Warren Buffett, 95, is celebrating his last birthday as CEO of one of the most valuable companies in history. The world’s most famous investor has been Berkshire Hathaway CEO since before fellow billionaires Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg were born. But he’ll step back from the job at the end of this year. Business Insider…
America’s billionaires are older than ever, with one in five already in their 80s or 90s. That doesn’t mean they are necessarily slowing down. Warren Buffett took a seat on stage at Berkshire Hathaway’s annual meeting for the sixtieth – and likely final time in May. He wore a red tie that matched the two…
By Sabrina Valle NEW YORK (Reuters) -Two major rail operators have taken themselves out of the merger game that has gripped the industry for the past month, reshaping the competitive landscape and raising the regulatory stakes for Union Pacific’s proposed $85 billion tie-up with Norfolk Southern . Canadian Pacific Kansas City joined Warren Buffett’s BNSF…
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Legendary investor Warren Buffett once famously said it’s far better to buy a wonderful company at a fair price than a fair company at a wonderful price. Now one Wall Street firm claims Buffett’s preference doesn’t stand the test of time. A team of analysts at Macquarie Equity Research developed a model to quantify a…
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Berkshire Hathaway revealed four new investments Thursday in steelmaker Nucor, insurer UnitedHealth and two of the nation’s biggest homebuilders — Lennar and DR Horton — but it’s not clear if the investments are big enough to ensure that legendary investor Warren Buffett handled them. Buffett, who plans to retire as CEO…
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The secret investments of Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK) have been brought to light. What Happened: The undisclosed investments of Berkshire Hathaway have been made public. The company has reportedly invested in steelmaker Nucor (NYSE:NUE), homebuilders D.R. Horton (NYSE:DHI) and Lennar (NYSE:LEN), with the total investments amounting to $1.8 billion. The market has been buzzing with speculation…