Days of ‘eye-popping’ gains are over for Berkshire Hathaway, Buffett writes February 25, 2024 Warren Buffett warned that the days of "eye-popping" gains for Berkshire Hathaway are over given its huge size and the dearth of attractive investment opportunities.
Warren Buffett reveals over $4bn stake in world’s largest chipmaker TSMC November 15, 2022 American business magnate Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway has revealed a $4.1bn (£3.4bn) stake in the world’s largest chipmaker, in a rare big bet on tech. Shares in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) rose 7.8 per cent to $480 (£405) a share by the time Taipei’s market closed, on the back of Buffett weight in investment [...]
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway books $43.8bn loss after slide on equity markets August 6, 2022 Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway was hit by the global rout on equity markets in the second quarter of the year as it booked a hefty $43.8bn loss.
Berkshire Hathaway says shareholders should vote against plans to replace Warren Buffett as chairman March 12, 2022 Berkshire Hathaway has called on shareholders to vote against plans to replace Warren Buffet as chairman of the Omaha headquartered investment company. The Board of Berkshire Hathaway said shareholders should vote down a proposal, put forward by Pennsylvania investment firm Federated Hermes, to separate the positions of Chairman and CEO within the firm. The move [...]
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway dumps Visa and Mastercard stock and buys $1bn in Bitcoin fintech Nubank February 16, 2022 Berkshire Hathaway, Warren Buffett’s investment vehicle, has reportedly ditched more than $3bn in stock in payment processor giants Visa and Mastercard. According to a securities filing in the U.S., dated 14 February, the investment giant has sold $1.8bn in Visa shares and $1.3bn in Mastercard stock. At the same time, the company increased its participation [...]
Brazil’s Buffett-backed Nubank eyes $55bn valuation ahead of US IPO August 26, 2021 Brazil’s digital bank Nubank is reportedly eyeing a $55.4bn valuation ahead of its initial public offering (IPO), as Brazilians look beyond traditional lenders. If Brazil’s most prominent digital bank is listed at a market cap greater than its largest tradition bank Itau Unibanco, Nubank would shoot up the ranks towards international high flyers like the [...]
Warren Buffett names Greg Abel as Berkshire Hathaway successor May 4, 2021 Investor Warren Buffett has said that vice-chairman Greg Abel will succeed him as chief executive when he steps down from the role. Buffett, 90, built Berkshire Hathaway from a failing textile maker into a $628bn investment giant. Despite the announcement, Buffet said that he has no plans to step down in the near future. “The [...]
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway sees profit rise on stock market charge February 27, 2021 Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway said that a surge in prices of stocks like Apple had taken the investment firm to a profit of $36bn. The Nebraska-headquartered firm said that quarterly income rose 14 per cent to $5bn, while net income jumped 23 per cent to $35.8bn. The firm has been the beneficiary of a stock [...]
Fund spotlight: UK Buffettology Fund June 7, 2019 | City Talk by Dzmitry Lipski from interactive investor. interactive investor’s analysts give an update and view on the UK Buffettology Fund. Warren Buffett’s recipe for success looks simple but few have successfully managed to replicate it. His well-known ‘Business Perspective Investing’ principles are hard to follow consistently and require patience, discipline and an ability to look at an investment like you [...]
Best 5 US stocks for an ISA March 28, 2019 | City Talk By Rodney Hobson from interactive investor. Brexit makes investing overseas especially attractive now, argues our commentator, author and columnist. Rodney Hobson is an experienced financial writer and commentator who has held senior editorial positions on publications and websites in the UK and Asia, including Business News Editor on The Times and Editor of Shares magazine. [...]