Berkshire Hathaway

Private Equity

All in the Franchise: Why Private Equity Loves the Business Model

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It’s understandable if you failed to notice one meaty if unglamorous trend on Wall Street: Private equity’s love affair with franchising.

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Investments

Berkshire Unloads Billions More in Stocks As Markets Ponder Buffett’s Next Move

Berkshire Hathaway sold $36.1 billion of stock in the third quarter, including several billion dollars of Apple and Bank of America stock.

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Finance

Berkshire Hathaway Takes a Steps Back from Apple, Builds Cash Pile

Berkshire Hathaway slashed its stake in Apple by nearly 40%, helping grow the Omaha company’s cash pile to more than $270 billion.

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Markets

Midday Market Brief: Just Another Meme-Stock Monday

The market appeared yawn-inducing at the broad index level, but there was a flurry of activity under the hood.

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Markets

Warren Buffett Doesn’t See Much Reason to Deplete Huge Cash Pile

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Berkshire Hathaway’s legendary investor admitted that he doesn’t have any idea how to put $189 billion of cash to effective use.

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Markets

Warren Buffett Splashes Water on Any Great Investing Expectations

The Oracle of Omaha warned investors to not expect “eye-popping” performance in the coming years.

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M&A

Occidental Petroleum Makes a Play for the Permian Basin

Occidental Petroleum, the oil giant in Berkshire Hathaway’s portfolio, announced it is acquiring CrownRock in a deal worth $12 billion.

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Finance

Berkshire Hathaway Has Built a Massive Mountain of Cash

Berkshire Hathaway’s third-quarter earnings report on Saturday revealed how Warren Buffett weathered the past three months.

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Finance

What’s Eating Warren Buffett?

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Finance

Warren Buffett is Shifting his Focus to Japan

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Banking

Smaller Banks Want FDIC To Insure Everything

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Finance

Buffett Calls Buyback Opponents ‘Illiterate’ and ‘Demagogues’

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Hedge Funds

Tale of the Tape: Warren Buffett and Cathie Wood

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Markets

Berkshire Poured $51 Billion Into Stocks in the First Three Months of 2022

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Markets

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire is Back With an $11.6 Billion Insurance Acquisition

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