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After Munger’s death, Berkshire succession comes into focus
Berkshire Hathaway Chairman and CEO Warren Buffett, right, and his Vice Chairman Charlie Munger, left, speak during an interview in Omaha, Neb., Monday, May 7, 2018, with Liz Claman on Fox Business Network's "Countdown to the Closing Bell".
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Charlie Munger, the ‘Oracle of Pasadena’ who was Warren Buffett’s second-in-command, passes away
Berkshire Hathaway Vice Chair Charlie Munger arrives to begin the company's annual meeting in Omaha May 4, 2013.
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How to find stocks with an ‘economic moat’
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Warren Buffett’s Berkshire sheds General Motors, Procter & Gamble as it builds cash
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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American singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett dies at 76
(FILES) US musician Jimmy Buffett arrives for the Los Angeles premiere of "The Beach Bum" at the Arclight cinemas in Hollywood on March 28, 2019. US singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett, best known for his 1977 hit "Margaritaville," has died at age 76, according to a statement on his website (Photo by Chris Delmas / AFP) (Photo by CHRIS DELMAS/AFP via Getty Images)
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Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway invests in three homebuilders even as rates rise
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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Warren Buffett’s charitable giving tops US$51-billion with recent $4.64-billion donation
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//File Photo/File Photo
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Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway invests in Capital One, sheds four stocks
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.
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Contra Guys: Why we’re reluctant to buy more shares in Berkshire Hathaway
FILE PHOTO: Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett plays bridge during the Berkshire annual meeting weekend in Omaha, Nebraska May 3, 2015. More than 40,000 Berkshire Hathaway shareholders poured into Omaha this weekend to celebrate Buffett's 50th anniversary running the company, at what the world's third-richest person calls Woodstock for Capitalists. REUTERS/Rick Wilking
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Dear investor: Good luck doing what even Warren Buffett can’t
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Warren Buffett faults handling of bank failures, upbeat on U.S., Berkshire Hathaway
FILE PHOTO: Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett plays bridge during the Berkshire annual meeting weekend in Omaha, Nebraska May 3, 2015. More than 40,000 Berkshire Hathaway shareholders poured into Omaha this weekend to celebrate Buffett's 50th anniversary running the company, at what the world's third-richest person calls Woodstock for Capitalists. REUTERS/Rick Wilking
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Warren Buffett says he cannot imagine Washington allowing U.S. debt default
Shareholders watch Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger from the overflow room during the Berkshire Hathaway annual meeting on Saturday, May 6, 2023, in Omaha, Neb. (AP Photo/Rebecca S. Gratz)
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Warren Buffett set for 59th shareholder marathon as big questions loom over Berkshire Hathaway
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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Buffett says people shouldn’t worry about Berkshire and U.S. banks. Plus, how REIT distributions are taxed
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Warren Buffett says people should not panic about U.S. banking industry, safety of deposits
FILE - Berkshire Hathaway Chairman and CEO Warren Buffett smiles during an interview in Omaha, Neb., May 7, 2018. Buffett's company has increased its investments in five major Japanese trading houses to give Berkshire Hathaway control of 7.4% of each of those conglomerates. Buffett disclosed the new investments Tuesday, April 11, 2023, in interviews with Nikkei and CNBC while he is visiting Tokyo this week to meet with executives at the Japanese companies. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, File)
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Gordon Pape: Do share buybacks benefit investors? Warren Buffett thinks so
Berkshire Hathaway Chairman and CEO Warren Buffett smiles during an interview in Omaha, Neb., May 7, 2018.
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Warren Buffett, in annual letter, stays upbeat and preaches patience
Warren Buffett, chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, smiles as he plays bridge following the annual Berkshire Hathaway shareholders meeting in Omaha, Neb., on May 5, 2019.
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Warren Buffett’s Berkshire posts record $30.8 billion annual operating profit
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/File Photo/File Photo
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Warren Buffett’s Berkshire dumps shares in TSMC, banks; increases Apple stake
Warren Buffett, chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, speaks during a game of bridge following the annual Berkshire Hathaway shareholders meeting in Omaha, Neb. on May 5, 2019.
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Confused about investing in 2023? Here’s a tried and tested approach.
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Bill Gates made 2022′s biggest charitable donation
FILE - Bill Gates speaks during the Global Fund's Seventh Replenishment Conference, Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022, in New York. Gates topped The Chronicle of Philanthropy’s annual list of the 10 largest charitable gifts announced by individuals or their foundations in 2022. This year's list totaled nearly $9.3 billion. Gates gave $5 billion to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to back the grantmaker’s work in global health, development, policy and advocacy, and U.S. education. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
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Warren Buffett jumps into local politics to fight Omaha streetcar
FILE - Warren Buffett, chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, speaks during a game of bridge following the annual Berkshire Hathaway shareholders meeting on May 5, 2019, in Omaha, Neb. Buffett broke with his practice of staying out of local politics to urge his hometown of Omaha to abandon its planned streetcar project because he says it is too expensive and not as flexible as buses. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, File)
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How advisors can help investors ‘cultivate’ the superpower of patience
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Warren Buffett donates more than $750-million to his family charities
FILE - Warren Buffett, Chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, speaks during a game of bridge following the annual Berkshire Hathaway shareholders meeting on May 5, 2019, in Omaha, Neb. Buffett donated more than $750 million in Berkshire Hathaway stock to the four foundations run by his family on Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2022, but unlike with his planned annual gifts to charity each summer, the donations didn't include the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, File)
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Warren Buffett’s Berkshire boosts stakes in Japan’s five biggest trading houses
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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Warren Buffett’s Berkshire discloses $4.1-billion TSMC stake
Warren Buffett, Chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, speaks during a game of bridge following the annual Berkshire Hathaway shareholders meeting on May 5, 2019, in Omaha.
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Warren Buffett’s designated successor Greg Abel boosts Berkshire stake
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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The parallels between success in value investing and a well-balanced life
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Signed portrait of Warren Buffett sells for $75,100 at auction
FILE - Billionaire Warren Buffett signs a portrait of himself that is being auctioned off to raise money for one of his favorite charities, Girls Inc. of Omaha, Neb. The portrait of Buffett features a grid of letters over the picture that light up to spell out several of the legendary investor’s famous quotes. The eBay auction of this artwork probably won't rival the $19 million someone paid earlier this year for a private lunch with Buffett, but it's still likely to attract big bidders among the Berkshire Hathaway CEO's devoted followers.CEO's devoted followers. (Motiva Art via AP)
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Sale of Warren Buffett portrait won’t match $19M lunch bid
FILE - Billionaire Warren Buffett signs a portrait of himself that is being auctioned off to raise money for one of his favorite charities, Girls Inc. of Omaha, Neb. The portrait of Buffett features a grid of letters over the picture that light up to spell out several of the legendary investor’s famous quotes. The eBay auction of this artwork probably won't rival the $19 million someone paid earlier this year for a private lunch with Buffett, but it's still likely to attract big bidders among the Berkshire Hathaway CEO's devoted followers.CEO's devoted followers. (Motiva Art via AP)
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Interested in following Warren Buffett into the energy sector? Here’s a start
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 is auctioning off a high-tech signed portrait of himself to raise money for one of his favorite charities, and the bidding has already topped $30,000. The eBay auction of this artwork probably won't rival the $19 million someone paid earlier this year for a private lunch with Buffett, but it’s still likely to attract big bidders before it wraps up on Buffett’s 92nd birthday on Aug. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, File)
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Warren Buffett’s Berkshire boosts Ally, Activision holdings; sheds Verizon
Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett talks to reporters prior to the Berkshire annual meeting in Omaha, Nebraska May 2, 2015
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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)