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
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
Munger was also "a generous philanthropist who provided unfiltered advice and refreshing opinions which positively impacted businesses worldwide," Sloan said
Munger served as Buffett's sounding board on investments and business decisions and helped lead Berkshire as its vice chairman for decades
According to the bulk deal data available with the NSE, BH International Holdings offloaded 1,56,23,529 shares, amounting to a 2.46 per cent stake in Noida-headquartered Paytm
This is the second year that Buffett has made additional gifts to the family foundations around Thanksgiving
The conglomerate's retreat from Activision completes Buffett's arbitrage play amid the video-game maker's prolonged effort to merge with Microsoft Corp.
The hoard - which Berkshire has largely parked in short-term Treasuries - surpassed the previous high set two years ago, the Omaha, Nebraska-based firm said on Saturday
Investors soon won't be able to follow Warren Buffett's every move in HP's stock if the billionaire's company keeps selling off shares of the printer and computer maker
Buffett disclosed the gift of 50 Class A shares of Berkshire stock in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission late Wednesday
Berkshire Hathaway said on Saturday that its profits surged to hit USD 24,755 per Class A share
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. first took a stake in the one-train export plant with an annual export capacity of 5.25 million tons in 2020.
Buffett is donating 10.45 million shares to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, which has received more than $39 billion of Berkshire stock overall
The conglomerate was a net seller of equities in the quarter, pocketing $10.4 billion from stock sales after deducting purchases
Berkshire's latest filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission late Monday showed that it had bought another 2.2 million Occidental shares
Investor Warren Buffett recommitted to his favourite bank stock, Bank of America
Buffett also called out regulation overseeing the banking sector as riddled with skewed incentives, as well as poor messaging by regulators, politicians and the press to the American public
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Warren Buffet expresses his displeasure at the "very poor messaging" by the US government with regard to the ongoing regional banking crisis
The three analysts surveyed by FactSet expected Berkshire to report operating earnings of USD 5,370.91 per Class A share