Berkshire worries grow as Buffett’s CEO handover nears

Berkshire worries grow as Buffett’s CEO handover nears

(This is the Warren Buffett Watch newsletter, news and analysis on all things Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway. You can sign up here to receive it every Friday evening in your inbox.) Berkshire Hathaway’s third-quarter earnings are out Saturday morning. Operating earnings jumped and Buffett continued to build the cash …

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Warren Buffett’s master class on the problem with gold

Warren Buffett’s master class on the problem with gold

(This is the Warren Buffett Watch newsletter, news and analysis on all things Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway. You can sign up here to receive it every Friday evening in your inbox.) Buffett’s master class on the problem with gold The price of gold slipped on Friday after hitting a …

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What Buffett’s Exit Means

What Buffett’s Exit Means

A conscience of capitalism prepares to step off the stage It was closing in on 1 p.m. when Warren Buffett, seated onstage before a rapt audience of about 40,000 at the CHI Health Center in Omaha, said that he was getting a “5-minute warning.” To most of those there for …

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How Warren Buffett Changed the Way Investors Thought of Investing

How Warren Buffett Changed the Way Investors Thought of Investing

Warren E. Buffett’s approach to investing is deceptively simple. “Forget what you know about buying fair businesses at wonderful prices; instead, buy wonderful businesses at fair prices,” he once wrote to shareholders of Berkshire Hathaway, his business conglomerate. This method — known as value investing — had existed long before …

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