Warren Buffett
Opinion
Wall Street
Warren Buffett has a $285 billion problem
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway has become too big, and it’s getting bigger by the day. It makes it a lot less exciting.
- by Justin Fox
Latest
Billionaires at war: The fight between Warren Buffett and the king of petrol stations
The family behind a petrol-station empire are trying to exit the business. But Warren Buffett is in the way.
- by Tom Maloney and Vernal Galpotthawela
Opinion
Billionaires
The end of a dynamic duo: How Charlie Munger shaped Warren Buffett’s success
In the history of great business marriages, nothing came close to the partnership of Charlie Munger and Warren Buffett in building the $1.2 trillion investment behemoth Berkshire Hathaway.
- by Elizabeth Knight
Wall Street billionaire Charlie Munger dies at 99
Charles Munger was the alter ego, sidekick and foil to Warren Buffett for almost 60 years as they transformed Berkshire Hathaway from a failing textile maker into a multibillion-dollar empire.
- by Noah Buhayar
Opinion
Philanthropy
Thanks Twiggy, but saving the world will take more than charity
Philanthropy is a splendid thing that leaves control with the giver, compared with the surrender of control in paying taxes. But without adequate taxation there is no social cohesion.
- by Malcolm Knox
Andrew and Nicola Forrest donate $5 billion in Fortescue shares
The country’s richest man and his wife have given 220 million shares, or about a fifth of their stake in the iron ore miner, to their philanthropic foundation Minderoo.
- by Millie Muroi
Buffett reaffirms Abel as heir, blames bank leaders for failures
Warren Buffett faced question after question about one thing in particular at Berkshire Hathaway Inc’s annual meeting on Saturday: His successor.
- by Max Reyes
Analysis
Investing
The key investing thesis behind Warren Buffett’s best advice
What does advice from famous investors like Warren Buffett and Baron Rothschild have in common?
- by Paul Benson
Carr’s two-bob’s worth gets tech wrecked
Former foreign minister Bob Carr has readers seeing double as he weighs into Albanese NATO debate.
- by Noel Towell and Kishor Napier-Raman
Buffett reaches out to help in US banks crisis
A handful of regional lenders are at the heart of a crisis that’s shaken the US and engaged the likes of billionaire investor Warren Buffett.
- by Sally Bakewell
China made billions for Warren Buffett and other big investors. Now they are backing away
China has been profitable for Warren Buffett and Masayoshi Son, but they are starting to retreat as angst over the health of one of the world’s leading economies grows.
- by Zheping Huang and Charlotte Yang