Golf legend Tiger Woods suffered multiple leg injuries in a rollover traffic accident near Los Angeles Tuesday. He was transported to a local hospital after being extricated from the wreck by firefighters and paramedics. Photo: Gene Blevins/ZUMA
"As early as this summer, a proposed move could begin to unleash almost $1tn into consumers' wallets. By the autumn, it could be on its way to $2tn."
Berkshire Hathaway's first quarter profits plummeted along with the paper value of its investments, but the company said Saturday that most of the businesses it owns outright performed well. The figures were heavily influenced by a large drop in the paper value of Berkshire’s investments. Buffett encourages investors to pay more attention to the conglomerate’s operating earnings that exclude the investment figures.
A big cash pile protects the above-average core operations of this stellar company.
David Kirsch, 64, is hoping to live comfortably in retirement — but he isn't sure his savings and Social Security will cover his living expenses.
This industry-leading company is out of favor and worth buying now.
Berkshire Hathaway cut its stake in Apple by about 13% as its cash pile hit a record high in the first quarter. A bearish signal all around?
This stock is clearly a favorite of both famous billionaires.
MPLX is a well-oiled cash-producing machine.
Berkshire Hathaway has sold its entire stake in Paramount Global losing “quite a bit of money,” Berkshire CEO Warren Buffett said at the company’s annual meeting on Saturday. Buffett also shot down speculation that Ted Weschler or Todd Combs, who together run about 10% of Berkshire Hathaway’s equity portfolio, had purchased the Paramount stake, taking responsibility for the investment himself. “It was 100% my decision and we’ve sold it all and we lost quite a bit of money,” said Buffett.
Vernon Hill’s Commerce Bancorp was about to open its first New York City branch in 2001 when his wife, Shirley, called wanting to know whether dogs could be allowed inside. Shirley Hill, also the branch designer, had been stopped from bringing the couple’s Yorkshire terrier, Sir Duffield, into other banks. Vernon Hill, the bank’s founder and chief executive, declared it “just another stupid bank rule” and launched a campaign to encourage dogs to visit Commerce.