Warren Buffett Is Reportedly Backing a New Bidder For Yahoo
Yahoo’s list of known suitors just got a bit longer. Berkshire Hathaway’s Warren Buffett is backing a consortium that is bidding for Yahoo’s Internet assets, according to a report from Reuters, citing...
View ArticleWarren Buffett Shows We Are All Tech Investors Now
by James Saft, Reuters columnist Warren Buffett’s stake in Apple aapl illustrates not just how the two principals have changed, but, rather, how the world has changed. Apple has become something that...
View ArticleDoes Rooftop Solar Benefit All? That’s the Debate
Nevada has emerged as ground zero for a fierce debate over roof top solar panels in the U.S. Even though the state’s energy regulators have already officially changed the rules to make solar roofs less...
View ArticleHere’s How You Can Score Lunch With Warren Buffett
A lunch date with Warren Buffett goes on sale on eBay ebay this Sunday. The annual charity auction, now in its 17th year, offers a chance to have a “power lunch” with the legendary investor known as...
View ArticleAnonymous Bidder Pays $3.46 Million for Warren Buffett Lunch
An anonymous bidder agreed at auction to pay $3,456,789 to eat lunch with Warren Buffett, tying the record for the right to dine with one of the world’s most admired investors. Money will go to Glide,...
View ArticleWarren Buffett and the Founder of Quicken Have a Business Connection Beyond...
The connection between Quicken Loans founder Dan Gilbert and billionaire magnate Warren Buffett became evident last month with news that Buffett was backing Gilbert’s surprise bid for Yahoo yhoo . But...
View ArticleBig Data Center Company Sues Nevada Regulators, Utility Over Solar Deal
The owner of some of the world’s largest data centers has sued Nevada regulators and that state’s utility over a solar energy deal that it says led to it being overcharged. Las Vegas-based data center...
View ArticleDuracell Is Closing a South Carolina Plant That Employs 430 Workers
Duracell said it plans to close a battery-making plant in South Carolina that employs 430 people, making the announcement fewer than five months after being acquired by Warren Buffett’s Berkshire...
View ArticleWarren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Boosts Apple Stake, Sells Walmart
Berkshire Hathaway brk.a is jumping fully onto the tech train. The finance giant increased its stake in Apple aapl by 55% during the second quarter of 2016 to 15.23 million shares worth $1.45 billion,...
View ArticleHere’s Why the Pundits Are Wrong About Warren Buffett
Norman Pearlstine, the vice chairman and longtime editorial soul of Time Inc., which publishes Fortune, once said that every feature story fit into one of three archetypes: "How the Mighty Have...
View ArticleHere’s Why It’s Now Easier for Businesses to Legally Fly Drones
It's now a little bit easier for business to fly drones without breaking the law. The Federal Aviation Administration's new ruling for how companies can operate drones came in effect on Monday,...
View ArticleBerkshire Hathaway Gets Slapped With an $18 Million Lawsuit
Berkshire Hathaway brk.a and its underwriting company, Applied Underwriters, are in the hot seat after New York City-based Breakaway Courier Systems accused the finance giant of running a “reverse...
View ArticleHere’s How Much Warren Buffett Just Lost on Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo, once the most valuable bank, was outstripped by J.P. Morgan Chase jpm Tuesday, as the former struggled to contain fallout from a massive fraud scandal. As a result, Warren Buffett’s...
View ArticleJeff Bezos Pushes Warren Buffett Off the Billionaire’s Podium
Jeff Bezos is now the world’s third richest man behind Bill Gates and Amancio Ortega--relegating investing legend Warren Buffett to fourth place. Amazon CEO Bezos is estimated to be worth $66.3 billion...
View ArticleWhy Nevada Brought Back Favorable Rates for Existing Solar Customers
Nevada regulators approved a stipulation on Friday morning that will bring back more favorable rates to residents that already own a rooftop solar system in the state. The move reverses a highly...
View ArticleMars Inks Deal With Warren Buffett For Full Control of Wrigley
Mars Inc. has inked a deal with Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway brk.a to take full control of the Wrigley brand, ending a partnership that began in 2008 when they joined forces to buy the chewing...
View ArticleWarren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Is Cashing Out of Walmart
Warren Buffett has almost completely checked out of Walmart wmt . After trimming some of his stake in the retailer earlier this year, Buffett slashed his remaining Walmart stock by nearly 70% as the...
View ArticleWarren Buffett Says Donald Trump Won’t Derail the Economy
Warren Buffett has a message for his fellow former Hillary Clinton supporters: Don’t worry too much. In only his second interview since Donald Trump won the American presidential election, Buffett, the...
View ArticleWill Donald Trump Blow Warren Buffett’s Clean-Energy Bet Off Course?
Will Donald Trump Blow Warren Buffett’s Clean-Energy Bet Off Course? Berkshire Hathaway is one of the biggest players in wind power, but the president-elect may strip away some of the company’s...
View ArticleThe Donald Trump Stock Rally Just Turned These CEOs Into Billionaires
It’s just as many Donald Trump voters hoped: Putting a self-proclaimed billionaire in the White House has already made other Americans a lot wealthier--a select few of them, anyway. Since the...
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