5 Lessons from Warren Buffett’s Letters

Berkshire Hathaway's chairman has a reputation for eloquence in his annual shareholder letters. Here are five gems from over the years.

Warren Buffett on Berkshire’s ‘Subpar’ Year, Big Game Hunting, and Why He Loves Newspapers

Warren Buffett, America's most famous investor, holds himself to a high standard. That's why he described 2012, a year in which his conglomerate Berkshire...

Why Warren Buffett Loves Ketchup, Plain and Simple

Warren Buffett's $28 billion purchase of Heinz makes sense if you examine his investing habits

Buffett Part of Group to Buy Heinz in $23B Deal

(NEW YORK) — H.J. Heinz Co. has agreed to be acquired by an investment group including billionaire investor Warren Buffett in a deal valued at $23.3 billion. ...

The Other Side of Warren Buffett’s Common Sense Tax Argument

Over the years Warren Buffett has gotten a lot of miles out of his folksy charm and ability to distill elaborate financial concepts into plain English And...

The Radical Implications of Warren Buffett’s Conservative Approach

If you’re walking along and you see a $20 bill lying on the sidewalk, don’t stop to pick it up. It can’t really be there, because if it were, someone would have...

Why Warren Buffett is Buying Newspapers

The Oracle of Omaha acquired his hometown newspaper in January and just snapped up dozens more in a $142 million deal. This is supposed to be the fastest...

Buffett’s New Message: Damn the Deal, Keep Work and Life in Balance

It must be great to be Warren Buffett, and not just for the money and influence. Recent court testimony in the insider-trading trial of former Goldman Sachs...

The Warren Buffett Show: More Sizzle than Steak, and That’s Just Fine with Investors

The Berkshire Hathaway faithful will be gathering in Omaha, Nebraska, this Saturday to hear the words of the master and his sidekick. Yes, it’s time for...

Warren Buffett’s Cancer Raises Questions About Berkshire Succession

Warren Buffett revealed to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders in a letter yesterday that he has been diagnosed with stage 1 prostate cancer. Buffett assured...

Warren Buffett’s Prostate Cancer: “I Feel Great”

In a statement addressed to the shareholders of his company, Berkshire Hathaway, Warren Buffett announced on Tuesday that he has Stage 1 prostate cancer. The...

The 'Buffett Rule' Returns: Why President Obama Wants to Talk to You About Your Taxes

There's someone who urgently needs to talk to you about your taxes this week, and it's not your panicked procrastinating CPA. President Obama wants you to know...

Warren Buffett on Succession, Stock Buybacks, and Why He Doesn’t Like Gold

Warren Buffett’s annual shareholder letter is an eagerly anticipated treat for the financial community, and as usual, the 81-year-old Oracle of Omaha did not...

Warren Buffett to Mitch McConnell: Put Up or Shut Up

Warren Buffett is ready to call Republicans’ tax bluff. Last fall, Senator Mitch McConnell said that if Buffett was feeling “guilty” about paying too little in...

Warren Buffett Is on a Radical Track

Warren Buffett believes in making money. He believes in fairness. He believes in the ability of government to make people's lives better. But most of all, he...

What Warren Buffett Has to Say About Kim Kardashian. (Seriously.)

Should the reality-TV star pay a higher tax rate?

China’s Lunar New Year Extravaganza To Include a Surprising Star: Warren Buffett

Each year, China’s state television behemoth CCTV unleashes a five-hour variety show for Chinese New Year. The TV gala usually includes twirling children and...

Buffett’s Firm Buys About $10.7B in IBM Shares

OMAHA, Neb. — Investor Warren Buffett says his company bought about $10.7 billion of IBM stock this year, giving it a stake of more than 5 percent stake in the...

Surprise! Warren Buffett Owns Tech Stocks

Warren Buffett is just full of surprises. A week after disclosing that he had dived headlong into stocks dependent on a strong economy, he fesses up to buying...