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Who is Warren Buffett

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About Warren Buffett

Who is Warren Buffett

Warren Buffett is a businessman, philanthropist and one of the most successful and widely respected investors globally. His net worth was estimated at $71.8 billion as of July 2020. Buffet's investment philosophy is widely followed around the globe.
 
 
 
Early years and education
 
Born in Omaha, US, in 1930, Buffet developed an interest in the business world and started investing at an early age, including in the stock market. His father, Howard, was a stockbroker with his own brokerage firm, and his mother Leila was a housewife. Buffett had two sisters, one older than him and one younger. At eleven years old, he
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Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway tops $1 trillion in market value

The conglomerate's strength comes as optimism for the economy builds, with the Federal Reserve expected to cut interest rates at its September meeting

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Updated On : 28 Aug 2024 | 8:04 PM IST

Warren Buffett shrinks stake, sells more BofA shares worth $982 mn

Buffett has held silent about his reasoning while whittling the highly profitable bet - an investment that began when the stock was trading near $5 in 2011

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Updated On : 28 Aug 2024 | 6:44 PM IST

Warren Buffett's Berkshire halves stake in Apple, now has $270 bn cash pile

With the recent sell-offs, Warren Buffett-led Berkshire Hathaway has raised its cash position relative to total assets in the June quarter to 25 percent

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Updated On : 15 Aug 2024 | 1:52 PM IST

Buffett surprises by slashing Berkshire's Apple stake, move to alarm market

As a result, Buffett is now sitting on nearly $277 billion in cash, up from what was already a record $189 billion just three months earlier

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Updated On : 04 Aug 2024 | 11:01 PM IST

Warren Buffett offloads more Bank of America shares; sales top $3.8 bn

The sales began after Bank of America's stock price had risen by about two-thirds since late October, and traded at more than 1.2 times book value

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Updated On : 02 Aug 2024 | 8:39 AM IST

Warren Buffett cuts BofA stake again, unloads $3 billion this month

Still, Berkshire holds almost 962 million shares, the filing shows - worth $39.5 billion at Monday's closing price

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Updated On : 30 Jul 2024 | 10:22 AM IST

Warren Buffett donates $5.3 bn of Berkshire Hathaway shares to 5 charities

Warren Buffett has donated the stocks to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and four family charities. This is his biggest annual donation since he began making them in 2006

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Updated On : 28 Jun 2024 | 6:55 PM IST

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway trims its stake in China's BYD

Berkshire recently sold 1.3 million Hong Kong-listed BYD shares for HK$310.5 million ($39.8 million)

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Updated On : 17 Jun 2024 | 8:43 PM IST

Sam Altman pledges to donate 'most' of his wealth 'to improve the world'

Open AI CEO Sam Altman and his husband Oliver Mulherin have decided to give away most of their wealth to The Giving Pledge' - founded by Warren Buffett, Melinda French Gates, and Bill Gates

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Updated On : 30 May 2024 | 3:28 PM IST

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway reveals $6.7 bn stake in insurer Chubb

The conglomerate has also invested in other businesses in the insurance industry. Berkshire owns a stake in Aon Plc, a major broker, and has previously bet on rivals including Marsh & McLennan Cos

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Updated On : 16 May 2024 | 9:47 AM IST

Berkshire Hathaway is in good hands, Warren Buffett assures shareholders

Investors had long considered Todd Combs and Ted Weschler, who manage part of Berkshire's $335.9 billion equity portfolio, leading candidates to manage more or all of it

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Updated On : 05 May 2024 | 11:40 PM IST

Indian market has 'unexplored' opportunities, says Warren Buffett

Buffett, 93, said Berkshire has a great reputation around the world. He said, his Japanese experience has been fascinating enough

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Updated On : 06 May 2024 | 2:27 PM IST

A post-Buffett Berkshire Hathaway is Omaha's focus after Munger's passing

With the billionaire investor turning 94 this year and Munger's death in November, succession at Berkshire has become an increasingly pressing matter for shareholders

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Updated On : 05 May 2024 | 8:00 AM IST

Warren Buffet's Berkshire Hathaway Q1 operating profit up 39% at $11.22 bn

The size of Berkshire's stake in Apple stake fell 22% to $135.4 billion as of March 31 from $174.3 billion at the end of 2023, even though the iPhone maker's share price fell just 11% in the quarter

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Updated On : 05 May 2024 | 10:21 PM IST

Berkshire Hathaway's march toward $1 trillion value stalls on results

The Omaha, Nebraska-based firm posted higher operating earnings, which briefly boosted a stock that's been been crawling toward the trillion-dollar club since it notched an all-time high last year

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Updated On : 27 Feb 2024 | 7:41 AM IST

Berkshire's days of eye-popping gains are over, says Warren Buffett

Berkshire Hathaway's cash pile grows to record $168 bn

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Updated On : 25 Feb 2024 | 11:36 PM IST

In his annual letter, Buffett tells investors to ignore Wall Street pundits

By that measure, Berkshire reported a 28 per cent jump in operating earnings to $ 8.48 billion, or $ 5,878.21 per Class A share. That's up from $6.63 billion, or $4,527.06 per Class A share

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Updated On : 24 Feb 2024 | 10:07 PM IST

Warren Buffett sees no chance of 'eye-popping' results with record cash

The firm's cash hoard jumped to a record at $167.6 billion in the fourth quarter as the conglomerate struggled to find deals at attractive valuations

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Updated On : 24 Feb 2024 | 9:14 PM IST

Indian banks' rush for clients set for reckoning after Paytm fiasco

India stunned investors last month by abruptly suspending most activities of the banking affiliate of Paytm, a once high-flying fintech star that had attracted backing from Warren Buffett and SoftBank

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Updated On : 21 Feb 2024 | 12:07 PM IST

Master of one-liners: Here are some of Munger's lessons on politics, crypto

Munger was also "a generous philanthropist who provided unfiltered advice and refreshing opinions which positively impacted businesses worldwide," Sloan said

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Updated On : 29 Nov 2023 | 9:10 AM IST