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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

A post-Buffett Berkshire Hathaway is Omaha's focus after Munger's passing
Updated On : 05 May 2024 | 8:00 AM IST

Buffett takes stage at Hathaway Berkshire meeting, cuts Apple stake

Buffett assured shareholders that 'unless something dramatic happens' that really changes Berkshire's capital allocation, it will have Apple as its largest investment

Buffett takes stage at Hathaway Berkshire meeting, cuts Apple stake
Updated On : 04 May 2024 | 10:15 PM IST

Charlie Munger, Warren Buffet's sidekick at Berkshire Hathaway, dies at 99

Charlie Munger, who helped Warren Buffett build Berkshire Hathaway into an investment powerhouse, has died. He was 99. Munger's death was confirmed in a statement from the company, which said he died Tuesday at a California hospital. Munger served as Buffett's sounding board on investments and business decisions and helped lead Berkshire as its vice chairman for decades. Munger preferred to stay in the background and let Buffett be the face of Berkshire, and he often downplayed his contributions to the company's remarkable success. But Buffett always credited Munger with pushing him beyond his early value investing strategies to buy great businesses. "Charlie has taught me a lot about valuing businesses and about human nature," Buffett said in 2008. Buffett's early successes were based on what he learned from former Columbia University professor Ben Graham. He would buy stock in companies that were selling cheaply for less than their assets were worth, and then, when the market p

Charlie Munger, Warren Buffet's sidekick at Berkshire Hathaway, dies at 99
Updated On : 29 Nov 2023 | 10:33 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

Master of one-liners: Here are some of Munger's lessons on politics, crypto
Updated On : 29 Nov 2023 | 9:10 AM IST

Did Buffett and Munger see the one wrinkle in BYD's stellar performance?

After years of sitting on an over 20 per cent stake in China's BYD Co, Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway may be mulling an exit

Did Buffett and Munger see the one wrinkle in BYD's stellar performance?
Updated On : 18 Jul 2022 | 11:15 AM IST

'Made me quite sad': Musk recalls billionaire who said Tesla would fail

Elon Musk has revealed that billionaire investor and Vice President of Berkshire Hathaway Charlie Munger once told him that Tesla would fail

'Made me quite sad': Musk recalls billionaire who said Tesla would fail
Updated On : 17 Feb 2022 | 3:58 PM IST

Current market environment 'crazier' than dotcom bust: Berkshire's Munger

The S&P 500 index has more than doubled since its pandemic lows of March last year, while Bitcoin is up over 1000%

Current market environment 'crazier' than dotcom bust: Berkshire's Munger
Updated On : 03 Dec 2021 | 2:25 PM IST

'He's not wrong on everything', Berkshire's Munger softens on Trump

The billionaire has been Buffett's right-hand man for decades

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Updated On : 16 Feb 2017 | 4:10 PM IST