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Economist explains: Why Kazakhstan is building a uranium bank]]></title><description><![CDATA[THE world suffers no shortage of uranium, the raw material for nuclear energy and nuclear weapons. The amount of electricity generated globally by nuclear power peaked almost a decade ago. And no reactors have ever been shut down because of a lack of fuel. Yet Warren Buffett has put the first $50m behind a $150m project agreed on August 27th to build a uranium bank in Kazakhstan, the world&rsquo;s biggest producer of the mineral. It sounds like something a Bond villain might dream up, rather tha]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/the-economist-explains-why-kazakhstan-is-building-a-uranium-bank/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2015 01:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/the-economist-explains-why-kazakhstan-is-building-a-uranium-bank/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Berkshire Hathaway Takes Larger Stake in Phillips 66]]></title><description><![CDATA[The company, led by Warren E. Buffett, on Friday disclosed a $4.48 billion stake, or roughly 10.8 percent of the stock, in the oil company Phillips 66.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/berkshire-hathaway-takes-larger-stake-in-phillips-66/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2015 23:05:31 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/berkshire-hathaway-takes-larger-stake-in-phillips-66/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Schumpeter: From alpha to omega]]></title><description><![CDATA[Print sectionUK Only Article:&amp;nbsp;standard article Issue:&amp;nbsp;Xi&rsquo;s history lessons Fly Title:&amp;nbsp;Schumpeter Main image:&amp;nbsp;20150815_WBD000_0.jpgFEW management fashions have waxed and waned quite as dramatically as that for conglomerates. From the 1960s to the 1980s business gurus praised conglomerates such as ITT of America and Hanson Trust of Britain as the highest form of capitalism. Today they routinely dismiss them as bloated anachronisms. Companies should stick t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/schumpeter-from-alpha-to-omega/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2015 16:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/schumpeter-from-alpha-to-omega/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[From alpha to omega]]></title><description><![CDATA[Print sectionFEW management fashions have waxed and waned quite as dramatically as that for conglomerates. From the 1960s to the 1980s business gurus praised conglomerates such as ITT of America and Hanson Trust of Britain as the highest form of capitalism. Today they routinely dismiss them as bloated anachronisms. Companies should stick to their knitting; investors should minimise risk by investing in a portfolio of companies rather than backing corporate megalomaniacs. Peter Lynch, an investme]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/from-alpha-to-omega/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2015 16:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/from-alpha-to-omega/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Berkshire Hathaway: All you can eat, Buffett?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Print sectionUK Only Article:&amp;nbsp;standard article Issue:&amp;nbsp;Xi&rsquo;s history lessons Fly Title:&amp;nbsp;Berkshire Hathaway Main image:&amp;nbsp;He&rsquo;s still got a healthy appetiteHe&rsquo;s still got a healthy appetiteTHE $37 billion (including debt) takeover of Precision Castparts, a supplier to the aerospace and oil industries, is the biggest deal in Berkshire Hathaway&rsquo;s 50-year history. The acquisition, announced on August 10th, fits the formula that has made Warren B]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/berkshire-hathaway-all-you-can-eat-buffett/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2015 16:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/berkshire-hathaway-all-you-can-eat-buffett/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[All you can eat, Buffett?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Print sectionHe&rsquo;s still got a healthy appetiteTHE $37 billion (including debt) takeover of Precision Castparts, a supplier to the aerospace and oil industries, is the biggest deal in Berkshire Hathaway&rsquo;s 50-year history. The acquisition, announced on August 10th, fits the formula that has made Warren Buffett&rsquo;s conglomerate such a success: the target is a well-run, easy-to-understand business with a strong market position. The deal got a good reception from investors. However, i]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/all-you-can-eat-buffett/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2015 16:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/all-you-can-eat-buffett/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[DealBook: Stock Buybacks Draw Scrutiny]]></title><description><![CDATA[Warren Buffett Bucks the Trend | Man Charged With Bitcoin Schemes in Court | The F.D.A. and the Free-Speech Fight | Mallinckrodt to Buy Therakos]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/dealbook-stock-buybacks-draw-scrutiny/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2015 12:56:11 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/dealbook-stock-buybacks-draw-scrutiny/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Warren Buffett Bucks Trends With Precision Castparts Acquisition]]></title><description><![CDATA[Berkshire Hathaway is paying $37.2 billion for the aircraft components maker, even though shares of Precision Castparts have tumbled 40 percent since last summer.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/warren-buffett-bucks-trends-with-precision-castparts-acquisition/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2015 23:48:20 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/warren-buffett-bucks-trends-with-precision-castparts-acquisition/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway to Buy Aerospace Supplier for $37.2 Billion]]></title><description><![CDATA[The transaction for Precision Castparts is the latest major deal for Mr. Buffett’s company as it has looked to strike a big takeover.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/warren-buffetts-berkshire-hathaway-to-buy-aerospace-supplier-for-372-billion/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2015 20:44:49 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/warren-buffetts-berkshire-hathaway-to-buy-aerospace-supplier-for-372-billion/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway to Buy Precision Castparts for $37.2 Billion]]></title><description><![CDATA[The transaction for the aerospace supplier is the latest major deal for Berkshire Hathaway as it looks to strike big takeovers.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/buffetts-berkshire-hathaway-to-buy-precision-castparts-for-372-billion/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2015 18:39:44 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/buffetts-berkshire-hathaway-to-buy-precision-castparts-for-372-billion/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Berkshire Hathaway to Buy Precision Castparts for $37.2 Billion]]></title><description><![CDATA[The transaction for the aerospace supplier is the latest major deal for Berkshire Hathaway as it looks to strike big takeovers.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/berkshire-hathaway-to-buy-precision-castparts-for-372-billion/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2015 14:31:39 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/berkshire-hathaway-to-buy-precision-castparts-for-372-billion/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Said to Be Near Deal to Buy Precision Castparts]]></title><description><![CDATA[The deal, which could be worth more than $30 billion, would be the largest takeover in Mr. Buffett’s five-decade investing career at Berkshire.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/warren-buffetts-berkshire-hathaway-said-to-be-near-deal-to-buy-precision-castparts/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2015 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/warren-buffetts-berkshire-hathaway-said-to-be-near-deal-to-buy-precision-castparts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Berkshire Hathaway Is Said to Be Close to Deal to Buy Precision Castparts]]></title><description><![CDATA[The deal, which could be worth more than $30 billion, would be the largest takeover in Warren Buffett’s five-decade investing career at Berkshire.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/berkshire-hathaway-is-said-to-be-close-to-deal-to-buy-precision-castparts/</link><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2015 21:16:26 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/berkshire-hathaway-is-said-to-be-close-to-deal-to-buy-precision-castparts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Berkshire Profit Falls 37 Percent on Investment, Insurance Slump]]></title><description><![CDATA[Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc said on Friday its second-quarter profit fell 37 percent, reflecting a significant decline in investment gains and an underwriting loss from insurance operations, which include Geico.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/berkshire-profit-falls-37-percent-on-investment-insurance-slump/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2015 23:14:57 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/berkshire-profit-falls-37-percent-on-investment-insurance-slump/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ackman Bets On Mondelez Going on Sale]]></title><description><![CDATA[The emergence of Pershing Square Capital Management as a major investor in Mondelez highlights the widespread belief that opportunities for deals abound in the food sector.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/ackman-bets-on-mondelez-going-on-sale/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2015 03:05:38 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/ackman-bets-on-mondelez-going-on-sale/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Colorado’s Effort Against Teenage Pregnancies Is a Startling Success]]></title><description><![CDATA[A program to offer long-acting birth control, like free IUDs and implants, has helped reduce teenage pregnancies by 40 percent and abortions by 42 percent.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/colorados-effort-against-teenage-pregnancies-is-a-startling-success/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2015 00:09:35 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/colorados-effort-against-teenage-pregnancies-is-a-startling-success/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Colorado’s Push Against Teenage Pregnancies Is a Startling Success]]></title><description><![CDATA[A program to offer long-acting birth control, like free IUDs and implants, has helped drop teenage pregnancies by 40 percent and abortions by 42 percent.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/colorados-push-against-teenage-pregnancies-is-a-startling-success/</link><pubDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2015 21:13:20 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/colorados-push-against-teenage-pregnancies-is-a-startling-success/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Do We Get More People to Have Good Lives?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The forces contributing to contemporary class stratification are beyond the reach of the classroom alone.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/how-do-we-get-more-people-to-have-good-lives/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2015 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/how-do-we-get-more-people-to-have-good-lives/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Protect Vulnerable Home Buyers]]></title><description><![CDATA[A bill in the Senate would roll back safeguards for mobile-home buyers and weaken other financial reforms.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/protect-vulnerable-home-buyers/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2015 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/protect-vulnerable-home-buyers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Morning Agenda: Some Choice Words for Buffett]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some Choice Words for Buffett | Yellen Sees Stock Prices as ‘Quite High’ | Alexion to Buy Synageva for $8.4 Billion]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/morning-agenda-some-choice-words-for-buffett/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2015 13:58:18 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/morning-agenda-some-choice-words-for-buffett/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Daniel Loeb Strikes Back Against Buffett’s Criticism of Hedge Funds]]></title><description><![CDATA[“I love reading Warren Buffett’s letters and I love contrasting his words with his actions,” the hedge fund manager told the SALT Conference.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/daniel-loeb-strikes-back-against-buffetts-criticism-of-hedge-funds/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2015 02:22:26 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/daniel-loeb-strikes-back-against-buffetts-criticism-of-hedge-funds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Morning Agenda: Big Paychecks Despite Tough Year]]></title><description><![CDATA[Big Paychecks Despite Tough Year | Justice Department Investigating Leak at Fed | Buffett’s Hard-Nosed Side | Silicon Valley Executive Said to Have Died From Head Trauma]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/morning-agenda-big-paychecks-despite-tough-year/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2015 14:01:45 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/morning-agenda-big-paychecks-despite-tough-year/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Berkshire’s Warren Buffett Shows His Teddy Bear Image Has Tough Side]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mr. Buffett, chief of Berkshire Hathaway, responded to concern that he had abandoned his company’s moral compass by teaming with 3G, an investment firm known for ruthlessly cutting jobs.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/berkshires-warren-buffett-shows-his-teddy-bear-image-has-tough-side/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2015 04:37:27 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/berkshires-warren-buffett-shows-his-teddy-bear-image-has-tough-side/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Milestone for Warren Buffett, and Profits for Investors]]></title><description><![CDATA[Berkshire Hathaway, Mr. Buffett’s holding company reported on Friday that first-quarter profit rose 10 percent and operating results easily beat forecasts, helped by its railroad and insurance businesses and gains from derivatives.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/a-milestone-for-warren-buffett-and-profits-for-investors/</link><pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2015 02:44:17 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/a-milestone-for-warren-buffett-and-profits-for-investors/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Philosophy of Warren E. Buffett]]></title><description><![CDATA[The investor’s Berkshire Hathaway shows how intangible values like thrift and autonomy can translate into economic gain.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/the-philosophy-of-warren-e-buffett/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2015 18:39:25 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/the-philosophy-of-warren-e-buffett/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fun at fifty]]></title><description><![CDATA[Print sectionTHE population of Omaha, Nebraska, will rise by 40,000 or more this weekend as Berkshire Hathaway, a massive conglomerate, holds its annual meeting&shy;. There, delegates will be&amp;nbsp;celebrating Warren&rsquo;s Buffett&rsquo;s 50th year as its boss. The gathering is a blend of investment seminar, all-American fun fair and personality cult. Some things have not changed. Mr Buffett still loves high jinks: on April 30th&amp;nbsp;he appeared in a video with a ukulele singing the pra]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/fun-at-fifty/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2015 15:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/fun-at-fifty/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Berkshire Hathaway’s meeting: Fun at fifty]]></title><description><![CDATA[Print sectionUK Only Article:&amp;nbsp;standard articleFly Title:&amp;nbsp;Berkshire Hathaway&rsquo;s meetingByline:&amp;nbsp;P.F. Location:&amp;nbsp;NEW YORK Main image:&amp;nbsp;20150502_fnp507.jpgTHE population of Omaha, Nebraska, will rise by 40,000 or more this weekend as Berkshire Hathaway, a massive conglomerate, holds its annual meeting&shy;. There, delegates will be&amp;nbsp;celebrating Warren&rsquo;s Buffett&rsquo;s 50th year as its boss. The gathering is a blend of investment seminar,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/berkshire-hathaways-meeting-fun-at-fifty/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2015 15:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/berkshire-hathaways-meeting-fun-at-fifty/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Saddling Homeowners With Risky Loans]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two bills recently passed in Congress would weaken new rules against predatory mortgage lending.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/saddling-homeowners-with-risky-loans/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2015 03:31:26 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/saddling-homeowners-with-risky-loans/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Warren Buffett, Italian-Style]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exor, the holding company of the Agnelli family, is looking to do a deal that could provide it with Bekshire Hathaway-like stable cash flows.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/warren-buffett-italian-style/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2015 19:24:11 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/warren-buffett-italian-style/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What We&#8217;re Reading]]></title><description><![CDATA[Get recommendations from New York Times reporters and editors, highlighting interesting stories from around the web. In this installment, great reads from Matt Apuzzo, Jenna Wortham and others.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/what-we8217re-reading/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2015 22:47:48 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/what-we8217re-reading/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kraft’s Real Calculus in the Deal With Heinz]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kraft had a chance to buy Heinz two years ago. Instead, it has ceded control. The quandary is one that shareholders elsewhere have to consider.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/krafts-real-calculus-in-the-deal-with-heinz/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2015 18:34:20 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/krafts-real-calculus-in-the-deal-with-heinz/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reading the Fine Print in the Heinz-Kraft Deal]]></title><description><![CDATA[A look under the hood at everything from the makeup of the board of directors to the payment of a dividend, and not cash, to Kraft shareholders.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/reading-the-fine-print-in-the-heinz-kraft-deal/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2015 00:26:36 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/reading-the-fine-print-in-the-heinz-kraft-deal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Warren Buffett and 3G May Have One Barrier to Even Bigger Deals]]></title><description><![CDATA[Merging Kraft and Heinz will take up 3G’s attention for some time. But when 3G is again ready to make a deal, Warren Buffett will be, too.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/warren-buffett-and-3g-may-have-one-barrier-to-even-bigger-deals/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2015 22:36:48 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/warren-buffett-and-3g-may-have-one-barrier-to-even-bigger-deals/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[3G Capital, Warren Buffett’s Favorite Partner in Deals Worth Billions]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mr. Buffett has made a habit of criticizing rapacious private equity firms over the years, but 3G Capital is different.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/3g-capital-warren-buffetts-favorite-partner-in-deals-worth-billions/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2015 02:39:22 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/3g-capital-warren-buffetts-favorite-partner-in-deals-worth-billions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kraft’s Investors Bet on Same Formula That Helped Heinz]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Brazilian investment firm 3G has succeeded so far in rationalizing operations at Heinz, Burger King and other companies. Kraft is next.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/krafts-investors-bet-on-same-formula-that-helped-heinz/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2015 20:28:16 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/krafts-investors-bet-on-same-formula-that-helped-heinz/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kraft and Heinz to Merge in Deal Backed by Buffett and 3G Capital]]></title><description><![CDATA[The merger will create the fifth-largest food and beverage company globally, with Heinz controlling 51 percent and Kraft shareholders owning the rest.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/kraft-and-heinz-to-merge-in-deal-backed-by-buffett-and-3g-capital/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2015 13:41:48 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/kraft-and-heinz-to-merge-in-deal-backed-by-buffett-and-3g-capital/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kraft and Heinz to Merge]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Brazilian investment firm that teamed up with Warren E. Buffett two years ago to scoop up H.J. Heinz has struck another blockbuster deal for an American food icon.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/kraft-and-heinz-to-merge/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2015 12:44:24 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/kraft-and-heinz-to-merge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Warren Buffett’s Awesome Feat at Berkshire Hathaway, Revisited]]></title><description><![CDATA[In its 50 years under Warren Buffett, Berkshire Hathaway&#8217;s shares have gained a cumulative 1,826,163 percent.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/warren-buffetts-awesome-feat-at-berkshire-hathaway-revisited/</link><pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2015 19:22:38 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/warren-buffetts-awesome-feat-at-berkshire-hathaway-revisited/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Berkshire Hathaway: Corresponderous]]></title><description><![CDATA[Print sectionUK Only Article:&amp;nbsp;standard article Issue:&amp;nbsp;The new nuclear age Fly Title:&amp;nbsp;Berkshire HathawayLocation:&amp;nbsp;NEW YORK<br />
THE annual letters Warren Buffett sends to shareholders of Berkshire Hathaway are among the most influential documents in business. For 50 years they have offered a ruthlessly honest review of the company he runs. In 1999 Mr Buffett reflected on the worst year of his tenure. &ldquo;Even Inspector Clouseau could find last year&rsquo;s guilty]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/berkshire-hathaway-corresponderous/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2015 16:49:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/berkshire-hathaway-corresponderous/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Money talks: The capitalist calendar]]></title><description><![CDATA[THIS week: Warren Buffett's shareholder letter and the 2015 Super Return private-equity shindig Comment Expiry Date:&amp;nbsp;Wed, 2015-03-18]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/money-talks-the-capitalist-calendar/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2015 17:34:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/money-talks-the-capitalist-calendar/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Warren Buffett Is Worth $72 Billion and You’re Not]]></title><description><![CDATA[There are two chief theories for why the company has been so successful, with important implications for imagining a future without Mr. Buffett.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/why-warren-buffett-is-worth-72-billion-and-youre-not/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2015 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/why-warren-buffett-is-worth-72-billion-and-youre-not/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Warren Buffett Does It]]></title><description><![CDATA[Going from &#8220;cigar butt&#8221; investing to the greatest conglomerate ever in 50 years.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/how-warren-buffett-does-it/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2015 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/how-warren-buffett-does-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Warning From Buffett About Banks]]></title><description><![CDATA[Warren E. Buffett, the billionaire chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, has released his annual shareholder letter, and it is unusually critical of the financial industry.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/a-warning-from-buffett-about-banks/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2015 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/a-warning-from-buffett-about-banks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Understanding Succession at Berkshire Hathaway After Buffett]]></title><description><![CDATA[A question often overlooked is: Who assumes Charlie Munger’s role?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/understanding-succession-at-berkshire-hathaway-after-buffett/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2015 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/understanding-succession-at-berkshire-hathaway-after-buffett/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Life After Buffett: Understanding Succession at Berkshire]]></title><description><![CDATA[A question often overlooked is: Who Assume Charlie Munger’s role?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/life-after-buffett-understanding-succession-at-berkshire/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2015 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/life-after-buffett-understanding-succession-at-berkshire/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In Warren Buffett’s Annual Letter, More Hints, but Still No Confirmation, of a Successor]]></title><description><![CDATA[Charlie Munger, Berkshire’s vice chairman, indicates that Ajit Jain or Greg Abel is the likely heir.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/in-warren-buffetts-annual-letter-more-hints-but-still-no-confirmation-of-a-successor/</link><pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2015 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/in-warren-buffetts-annual-letter-more-hints-but-still-no-confirmation-of-a-successor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In Annual Letter, More Hints, but Still No Confirmation, of a Buffett Successor]]></title><description><![CDATA[Warren E. Buffett repeated statements that the board of Berkshire Hathaway had identified his successor, but again he did not reveal that person’s identity.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/in-annual-letter-more-hints-but-still-no-confirmation-of-a-buffett-successor/</link><pubDate>Sat, 28 Feb 2015 19:27:49 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/in-annual-letter-more-hints-but-still-no-confirmation-of-a-buffett-successor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Warren Buffett Rails Against Investment Bankers]]></title><description><![CDATA[“Money shufflers don’t come cheap,” he writes in his annual letter to shareholders.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/warren-buffett-rails-against-investment-bankers/</link><pubDate>Sat, 28 Feb 2015 16:37:28 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/warren-buffett-rails-against-investment-bankers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hints at Warren Buffett’s Succession]]></title><description><![CDATA[Charlie Munger suggests that Berkshire Hathaway’s next chief executive will be either Greg Abel or Ajit Jain.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/hints-at-warren-buffetts-succession/</link><pubDate>Sat, 28 Feb 2015 15:33:17 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/hints-at-warren-buffetts-succession/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[After 50 Years, Oracle of Omaha Looks Back on Less Prescient Moves]]></title><description><![CDATA[Warren Buffett recalls missteps during his five decades with Berkshire Hathaway, a period that saw the company’s stock rise nearly 2 million percent.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/after-50-years-oracle-of-omaha-looks-back-on-less-prescient-moves/</link><pubDate>Sat, 28 Feb 2015 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/after-50-years-oracle-of-omaha-looks-back-on-less-prescient-moves/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Financial planning: Advise and dissent]]></title><description><![CDATA[NEVER ask your barber if you need a haircut, Warren Buffett has quipped. But even supposed dispassionate advisers turn out to have conflicts of interest. A new report from the US Department of Labor focuses on the financial advice given to American workers with pension plans and concludes on the basis of examining the academic research, that it may cost $17 billion a year.This is a problem that the British financial system grappled with for decades. Some providers paid commission to those who so]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/financial-planning-advise-and-dissent/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2015 19:34:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/financial-planning-advise-and-dissent/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Privilege Is a Privilege, and a Responsibility]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tony Schwartz, in the Life@Work column, asks the wealthiest: Are you comfortable having more than you will ever spend, while those around you barely earn what they need to survive?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/privilege-is-a-privilege-and-a-responsibility/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2015 18:31:07 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/privilege-is-a-privilege-and-a-responsibility/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two Schools of Thought, Adding Up to Success]]></title><description><![CDATA[Three funds that were among the top performers of the fourth quarter of 2014 combined elements of both growth and value investing.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/two-schools-of-thought-adding-up-to-success/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2015 23:35:20 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/two-schools-of-thought-adding-up-to-success/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The post-Buffett world]]></title><description><![CDATA[Print section<br />
Berkshire Beyond Buffett: The Enduring Value of Values. By Lawrence A. Cunningham.&amp;nbsp;Columbia University Press; 336 pages; $29.95 and &pound;19.95. Buy from Amazon.com; Amazon.co.uk<br />
WHEN Warren Buffett no longer &ldquo;tap dances to work&rdquo;, as he describes it, what will become of Berkshire Hathaway, the company he created? The &ldquo;Sage of Omaha&rdquo; is 84 and his firm is one of America&rsquo;s most valuable companies, with a market capitalisation of over $350 billi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/the-post-buffett-world/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2015 15:26:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/the-post-buffett-world/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Berkshire Hathaway: The post-Buffett world]]></title><description><![CDATA[Print sectionUK Only Article:&amp;nbsp;standard article Issue:&amp;nbsp;Terror in Paris Fly Title:&amp;nbsp;Berkshire HathawayBerkshire Beyond Buffett: The Enduring Value of Values. By Lawrence A. Cunningham.&amp;nbsp;Columbia University Press; 336 pages; $29.95 and &pound;19.95. Buy from Amazon.com; Amazon.co.uk<br />
WHEN Warren Buffett no longer &ldquo;tap dances to work&rdquo;, as he describes it, what will become of Berkshire Hathaway, the company he created? The &ldquo;Sage of Omaha&rdquo; is 84]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/berkshire-hathaway-the-post-buffett-world/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2015 15:26:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/berkshire-hathaway-the-post-buffett-world/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Year in Market Doublespeak]]></title><description><![CDATA[The last 12 months saw above-average creativity in saying one thing and meaning another. John Foley and Rob Cox of Reuters Breakingviews offer 10 euphemisms they would most like to disappear.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/the-year-in-market-doublespeak/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2015 19:36:39 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/the-year-in-market-doublespeak/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gathering Bedfellows, Odd and Otherwise, for Auld Lang Syne]]></title><description><![CDATA[Toasting and roasting the guests we’d like to invite for our annual DealBook “Closing Dinner.”]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/gathering-bedfellows-odd-and-otherwise-for-auld-lang-syne/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2014 03:31:02 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/gathering-bedfellows-odd-and-otherwise-for-auld-lang-syne/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shares in Chinese Carmaker BYD Lose $1 Billion in Market Value]]></title><description><![CDATA[Shares in BYD, a Chinese electric car company backed by Berkshire Hathaway, plunged without explanation by as much as 47 percent on Thursday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/shares-in-chinese-carmaker-byd-lose-1-billion-in-market-value/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2014 11:07:49 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/shares-in-chinese-carmaker-byd-lose-1-billion-in-market-value/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Deal Tips From Buffett and Berkshire's Other Managers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Much like their leader, Warren Buffett, the chief executives of Berkshire Hathaway’s subsidiaries are a savvy group of acquirers. Lawrence A. Cunningham, in the Another View column, explains why.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/deal-tips-from-buffett-and-berkshires-other-managers/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2014 20:02:34 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/deal-tips-from-buffett-and-berkshires-other-managers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Both Sides Gain in Buffett-Duracell Deal]]></title><description><![CDATA[The one drawback for Procter & Gamble is that it is losing a longtime shareholder, Robert Cyran and Kevin Allison of Reuters Breakingviews write.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/both-sides-gain-in-buffett-duracell-deal/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2014 20:34:06 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/both-sides-gain-in-buffett-duracell-deal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Both Sides Gain in Berkshire-Duracell Deal]]></title><description><![CDATA[The one drawback for Procter & Gamble is that it is losing a longtime shareholder, Robert Cyran and Kevin Allison of Reuters Breakingviews write.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/both-sides-gain-in-berkshire-duracell-deal/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2014 20:34:06 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/both-sides-gain-in-berkshire-duracell-deal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Duracell Deal Shows Buffett's Hunger for Acquisitions]]></title><description><![CDATA[Warren Buffett has struck deals in very different industries over the last couple years, with the Duracell purchase fitting into his appetite for large and creatively structured acquisitions.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/duracell-deal-shows-buffetts-hunger-for-acquisitions/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2014 17:25:16 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/duracell-deal-shows-buffetts-hunger-for-acquisitions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Warren Buffett's Berkshire to Buy Duracell in $4.7 Billion Stock Deal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Berkshire Hathaway, the conglomerate run by Warren E. Buffett, will acquire Duracell using a transaction aimed at lowering the tax bill.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/warren-buffetts-berkshire-to-buy-duracell-in-47-billion-stock-deal/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2014 14:10:03 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/warren-buffetts-berkshire-to-buy-duracell-in-47-billion-stock-deal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Warren Buffett's Berkshire to Buy Duracell From Procter & Gamble]]></title><description><![CDATA[Berkshire Hathaway, the conglomerate run by Warren E. Buffett, will acquire Duracell using a transaction aimed at lowering the tax bill.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/warren-buffetts-berkshire-to-buy-duracell-from-procter-gamble/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2014 14:10:03 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/warren-buffetts-berkshire-to-buy-duracell-from-procter-gamble/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Warren Buffett to Buy Duracell in $4.7 Billion Stock Deal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Berkshire Hathaway, the conglomerate run by Warren E. Buffett, will acquire Duracell using a transaction aimed at lowering the tax bill.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/warren-buffett-to-buy-duracell-in-47-billion-stock-deal/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2014 14:10:03 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/warren-buffett-to-buy-duracell-in-47-billion-stock-deal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Buffett's Berkshire to Buy Duracell From Procter & Gamble]]></title><description><![CDATA[The conglomerate run by Warren E. Buffett will acquire the battery maker using a transaction aimed at lowering the tax bill.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/buffetts-berkshire-to-buy-duracell-from-procter-gamble/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2014 14:10:03 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/buffetts-berkshire-to-buy-duracell-from-procter-gamble/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Buffett's Berkshire to Buy Duracell Battery From Procter & Gamble]]></title><description><![CDATA[The billionaire’s conglomerate, Berkshire Hathaway, said on Thursday that it would acquire the battery maker from P.&G. through an unusual transaction aimed at lowering the overall tax bill.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/buffetts-berkshire-to-buy-duracell-battery-from-procter-gamble/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2014 14:10:03 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/buffetts-berkshire-to-buy-duracell-battery-from-procter-gamble/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[More Transparency, More Pay for C.E.O.s]]></title><description><![CDATA[As compensation consultants have become more popular in determining pay, chief executives’ paychecks have actually grown.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/more-transparency-more-pay-for-ceos/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2014 03:37:43 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/more-transparency-more-pay-for-ceos/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Berkshire Hathaway&#8217;s 3rd-Quarter Profit Falls 9%]]></title><description><![CDATA[Berkshire said on Friday that it earned $4.62 billion, or $2,811 a Class A share.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/berkshire-hathaway8217s-3rd-quarter-profit-falls-9/</link><pubDate>Sat, 08 Nov 2014 04:10:14 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/berkshire-hathaway8217s-3rd-quarter-profit-falls-9/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Daily chart: Relatively successful]]></title><description><![CDATA[The world's biggest family-controlled firmsTHE &ldquo;Lucky Sperm Club&rdquo;, as Warren Buffett likes to call it, is still going strong at the commanding heights of global business. Family-controlled firms now make up 19% of the companies in the&amp;nbsp;Fortune&amp;nbsp;Global 500, which tracks the world&rsquo;s largest firms by sales. That is up from 15% in 2005, according to new research by McKinsey, a consulting firm, which defines such firms as ones whose founders or their families have th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/daily-chart-relatively-successful/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2014 18:08:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/daily-chart-relatively-successful/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Family firms: Business in the blood]]></title><description><![CDATA[Print sectionUK Only Article:&amp;nbsp;standard article Issue:&amp;nbsp;The revolution is over Fly Title:&amp;nbsp;Family firmsLocation:&amp;nbsp;NEW YORK Main image:&amp;nbsp;20141101_WBP001_3.jpgTHE &ldquo;Lucky Sperm Club&rdquo;, as Warren Buffett likes to call it, is still going strong in the commanding heights of business. On opposite sides of the Atlantic, Ana Bot&iacute;n and Abigail Johnson have recently succeeded their fathers in filling two of the most powerful jobs in finance, as chai]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/family-firms-business-in-the-blood/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2014 14:39:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/family-firms-business-in-the-blood/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Charles Munger's $65 Million Gift to Theoretical Physics]]></title><description><![CDATA[Charles T. Munger, a longtime business partner of Warren Buffett, is donating $65 million to the Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics at the University of California, Santa Barbara.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/charles-mungers-65-million-gift-to-theoretical-physics/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Oct 2014 06:01:25 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/charles-mungers-65-million-gift-to-theoretical-physics/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Charles Munger, Warren Buffett's Longtime Business Partner, Makes $65 Million Gift]]></title><description><![CDATA[The gift — the largest in the school’s history — will go toward building a 61-bed residence for visitors to the Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics, which brings together physicists for weeks at a time to exchange ideas.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/charles-munger-warren-buffetts-longtime-business-partner-makes-65-million-gift/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Oct 2014 06:01:25 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/charles-munger-warren-buffetts-longtime-business-partner-makes-65-million-gift/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Billionaire's $65 Million Gift to Theoretical Physics]]></title><description><![CDATA[Charles T. Munger, a longtime business partner of Warren Buffett, is donating $65 million to the Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics at the University of California, Santa Barbara.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/a-billionaires-65-million-gift-to-theoretical-physics/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Oct 2014 06:01:25 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/a-billionaires-65-million-gift-to-theoretical-physics/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Your Evening Briefing]]></title><description><![CDATA[Get caught up on the day’s top stories.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/your-evening-briefing/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Oct 2014 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/your-evening-briefing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wheelies: The Holy Porsche Party Edition]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pope Francis allows the Porsche Travel Club to host a private event in the Sistine Chapel; LeBron James becomes a spokesman for the Kia K900 flagship sedan.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/wheelies-the-holy-porsche-party-edition/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Oct 2014 22:12:41 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/wheelies-the-holy-porsche-party-edition/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Part of the Problem: Stocks Are Expensive]]></title><description><![CDATA[Relative to long-term earnings, they are more expensive than they have been for most of the last century.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/part-of-the-problem-stocks-are-expensive/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2014 23:05:21 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/part-of-the-problem-stocks-are-expensive/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Putting the Berkshire Hathaway Brand Before Warren Buffett]]></title><description><![CDATA[While Mr. Buffett is well known for his financial success, his holding company has little following outside Wall Street — but an effort is underway to change that.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/putting-the-berkshire-hathaway-brand-before-warren-buffett/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Oct 2014 03:05:27 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/putting-the-berkshire-hathaway-brand-before-warren-buffett/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Putting the Berkshire Brand Before Warren Buffett]]></title><description><![CDATA[While Mr. Buffett is well known for his financial success, his holding company has little following outside Wall Street — but an effort is underway to change that.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/putting-the-berkshire-brand-before-warren-buffett/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Oct 2014 03:05:27 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/putting-the-berkshire-brand-before-warren-buffett/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Warren Buffett’s Big Bet on Renewables in Nevada]]></title><description><![CDATA[An expanded market for geothermal, solar and wind electricity in the West has attracted the attention of the likes of Warren E. Buffett.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/warren-buffetts-big-bet-on-renewables-in-nevada/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Oct 2014 02:04:10 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/warren-buffetts-big-bet-on-renewables-in-nevada/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Put a Billion on It? Buffett's Bet on 2016]]></title><description><![CDATA[Warren Buffett said he’d be willing to bet money that Hillary Clinton would run for and win the presidency in 2016.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/put-a-billion-on-it-buffetts-bet-on-2016/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Oct 2014 20:45:22 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/put-a-billion-on-it-buffetts-bet-on-2016/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wheelies: The Hopeful Opel Edition]]></title><description><![CDATA[Opel’s chief says G.M.’s European unit can return to profitability, helped by new models; Andy Palmer takes over at Aston Martin.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/wheelies-the-hopeful-opel-edition/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2014 23:46:12 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/wheelies-the-hopeful-opel-edition/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Buffett to Buy the Van Tuyl Group, a Car Dealership]]></title><description><![CDATA[Berkshire Hathaway is buying the Van Tuyl Group, the country’s fifth-biggest auto dealership by sales and the biggest that is privately held.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/buffett-to-buy-the-van-tuyl-group-a-car-dealership/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2014 16:08:12 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/buffett-to-buy-the-van-tuyl-group-a-car-dealership/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Support in Coca-Cola Vote Depends on How the Math Is Done]]></title><description><![CDATA[Coke’s assurance of broad-based support for a new senior-management compensation plan failed to account for opposition by three of the company’s six largest shareholders.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/support-in-coca-cola-vote-depends-on-how-the-math-is-done/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Sep 2014 04:17:36 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/support-in-coca-cola-vote-depends-on-how-the-math-is-done/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Buffett's Involvement in Burger King-Tim Hortons Deal Is a Diversion]]></title><description><![CDATA[Warren Buffett’s involvement in the Burger King-Tim Hortons merger tells regular investors nothing, and doesn’t really work against the president’s call for “economic patriotism,” writes Robert Cyran of Reuters Breakingviews.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/buffetts-involvement-in-burger-king-tim-hortons-deal-is-a-diversion/</link><pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2014 22:13:22 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/buffetts-involvement-in-burger-king-tim-hortons-deal-is-a-diversion/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In Burger King-Tim Hortons Deal, Consumer Reaction Could Be Key]]></title><description><![CDATA[Most Burger King customers are not looking to make a political statement when they buy a hamburger, Victor Fleischer writes in the Standard Deduction column.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/in-burger-king-tim-hortons-deal-consumer-reaction-could-be-key/</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2014 17:51:38 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/in-burger-king-tim-hortons-deal-consumer-reaction-could-be-key/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In Burger King-Tim Hortons Deal, Consumer Reaction Could Be Crucial]]></title><description><![CDATA[Most Burger King customers are not looking to make a political statement when they buy a hamburger, Victor Fleischer writes in the Standard Deduction column.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/in-burger-king-tim-hortons-deal-consumer-reaction-could-be-crucial/</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2014 17:51:38 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/in-burger-king-tim-hortons-deal-consumer-reaction-could-be-crucial/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Global Web of Financial Connections in Burger King's Deal for Tim Hortons]]></title><description><![CDATA[As part of the deal to create one of the biggest fast-food operations in the world, the American burger giant will move its home to Canada, where Tim Hortons is based.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/global-web-of-financial-connections-in-burger-kings-deal-for-tim-hortons/</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2014 14:02:51 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/global-web-of-financial-connections-in-burger-kings-deal-for-tim-hortons/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Global Web of Financial Connections in Burger King&rsquo;s Deal for Tim Hortons]]></title><description><![CDATA[As part of the deal to create one of the biggest fast-food operations in the world, the American burger giant will move its home to Canada, where Tim Hortons is based.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/global-web-of-financial-connections-in-burger-kingrsquos-deal-for-tim-hortons/</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2014 14:02:51 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/global-web-of-financial-connections-in-burger-kingrsquos-deal-for-tim-hortons/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Burger King to Buy Tim Hortons for $11.4 Billion]]></title><description><![CDATA[Burger King Worldwide agreed on Tuesday to buy the Canadian restaurant chain Tim Hortons for about $11.4 billion, creating one of the biggest fast-food chains worldwide.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/burger-king-to-buy-tim-hortons-for-114-billion/</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2014 14:02:51 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/burger-king-to-buy-tim-hortons-for-114-billion/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Warren Buffett's Company Fined by Justice Dept. Over Stock Purchase]]></title><description><![CDATA[Berkshire Hathaway agreed to pay $896,000 to settle accusations that it did not follow antitrust guidelines before acquiring additional shares in USG in December.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/warren-buffetts-company-fined-by-justice-dept-over-stock-purchase/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2014 18:28:13 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/warren-buffetts-company-fined-by-justice-dept-over-stock-purchase/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Berkshire Hathaway Stock Exceeds $200,000 a Share]]></title><description><![CDATA[Berkshire has long had the most expensive stock in the United States and on Thursday, they reached a high of $202,454.99.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/a-berkshire-hathaway-stock-exceeds-200000-a-share/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 Aug 2014 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/a-berkshire-hathaway-stock-exceeds-200000-a-share/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Graham Is Not Slowing Down After Sale of The Washington Post]]></title><description><![CDATA[Donald E. Graham sold The Washington Post last year, but continues to remain busy by running his business enterprise, Graham Holdings.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/graham-is-not-slowing-down-after-sale-of-the-washington-post/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 Aug 2014 02:30:23 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/graham-is-not-slowing-down-after-sale-of-the-washington-post/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Graham Not Slowing Down After Sale of The Post]]></title><description><![CDATA[Donald E. Graham sold The Washington Post last year, but continues to remain busy by running his business enterprise, Graham Holdings.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/graham-not-slowing-down-after-sale-of-the-post/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 Aug 2014 01:29:39 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/graham-not-slowing-down-after-sale-of-the-post/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chinese Group Fosun International Bids $441 Million for Roc Oil of Australia]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fosun International’s bid, which seeks to defeat a rival offer from an Australian energy company, already has the support of the Roc board.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/chinese-group-fosun-international-bids-441-million-for-roc-oil-of-australia/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 Aug 2014 10:30:41 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/chinese-group-fosun-international-bids-441-million-for-roc-oil-of-australia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chinese Group Bids $441 Million for Roc Oil of Australia]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fosun International’s bid, which seeks to defeat a rival offer from an Australian energy company, already has the support of the Roc board.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/chinese-group-bids-441-million-for-roc-oil-of-australia/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 Aug 2014 10:30:41 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/chinese-group-bids-441-million-for-roc-oil-of-australia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wheelies: The Heavy Chevy Edition]]></title><description><![CDATA[General Motors will discontinue light-duty Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana vans; Alan Mulally joins Google’s board of directors.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/wheelies-the-heavy-chevy-edition/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2014 18:15:33 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/wheelies-the-heavy-chevy-edition/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Break the Immigration Impasse]]></title><description><![CDATA[Congress should start by encouraging skilled workers and investors.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/break-the-immigration-impasse/</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Jul 2014 01:24:22 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/break-the-immigration-impasse/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Carol Loomis, Editor for Warren Buffett, Leaves Job After 60 Years]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ms. Loomis, 85, is retiring from Fortune magazine to a world of bridge playing and — you guessed it — continuing to edit her old friend’s writing.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/carol-loomis-editor-for-warren-buffett-leaves-job-after-60-years/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Jul 2014 03:13:37 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/carol-loomis-editor-for-warren-buffett-leaves-job-after-60-years/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Wisdom of Breaking Away]]></title><description><![CDATA[It’s easy and instinctive for investors to follow the herd, but they are better off pursuing their own goals.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/the-wisdom-of-breaking-away/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Jun 2014 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/the-wisdom-of-breaking-away/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Billionaire Issues Statement About Times Article]]></title><description><![CDATA[The billionaire Chinese financier Xiao Jianhua, the subject of a New York Times profile on Wednesday, said he did not make money through his political connections but by following Warren Buffett’s value investing strategy.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/billionaire-issues-statement-about-times-article/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Jun 2014 04:32:40 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/billionaire-issues-statement-about-times-article/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Handicapping the Kellogg Takeover Talk]]></title><description><![CDATA[A deal like the one Warren E. Buffett and a group of Brazilian financiers struck last year for Heinz might work, contends Kevin Allison of Reuters Breakingviews.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/handicapping-the-kellogg-takeover-talk/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Jun 2014 18:34:24 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/handicapping-the-kellogg-takeover-talk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Time to Bid for Lunch With Buffett]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sunday evening marked the kickoff of the annual charity auction to have a power lunch with the Berkshire Hathaway chief.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/time-to-bid-for-lunch-with-buffett/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Jun 2014 15:49:42 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/time-to-bid-for-lunch-with-buffett/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As His Foundation Has Grown, Gates Has Slowed His Donations]]></title><description><![CDATA[While the coffers of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation have swollen, the charity is challenged by how to give away money where it can be most effective.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/as-his-foundation-has-grown-gates-has-slowed-his-donations/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 May 2014 01:48:20 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/as-his-foundation-has-grown-gates-has-slowed-his-donations/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It's Activists, Not Buffett, Who Can Change Corporate America]]></title><description><![CDATA[Warren E. Buffett’s aging strategy has lost step with the times, and now it is effective corporate activists who are shaking up sleepy boardrooms, Anthony Scaramucci writes in Another View.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/its-activists-not-buffett-who-can-change-corporate-america/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2014 15:30:32 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/its-activists-not-buffett-who-can-change-corporate-america/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pfizer's Plan to Go to London Spurs Other Companies to Consider Moving Abroad]]></title><description><![CDATA[Walgreen is already under pressure from hedge fund investors that want it to move across the Atlantic.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/pfizers-plan-to-go-to-london-spurs-other-companies-to-consider-moving-abroad/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2014 02:33:12 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/pfizers-plan-to-go-to-london-spurs-other-companies-to-consider-moving-abroad/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[After Buffett, Should Berkshire Hathaway Be Broken Up?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Warren Buffett is in charge of an unwieldy conglomerate. Here’s why it’s successful anyway.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/after-buffett-should-berkshire-hathaway-be-broken-up/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2014 04:43:18 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/after-buffett-should-berkshire-hathaway-be-broken-up/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Berkshire's Radical Strategy: Trust]]></title><description><![CDATA[The top executives of Berkshire Hathaway believe in trusting their employees.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/berkshires-radical-strategy-trust/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2014 03:18:20 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/berkshires-radical-strategy-trust/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Should Berkshire Hathaway Be Broken Up?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Warren Buffett is in charge of an unwieldy conglomerate. Here’s why it’s successful anyway.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/should-berkshire-hathaway-be-broken-up/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2014 01:36:32 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/should-berkshire-hathaway-be-broken-up/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Q.&A. With the Author of a Buffett-Praised Book on 3G Capital]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cristiane Correa, the author of a book on the Brazilian investment firm 3G Capital, spoke with DealBook about why Warren E. Buffett likes 3G so much.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/a-qa-with-the-author-of-a-buffett-praised-book-on-3g-capital/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2014 14:21:21 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/a-qa-with-the-author-of-a-buffett-praised-book-on-3g-capital/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Q.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cristiane Correa, the author of a book on the Brazilian investment firm 3G Capital, spoke with DealBook about why Warren E. Buffett likes 3G so much.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/a-q/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2014 14:21:21 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/a-q/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rabbi Myer Kripke, Early Buffett Friend and Investor, Dies at 100]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mr. Kripke lived modestly in a $900-a-month apartment despite making more than $25 million through investments.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/rabbi-myer-kripke-early-buffett-friend-and-investor-dies-at-100/</link><pubDate>Sun, 04 May 2014 04:57:32 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/rabbi-myer-kripke-early-buffett-friend-and-investor-dies-at-100/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[At Berkshire Annual Meeting, Questions for Buffett About Coca-Cola and Deals]]></title><description><![CDATA[The billionaire answered roughly six hours’ worth of questions — including a few pointed queries about his opposition to a controversial executive pay plan at the Coca-Cola Company.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/at-berkshire-annual-meeting-questions-for-buffett-about-coca-cola-and-deals/</link><pubDate>Sun, 04 May 2014 02:20:31 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/at-berkshire-annual-meeting-questions-for-buffett-about-coca-cola-and-deals/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Berkshire Hathaway's 2014 Shareholder Meeting]]></title><description><![CDATA[Thousands of shareholders flocked to listen to Warren E. Buffett at Berkshire Hathaway’s annual meeting at the CenturyLink Center in Omaha.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/berkshire-hathaways-2014-shareholder-meeting/</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 May 2014 14:57:24 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/berkshire-hathaways-2014-shareholder-meeting/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Berkshire Hathaway Profit Declines Slightly]]></title><description><![CDATA[Warren E. Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway said on Friday that quarterly profit had declined 4 percent, falling short of analysts’ forecasts.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/berkshire-hathaway-profit-declines-slightly/</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 May 2014 05:36:39 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/berkshire-hathaway-profit-declines-slightly/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Group Aims to Increase Number of Women in Management]]></title><description><![CDATA[The 30% Club is bringing about two dozen chief executives, corporate leaders and Warren E. Buffett together to push companies to voluntarily bolster the number of women in management.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/new-group-aims-to-increase-number-of-women-in-management/</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2014 16:52:09 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/new-group-aims-to-increase-number-of-women-in-management/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Buffett Bites Back]]></title><description><![CDATA[Not voting Yes on Coke&#8217;s executive compensation plan sent a loud message that Berkshire Hathaway didn&#8217;t approve, he now says.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/buffett-bites-back/</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2014 04:56:31 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/buffett-bites-back/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Buffett Punts on Pay]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Oracle of Omaha gives excessive executive compensation a pass when he had the chance to take a stand.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/buffett-punts-on-pay/</link><pubDate>Sat, 26 Apr 2014 03:11:44 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/buffett-punts-on-pay/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Apple’s Stock Split: Attracting the Wrong Crowd?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Although splitting shares should make no difference, one study suggests it creates a shift toward short-term investors.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/apples-stock-split-attracting-the-wrong-crowd/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2014 01:17:22 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/apples-stock-split-attracting-the-wrong-crowd/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bloomberg Plans a $50 Million Challenge to the N.R.A.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Michael R. Bloomberg, the former mayor of New York City, said that gun control advocates had to learn from the National Rifle Association and punish those politicians who fail to support their agenda.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/bloomberg-plans-a-50-million-challenge-to-the-nra/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2014 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/bloomberg-plans-a-50-million-challenge-to-the-nra/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[C.E.O. Pay Goes Up, Up and Away!]]></title><description><![CDATA[So much for getting executive compensation under control.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/ceo-pay-goes-up-up-and-away/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2014 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/ceo-pay-goes-up-up-and-away/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Chance for Market’s Wallflowers to Bloom]]></title><description><![CDATA[The sell-off is providing a rare moment in the sun for so-called value investors, who focus on out-of-favor stocks with relatively low valuations.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/a-chance-for-markets-wallflowers-to-bloom/</link><pubDate>Sat, 12 Apr 2014 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/a-chance-for-markets-wallflowers-to-bloom/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Chance for a Market’s Wallflowers to Bloom]]></title><description><![CDATA[The sell-off is providing a rare moment in the sun for so-called value investors, who focus on out-of-favor stocks with relatively low valuations.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/a-chance-for-a-markets-wallflowers-to-bloom/</link><pubDate>Sat, 12 Apr 2014 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/a-chance-for-a-markets-wallflowers-to-bloom/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Oracle of Omaha, Lately Looking a Bit Ordinary]]></title><description><![CDATA[Yes, Warren Buffett’s 49-year market record is stellar. Just don’t count the last five.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/the-oracle-of-omaha-lately-looking-a-bit-ordinary/</link><pubDate>Sun, 06 Apr 2014 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/the-oracle-of-omaha-lately-looking-a-bit-ordinary/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Handler, Leucadia's Chief, Takes Pay Cut in New Role]]></title><description><![CDATA[Richard B. Handler was one of the better paid chief executives on Wall Street when he ran the Jefferies Group. Now, after the Leucadia National Corporation acquired Jefferies, his compensation has fallen by more than 80 percent.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/handler-leucadias-chief-takes-pay-cut-in-new-role/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Apr 2014 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/handler-leucadias-chief-takes-pay-cut-in-new-role/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In N.C.A.A. Tournament Bracket, Mathematician Outdoes Matildas]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tim Chartier, a math professor, has picked 33 of 48 men’s games correctly, with help from his son. They have outdistanced a rotating cast of young Broadway stars, as well as coin flips.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/in-ncaa-tournament-bracket-mathematician-outdoes-matildas/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Mar 2014 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/in-ncaa-tournament-bracket-mathematician-outdoes-matildas/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Billion Dollar Bracket Challenge Is Really a Hundred Thousand Dollar Lottery]]></title><description><![CDATA[The mathematical odds of winning the Grand Prize are 1:9,223,372,036,854,775,808.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/the-billion-dollar-bracket-challenge-is-really-a-hundred-thousand-dollar-lottery/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Mar 2014 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/the-billion-dollar-bracket-challenge-is-really-a-hundred-thousand-dollar-lottery/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Plenty of Ways to Try for a Billion-Dollar Prize]]></title><description><![CDATA[A lighthearted look at three distinct approaches to picking the 67 games in the N.C.A.A. men’s basketball tournament in hopes of winning a $1 billion reward from Warren Buffett.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/plenty-of-ways-to-try-for-a-billion-dollar-prize/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Mar 2014 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/plenty-of-ways-to-try-for-a-billion-dollar-prize/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Berkshire Hathaway Board Recommends Shareholders Vote Against Dividend]]></title><description><![CDATA[Warren E. Buffett prefers to use Berkshire Hathaway’s huge cash pile to buy up companies, rather than return it to shareholders.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/berkshire-hathaway-board-recommends-shareholders-vote-against-dividend/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Mar 2014 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/berkshire-hathaway-board-recommends-shareholders-vote-against-dividend/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[With Deal for TV Station, Buffett Shrinks Ties to Graham Family]]></title><description><![CDATA[Berkshire Hathaway disclosed on Wednesday that it planned to exchange the bulk of its holdings in Graham Holdings — about 1.6 million shares — for a Miami television station, cash and some shares that Graham holds in Berkshire.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/with-deal-for-tv-station-buffett-shrinks-ties-to-graham-family/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Mar 2014 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/with-deal-for-tv-station-buffett-shrinks-ties-to-graham-family/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Buffett Shrinks Ties to the Graham Family]]></title><description><![CDATA[Berkshire Hathaway disclosed that it planned to exchange the bulk of its holdings in Graham Holdings — about 1.6 million shares — for a Miami television station, cash and some shares that Graham holds in Berkshire.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/buffett-shrinks-ties-to-the-graham-family/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Mar 2014 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/buffett-shrinks-ties-to-the-graham-family/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Buffett's 'Three T's' Open Up on CNBC]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Berkshire executives Ted Weschler, Todd Combs and Tracy Britt Cool gave a rare interview on Monday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/buffetts-three-ts-open-up-on-cnbc/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Mar 2014 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/buffetts-three-ts-open-up-on-cnbc/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Buffett and Icahn: Birds of a Feather?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The styles of the two investors could not be more different. But Jeffrey Goldfarb of Reuters Breakingviews notes that both men beat the market by betting on America, playing hardball and trading on personal brands.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/buffett-and-icahn-birds-of-a-feather/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Mar 2014 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/buffett-and-icahn-birds-of-a-feather/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Buffett Hints at More Heinz-Like Deals in Annual Letter]]></title><description><![CDATA[The challenge for Warren E. Buffett is whether Berkshire Hathaway can continue to make large acquisitions that will help the company grow at a pace that will sustain his reputation as the nation’s shrewdest investor.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/buffett-hints-at-more-heinz-like-deals-in-annual-letter/</link><pubDate>Sat, 01 Mar 2014 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/buffett-hints-at-more-heinz-like-deals-in-annual-letter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bank of America Discloses 2 New Investigations]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bank of America said that it was facing new investigations related to its activities in foreign currency exchange markets as well as its handling of government-backed mortgages in the United States.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/bank-of-america-discloses-2-new-investigations/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Feb 2014 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/bank-of-america-discloses-2-new-investigations/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[From Buffett, Lessons From His Farm]]></title><description><![CDATA[In an excerpt from his annual letter to shareholders, Warren Buffett describes how investments he made in a farm and real estate illustrate the importance of a long-term view.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/from-buffett-lessons-from-his-farm/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Feb 2014 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/from-buffett-lessons-from-his-farm/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dow Chief Says Buffett Supports Him in Loeb Fight]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dow Chemical may have expanded its stock buyback program and dividend, but it showed little inclination to make further concessions to activist investors like Daniel S. Loeb. And that suits one major shareholder — Warren E. Buffett — just fine.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/dow-chief-says-buffett-supports-him-in-loeb-fight/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jan 2014 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/dow-chief-says-buffett-supports-him-in-loeb-fight/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[$1 Billion for a Perfect N.C.A.A. Bracket, Courtesy of Warren Buffett]]></title><description><![CDATA[Don’t bet on anyone winning the $1 billion being offered by Quicken Loans, the Detroit-based mortgage lender, with the backing of Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway, to anyone who fills out a perfect 2014 tournament bracket.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/1-billion-for-a-perfect-ncaa-bracket-courtesy-of-warren-buffett/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jan 2014 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/1-billion-for-a-perfect-ncaa-bracket-courtesy-of-warren-buffett/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Notable in Their Absence From Davos]]></title><description><![CDATA[The leaders of some of the largest and most transformative companies are demonstrating, with their absence, the difficulty of convening a global conversation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/notable-in-their-absence-from-davos/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jan 2014 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/notable-in-their-absence-from-davos/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guru Funds, Mimicking the Smart Money]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some funds are trying to copy the investments of successful hedge fund managers and business leaders, but not everyone thinks the approach makes for canny investing.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/guru-funds-mimicking-the-smart-money/</link><pubDate>Sun, 12 Jan 2014 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/guru-funds-mimicking-the-smart-money/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Striving to Be the Berkshire Hathaway of China]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fosun International is plain about its ambition to emulate Warren Buffett’s investment firm, buying companies at home and abroad. Its latest deal is for Portugal’s largest insurance company.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/striving-to-be-the-berkshire-hathaway-of-china/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jan 2014 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/striving-to-be-the-berkshire-hathaway-of-china/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Week That Was, In Verse]]></title><description><![CDATA[A poetic look at the top news stories of the week, from Sun Valley to paycheck errors to Goldman dropouts.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/the-week-that-was-in-verse/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 Jul 2011 23:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/the-week-that-was-in-verse/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sokol Says Buffett Is &amp;#8216;Transparently Scapegoating&amp;#8217;]]></title><description><![CDATA[Shortly after Warren E. Buffett criticized David L. Sokol for violating company policy, the former Berkshire Hathaway executive again fought back and argued that he did nothing wrong.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/sokol-says-buffett-is-amp8216transparently-scapegoatingamp8217/</link><pubDate>Sun, 01 May 2011 01:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/sokol-says-buffett-is-amp8216transparently-scapegoatingamp8217/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Buffett&amp;#8217;s Flaw]]></title><description><![CDATA[Roger Lowenstein writes in Newsweek about the new spotlight on Warren E. Buffett: &ldquo;It is tempting to idealize such a figure, and Buffett is partly to blame, at times glossing up his image as a prairie sage. When he feels threatened, he is not above a little dissembling. This is a minor flaw, but a flaw all the same.&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/buffettamp8217s-flaw/</link><pubDate>Mon, 25 Apr 2011 17:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/buffettamp8217s-flaw/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Warren Buffett, the Delegator in Chief]]></title><description><![CDATA[Warren E. Buffett has long been revered as America&rsquo;s top investor. But as his company prepares for its latest annual meeting, he is sure to be questioned about his leadership.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/warren-buffett-the-delegator-in-chief/</link><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2011 02:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/warren-buffett-the-delegator-in-chief/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Buffett&amp;#8217;s Most Recent Big Deals Have Done]]></title><description><![CDATA[As Warren E. Buffett readies for another major acquisition, he reveals that his most recent big deals &mdash; Burlington Northern and Marmon Holdings &mdash; have done well.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/how-buffettamp8217s-most-recent-big-deals-have-done/</link><pubDate>Sat, 26 Feb 2011 18:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/how-buffettamp8217s-most-recent-big-deals-have-done/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Internal Documents to Be Made Public by F.C.I.C.]]></title><description><![CDATA[A number of banks&rsquo; and government agencies&rsquo; internal documents pertaining to the events that led up to the crisis are to be released by the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission, The Financial Times reported.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/internal-documents-to-be-made-public-by-fcic/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 13:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/internal-documents-to-be-made-public-by-fcic/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Buffett Aims to Corral Chicago Billionaires]]></title><description><![CDATA[After the announcement that more than 30 billionaires would give more than half their wealth to charity, some remain elusive, according to Warren Buffett. In an interview with The Chicago Tribune, he proclaimed, &ldquo;You can be sure that Chicago hasn&rsquo;t escaped us. But we don&rsquo;t want to say who has turned us down.&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/buffett-aims-to-corral-chicago-billionaires/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Aug 2010 13:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/buffett-aims-to-corral-chicago-billionaires/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Q.&amp;#038;A. With S.&amp;#038;P.&amp;#8217;s President on the State of Ratings]]></title><description><![CDATA[Deven Sharma discusses how Standard &amp; Poor&rsquo;s has changed since the subprime mortgage crisis erupted and how it is approaching the regulatory changes coming from Congress.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/qamp038a-with-samp038pamp8217s-president-on-the-state-of-ratings/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Jun 2010 16:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/qamp038a-with-samp038pamp8217s-president-on-the-state-of-ratings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Looking for Missing Culprit in Credit Ratings &amp;#8216;Mess&amp;#8217;]]></title><description><![CDATA[Should the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission have examined the government&rsquo;s role in the problems with credit rating agencies? John Carney of CNBC.com thinks this was a glaring omission.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/looking-for-missing-culprit-in-credit-ratings-amp8216messamp8217/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Jun 2010 01:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/looking-for-missing-culprit-in-credit-ratings-amp8216messamp8217/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Buffett Warns of Possible Call for Muni Bailouts]]></title><description><![CDATA[The billionaire investor warned that many state and local governments would soon face a &ldquo;terrible problem&rdquo; in refinancing their debt loads.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/buffett-warns-of-possible-call-for-muni-bailouts/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Jun 2010 00:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/buffett-warns-of-possible-call-for-muni-bailouts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Buffett Defends How Rating Agencies Are Paid]]></title><description><![CDATA[The investor told a government panel that as a business owner he hated the way the credit rating agencies were paid to issue their ratings, but that he could not think of a better alternative.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/buffett-defends-how-rating-agencies-are-paid/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Jun 2010 20:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/buffett-defends-how-rating-agencies-are-paid/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sorkin: Time for Answers on Credit Ratings]]></title><description><![CDATA[Questions loom as a federal panel examining the financial crisis prepares to look at the credit rating industry.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/sorkin-time-for-answers-on-credit-ratings/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Jun 2010 12:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/sorkin-time-for-answers-on-credit-ratings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Senate Approves Sweeping Financial Regulations]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Senate voted 59 to 39 to approve a far-reaching financial regulatory bill, putting Congress on the brink of expanding government oversight of the increasingly complex financial system.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/senate-approves-sweeping-financial-regulations/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 May 2010 03:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/senate-approves-sweeping-financial-regulations/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pictures From the Berkshire Meeting]]></title><description><![CDATA[DealBook has gathered pictures from Berkshire Hathaway&rsquo;s 2010 annual shareholder meeting.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/pictures-from-the-berkshire-meeting/</link><pubDate>Sat, 01 May 2010 19:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/pictures-from-the-berkshire-meeting/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Buffett Defends Goldman at Berkshire Meeting]]></title><description><![CDATA[The billionaire defended the investment bank at Berkshire Hathaway&rsquo;s annual shareholder meeting, saying he felt little sympathy for firms he thought didn&rsquo;t do enough of their own diligence in investing in a complex debt instrument.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/buffett-defends-goldman-at-berkshire-meeting/</link><pubDate>Sat, 01 May 2010 18:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/buffett-defends-goldman-at-berkshire-meeting/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Other Plot to Wreck America]]></title><description><![CDATA[The financial crash precipitated by the failure of Lehman Brothers was the banking industry&rsquo;s 9/11. Without reform, another massive attack on our economic security is guaranteed, The New York Times&rsquo;s Frank Rich argues.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/the-other-plot-to-wreck-america/</link><pubDate>Sun, 10 Jan 2010 23:23:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/person/warren-buffet/the-other-plot-to-wreck-america/</guid></item></channel></rss>