Virtual ‘Woodstock for Capitalists’ May Show How Buffett’s Handling Coronavirus May 1, 2020 By Jonathan Stempel Berkshire Hathaway Inc.’s annual meeting will be nothing like the extravaganzas of years past, but will give Warren Buffett a...
Buffett Warns of Corporate Directors Too Beholden to CEO February 25, 2020 By Jonathan Stempel Warren Buffett on Saturday called on corporate America to make their boards of directors more accountable to shareholders and less...
Buffett Says Combs Likely to Head GEICO Only Temporarily February 24, 2020 By Katherine Chiglinsky Warren Buffett doesn’t expect Todd Combs, one of his two key investing deputies, to be at auto insurer Geico long....
But Wait. Here’s ‘The Rest of The Story’ on Buffett’s Lubrizol February 24, 2020 By Andrew G. Simpson In his firm’s annual report released this weekend, Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett included a side note on one of...
GEICO Gets Progressive, Joins Auto Insurers Offering Telematics August 5, 2019 Berkshire Hathaway’s GEICO auto insurer has joined the ranks of carriers using telematics to track and improve driver behavior—after resisting...
Why Chinese Crypto Entrepreneur Was No-Show for $4.5M Buffett Charity Lunch July 25, 2019 By Olga Kharif Chinese cryptocurrency entrepreneur Justin Sun, who cited health issues in postponing his charity lunch with Warren Buffett this week, issued...
Buffett Donates $3.6 Billion of Berkshire Stock to Five Charities July 1, 2019 Warren Buffett agreed to donate $3.6 billion worth of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. stock to five charities, including the Bill &...
Cryptocurrency Pioneer Justin Sun Pays $4.5 Million for Charity Lunch with Buffett June 3, 2019 By Jonathan Stempel Cryptocurrency pioneer Justin Sun bid a record $4.57 million to have lunch with billionaire investor Warren Buffett, who famously referred...
GEICO Helps Boost Berkshire Hathaway’s Q1 Profit May 7, 2019 By Andrew G. Simpson Berkshire Hathaway Inc. on Saturday said gains in its stock investments were behind its good first-quarter profit. Better results from...
Buffett Has Eyes on Competitor Progressive, Not Car Makers Entering Insurance May 7, 2019 By Susanne Sclafane Berkshire Hathaway Chair Warren Buffett said he isn’t worried about recent assertions by Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk that the...