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Warren Buffett ends drought with Berkshire's $11.6 bn Alleghany purchase

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway struck an agreement to buy insurance company Alleghany Corp for $11.6 bn, weeks after the 91-year-old billionaire bemoaned a lack of good investment opportunities

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway stock price reaches $500,000

The Omaha, Nebraska-based company's market value is approximately $731 billion, ranking sixth in the United States

Warren Buffett still wants deals but can't find any attractive ones

Buffett says his company has benefitted from some extraordinary luck in finding acquisitions, but he hasn't had much of that in recent years, as Berkshire Hathaway's cash pile has grown to $147 bn

Berkshire Hathaway profit swells to record in Q4, extends buybacks

In his annual letter to Berkshire shareholders, Buffett said buybacks make 'good sense' when alternatives such as buying whole companies or more stocks appear 'unattractive'

Warren Buffett says Berkshire's Activision purchase was 'no bonanza'

Buffett also said Berkshire had 'no prior knowledge' that Microsoft was working on a $68.7 billion takeover of Activision, whose franchises include 'Call of Duty' and 'Candy Crush'

'Made me quite sad': Musk recalls billionaire who said Tesla would fail

Elon Musk has revealed that billionaire investor and Vice President of Berkshire Hathaway Charlie Munger once told him that Tesla would fail

Buffett's Berkshire bought Activision shares before Microsoft takeover

Microsoft announced its plan to buy Activision Blizzard on January 18, in its largest ever acquisition

Berkshire, Softbank Paytm bets sour after digital payment firm's stock rout

The plunge in shares amid a global equity selloff has cast a shadow over the prospects for technology firms preparing to go public in the Indian market.

Supply chain problems crimp Q3 profit at Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. racked up even more funds, with its cash pile hitting a new record at $149.2 billion even as share buybacks ramped up

Berkshire Hathaway operating profit rises 21%, showing signs of recovery

Net income, including gains from common stock investments, rose 7% to $28.1 billion

Paytm makes offer for sale ahead of planned IPO; AGM on June 30

The board of One97 Communications Ltd, which owns Paytm, has given an in-principle approval to the offering plan

Warren Buffett says Greg Abel is his likely successor at Berkshire Hathaway

He also said that if anything happened to Abel, it would be Ajit Jain, who oversees Berkshire's insurance businesses, would become chief executive

Buffett says decision to sell some Apple stock 'was probably a mistake'

Berkshire Hathaway CEO, his business partner make blunt admissions at annual meeting.

Buffett's Berkshire reports $12-bn profit in Q1, buys back more stock

This comes a year after a major loss when the value of its stock investments plummeted because of the coronavirus pandemic

Warren Buffett becomes 6th member of $100 bn club; joins Musk, Gates, Bezos

The Berkshire Hathaway Inc. chairman's wealth jumped on Wednesday to $100.4 billion

Buffett upbeat on US, Berkshire; buys back stock even as Covid hits results

Buffett also signaled a long-term commitment to Apple Inc

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway reveals three new secret buys

The company cut its Apple stake, still holds $120 bn

Warren Buffett still hesitant about stocks as Berkshire hoards cash again

Berkshire's investment activity during the final three months of 2020 was all over the place, reflecting the chaotic and uncertain moment the world finds itself in

Amazon, Berkshire and JPMorgan will end joint health care venture

The company, Haven, will cease operations at the end of February - three years after its arrival sent shock waves through the healthcare industry

Buffett's Berkshire bets on Big Pharma, invests in four drugmakers

In a regulatory filing detailing its U.S.-listed stock holdings as of Sept. 30, Berkshire disclosed $5.7 billion (£4.3 billion) of new healthcare stakes