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Berkshire CEO-designate Abel sells stake in energy company he led for US$870-million
Shareholders in overflow rooms watch Berkshire Hathaway Chairman and CEO Warren Buffett, left, and Vice Chairman Charlie Munger preside over the annual Berkshire Hathaway shareholders meeting in Omaha, Neb., Saturday, May 4, 2019. An estimated 40,000 people are thought to be in town for the event, where Buffett and Munger spend hours answering questions. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)
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Is Warren Buffett’s interest in Occidental Petroleum a bet against recession?
FILE - In this May 5, 2019, file photo, Warren Buffett, Chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, speaks during a game of bridge following the annual Berkshire Hathaway shareholders meeting in Omaha, Neb. Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway now controls nearly 20% of Occidental Petroleum's stock after picking up another $250 million worth of shares of the oil producer this week. Buffett has been buying stocks aggressively this year as the market fell, including investing more than $51 billion in the first quarter alone. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, File)
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Warren Buffett charity lunch fetches record winning bid of $19M
FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: Berkshire Hathaway Chairman Warren Buffett walks through the exhibit hall as shareholders gather to hear from the billionaire investor at Berkshire Hathaway Inc's annual shareholder meeting in Omaha, Nebraska, U.S., May 4, 2019. REUTERS/Scott Morgan/File Photo/File Photo
u.s. business
Bidding tops $12.3-million for Warren Buffett charity lunch
FILE - In this May 5, 2019, file photo Warren Buffett, Chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, speaks during a game of bridge following the annual Berkshire Hathaway shareholders meeting in Omaha, Neb. Bidding on the final private lunch investor Warren Buffett plans to auction off to raise money for a California homeless charity has already topped $2.3 million. The online auction that raises money to support the Glide Foundation's work to help the homeless in San Francisco began Sunday, June 12, 2022 and continues through Friday night. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, File)
u.s. business
Last Warren Buffett lunch auction fetches US$3-million early bid
FILE PHOTO: Berkshire Hathaway Chairman Warren Buffett walks through the exhibit hall as shareholders gather to hear from the billionaire investor at Berkshire Hathaway Inc's annual shareholder meeting in Omaha, Nebraska, U.S., May 4, 2019. REUTERS/Scott Morgan/File Photo
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This stock pick of students learning investing offers value that would satisfy even Warren Buffett
FILE - Warren Buffett, chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, speaks following the annual Berkshire Hathaway shareholders meeting in Omaha, Neb., May 5, 2019. Buffett's company on Monday, May 16, 2022, revealed all the investment moves it made in the first quarter, when it spent more than $51 billion on stocks. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, File)
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These 15 beaten-down TSX stocks show profitability, positive analyst sentiment
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Buffett’s Berkshire buys Citigroup and several other stocks, slashes Verizon
Warren Buffett, CEO of Berkshire Hathaway Inc, pauses while playing bridge as part of the company annual meeting weekend in Omaha, Nebraska U.S. May 6, 2018.
carrick on money
A money-saving idea for the can’t-afford-an-EV crowd
Rob Carrick
technology
Activision Blizzard shares rise after Warren Buffett reveals Berkshire took 9.5% stake in company
FILE - The Activision Blizzard Booth is shown on June 13, 2013, during the Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles. A top California state civil rights lawyer who was pursuing a discrimination case against the video game giant has been fired, and her colleague has quit in protest. Janette Wipper was chief counsel for the state Department of Fair Employment and Housing but Wednesday, April 13, 2022, was her last day. Her attorney says another department attorney involved in the case, Melanie Proctor, quit Wednesday. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)
international business
Berkshire shareholders look beyond Warren Buffett, Charlie Munger
FILE PHOTO: Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett rides on a golf cart through the exhibition hall as investors and guests arrive for the first in-person annual meeting since 2019 of Berkshire Hathaway Inc in Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. April 29, 2022. REUTERS/Scott Morgan/File Photo
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Warren Buffett slams Wall Street, reveals big investments at Berkshire Hathaway meeting
Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett rides on a golf cart through the exhibition hall as investors and guests arrive for the first in-person annual meeting since 2019 of Berkshire Hathaway Inc in Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. April 29, 2022. REUTERS/Scott Morgan
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Warren Buffett invests big chunk of Berkshire Hathaway’s cash, including in Chevron and Activision
Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett rides on a golf cart through the exhibition hall as investors and guests arrive for the first in-person annual meeting since 2019 of Berkshire Hathaway Inc in Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. April 29, 2022. REUTERS/Scott Morgan
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Berkshire investors nudge for better governance, social issues as meeting looms
Berkshire Hathaway Chairman Warren Buffett walks through the exhibit hall as shareholders gather to hear from the billionaire investor at Berkshire Hathaway Inc's annual shareholder meeting in Omaha, Nebraska on May 4, 2019.
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Warren Buffett’s ‘Woodstock for Capitalists’ a smaller affair after pandemic
A shareholder takes a selfie with a picture of Warren Buffett at the Berkshire Hathaway Inc annual meeting, the largest in corporate America, in its hometown of Omaha, Nebraska, U.S., May 4, 2018.
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Warren Buffett faces renewed climate change challenge by investors
Berkshire Hathaway Chairman Warren Buffett walks through the exhibit hall as shareholders gather to hear from the billionaire investor at its annual shareholder meeting in Omaha on May 4, 2019.
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HP soars to a record after Buffett’s Berkshire reveals US$4.2-billion stake
In this May 5, 2019, file photo Warren Buffett, Chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, smiles as he plays bridge following the annual Berkshire Hathaway shareholders meeting in Omaha, Neb.
international business
Berkshire Hathaway adds to insurance portfolio with $11.6-billion deal to buy Alleghany
FILE - Warren Buffett, Chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, smiles as he plays bridge following the annual Berkshire Hathaway shareholders meeting in Omaha, Neb, May 5, 2019. Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway is buying insurance company Alleghany in a deal valued at approximately $11.6 billion a statement reported Monday, March 21, 2022. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, File)
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Occidental Petroleum rises after Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway reveals 14.6% stake
Warren Buffett, CEO of Berkshire Hathaway Inc, pauses while playing bridge as part of the company annual meeting weekend in Omaha, Nebraska on May 6, 2018.
international business
Occidental Petroleum shares rise after Berkshire Hathaway reveals more than $5-billion stake
FILE PHOTO: Equipment used to process carbon dioxide, crude oil and water is seen at an Occidental Petroleum Corp enhanced oil recovery project in Hobbs, New Mexico, U.S. on May 3, 2017. Picture taken on May 3, 2017. REUTERS/Ernest Scheyder/File Photo
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Berkshire Hathaway annual earnings at record high, Warren Buffet favours buybacks
FILE - Warren Buffett, Chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, left, plays bridge following the annual Berkshire Hathaway shareholders meeting in Omaha, Neb., Sunday, May 5, 2019. Billionaire Buffett will release his annual letter to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders Saturday, Feb. 26, 2022. It is always well read in the business world because so many investors follow Buffett because of his incredibly successful track record over the decades and he has a knack for explaining complicated subjects in simple terms. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, File)
international business
Buffett plans in-person Berkshire annual meeting as Omicron wave crests
FILE - In this May 5, 2019, file photo, Warren Buffett, Chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, smiles as he plays bridge following the annual Berkshire Hathaway shareholders meeting in Omaha, Neb. U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders wants Buffett to intervene in a contract dispute involving one of Berkshire’s subsidiaries and several hundred striking workers, but Buffett is refusing to get involved because of the hands-off way he manages Berkshire’s companies. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, File)
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An easier way for Canadians to buy into Warren Buffett’s empire. Plus, two tasty stock bargains and a trillion-dollar wager that interest rates won’t rise far
FILE PHOTO: Warren Buffett, CEO of Berkshire Hathaway Inc, pauses while playing bridge as part of the company annual meeting weekend in Omaha, Nebraska U.S. May 6, 2018. REUTERS/Rick Wilking
management
The idea of optimizing productivity is a ‘trap’ that we’re better off without
Harvey Schachter
investment ideas
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire pares drug holdings, sheds Axalta, Biogen
Warren Buffett, CEO of Berkshire Hathaway Inc, pauses while playing bridge as part of the company annual meeting weekend in Omaha, Nebraska U.S. May 6, 2018.
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Why the students in my value investing class believe this stock is truly undervalued
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, on July 29, 2021. - Wall Street stocks climbed early July 29 following another round of mostly strong earnings and US data that showed strong second-quarter growth that lagged expectations. (Photo by TIMOTHY A. CLARY / AFP) (Photo by TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP via Getty Images)
opinion
Four reasons why wealthy investors should hold farmland in their portfolios
Andrea Gruza
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Warren Buffett says pandemic’s impact still hard to predict
In this May 5, 2019, file photo Warren Buffett, Chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, speaks during a game of bridge following the annual Berkshire Hathaway shareholders meeting in Omaha, Neb.
u.s. business
Warren Buffett resigns as Gates Foundation trustee; says he has donated half his wealth to philanthropy
FILE - In this May 5, 2019, file photo Warren Buffett, Chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, smiles as he plays bridge following the annual Berkshire Hathaway shareholders meeting in Omaha, Neb. Buffett's company pared back its holdings in financial firms further during the first quarter and also halved its new investment in Chevron. Berkshire Hathaway Inc. provided an update on its U.S. stock holdings in a filing with regulators Monday, May 17, 2021. Many investors follow Berkshire's holdings closely because of Buffett's remarkably successful record. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, File)
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The five deadly sins investors should avoid
Jonathan Durocher
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Berkshire sheds nearly all of its Wells Fargo holdings
FILE - In this Nov. 29, 2018, file photo shows a Wells Fargo bank location in Philadelphia. Wells Fargo & Co. reports financial results on Tuesday, April 14, 2020. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
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Buffett’s ESG snub risks alienating Wall Street
In this May 5, 2019, file photo Warren Buffett, Chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, smiles as he plays bridge following the annual Berkshire Hathaway shareholders meeting in Omaha, Neb.
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Buffett’s heir apparent Abel will face a thankless task: What to do with Berkshire Hathaway’s mountain of cash
FILE PHOTO: Shareholders shop for discounted products at the annual Berkshire Hathaway shareholder meeting in Omaha, Nebraska, U.S., May 4, 2019. REUTERS/Scott Morgan/File Photo
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Edmonton-born Greg Abel tapped to succeed Warren Buffett at Berkshire Hathaway
Investor Warren Buffet arrives for the premiere of the film "Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps" in New York September 20, 2010. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/Files
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Evening Update: Celebrities including Drake join Wealthsimple financing round, raising valuation to $5-billion; University of Alberta forges close research ties with China despite intelligence warnings
Toronto-born performer Aubrey "Drake" Graham cheers from courtside during first half NBA Eastern Conference finals action between the Toronto Raptors and the Milwaukee Bucks, in Toronto on Saturday, May 25, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
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Broker Robinhood upbraids Buffett over casino comparison
This file photo illustration shows the logo of trading application Robinhood on a mobile phone in Arlington, Virginia on January 28..