Sunday, May 27, 2012 5:12 PM EDT
Warren Edward Buffett (born August 30, 1930) is an American investor, businessman, and philanthropist. He is one of the most successful investors in history, the primary shareholder and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, and in 2008 was ranked by Forbes as the richest person in the world with an estimated net worth of approximately $62 billion. In 2009, after donating billions of dollars to charity, Buffett was ranked as the second richest man in the United States with a net worth of $40 billion. Only Bill Gates is currently ranked higher than Buffett. Read More
By The Daily Reckoning Australia
Today we take up the challenge of the art of stock valuation in a world of monetary madness. We're already a few years into what's probably going to be a prolonged bear market. (May 10)
MORE TOPICS: AUSTRALIA, INVESTMENT
By Reuters
If Warren Buffett can run a company in his 80s, why can't Ford's Alan Mulally? (May 10)
MORE TOPICS: GENERAL MOTORS, MORGAN STANLEY, CHRYSLER
By IBTimes
Fragrance maker Coty Inc. increased its bid to buy troubled Avon Products Inc. (NYSE: AVP), the world's largest direct sales beauty company, to around $10.7 billion on Thursday, putting more pressure on Avon's board to negotiate. (May 10)
By IBTimes
But seriously, big-brain budget chatter distracts us from what should be our top priority: Getting the economy back on track. (May 10)
MORE TOPICS: CONGRESS
By Reuters
Berkshire Hathaway Inc is adding to its shareholdings of two U.S. companies amid a market dip, billionaire investor Warren Buffett said on Monday. (May 07)
By Reuters
Berkshire Hathaway Inc <BRKa.N> is adding to its shareholdings of two U.S. companies amid a market dip, billionaire investor Warren Buffett said on Monday. (May 07)
By Reuters
Billionaire investor Warren Buffett said a recent bribery scandal at Wal-Mart Stores Inc <WMT.N> has not changed his investment opinion about the stock. (May 07)
MORE TOPICS: WAL-MART, MEXICO, INVESTMENT
By IBTimes
Warren Buffett and his 88-year-old associate Charlie Munger are sitting out the Facebook IPO. (May 06)
MORE TOPICS: FACEBOOK, INVESTMENT
By Reuters
Warren Buffett tried to allay fears of Berkshire Hathaway Inc shareholders about the company's future after he was diagnosed with prostate cancer, and revealed that he recently tried to make one of the biggest acquisitions of his storied career. (May 05)
MORE TOPICS: GOOGLE INC., WAL-MART, IBM, APPLE INC., BARCLAYS, JAPAN
By IBTimes
Warren Buffett attempted to assure Berkshire Hathaway Inc. shareholders at their annual meeting Saturday that the company will be in good hands whenever he steps down, in an effort to counter fears surrounding its succession plan following the news that the legendary businessman has prostate cancer. (May 05)
MORE TOPICS: JAPAN, AUSTRALIA, THE NEW YORK TIMES, DISASTERS, NEW YORK, CANCER
