Wildfires dent Berkshire's profit; cash soars to $347.7 billionOperating profit for the Omaha, Nebraska-based conglomerate dropped 14% to $9.64 billion, or about $6,703 per Class A share, from $11.22 bi...
03 May, 2025, 07.27 PM IST
Bill Ackman says Berkshire will be better run after Warren Buffett. Here’s whyAckman, head of the $20 billion hedge fund Pershing Square Capital Management, criticized Buffett for being too passive in managing Berkshi...
04 Mar, 2025, 01.34 PM IST
US teenager accused of derailing train, recording crash, posting footage onlineA teenager in Nebraska has been accused of intentionally derailing a train
30 Jul, 2024, 02.48 AM IST
Buffett's Berkshire buys Occidental Petroleum shares worth about $588.7 millionThe purchases bring Berkshire's stake in Occidental to about 27%. The company also holds preferred shares and warrants to acquire another 8...
14 Dec, 2023, 08.39 AM IST
Colorado's I-25 closed after fatal train derailment near Pueblo, investigation underwayDuring a press conference on Sunday, Brian Lyons of the Colorado State Patrol confirmed the tragic fatality and revealed that the train, op...
16 Oct, 2023, 09.47 PM IST
Berkshire Hathaway stake in Occidental Petroleum rises to 23.6%Buffett, 92, has longed to make another large acquisition for his Omaha, Nebraska-based conglomerate, whose dozens of businesses include Ge...
28 Mar, 2023, 08.09 AM IST
Going nuts: Walnut exporters look for ways around clogged US PortThe goal is to find an alternative to Oakland, a Bay Area port grappling with severe supply-chain snarls that have held up global shipments...
30 Aug, 2022, 09.18 AM IST
Buffett gives successor Abel rare page space for sustainabilityBuffett, who has faced mounting pressure on environmental issues over the years, typically navigates the topic by referring back to Berkshi...
27 Feb, 2022, 10.10 AM IST
Freight boom fires Buffett trains, Maersk ships and oil pricesThe recent closing of freight deliveries from France into the U.K. serves as a reminder that things could become even more snarled, but als...
26 Dec, 2020, 10.12 AM IST
Buffett's Berkshire bets on big pharma, invests in four drugmakersIn a regulatory filing detailing its U.S.-listed stock holdings as of Sept. 30, Berkshire disclosed $5.7 billion of new healthcare stakes, ...
17 Nov, 2020, 08.18 AM IST
Warren Buffett spends record $2.2 billion buying Berkshire sharesEven as Buffett ramped up his repurchases, Berkshire's massive pile of cash hovered close to a record.
22 Feb, 2020, 08.14 PM IST
Berkshire ramps up stock buybacks as cash pile keeps growingThe Omaha-based firm repurchased $1.7b of shares as the stock dipped in Q1.
04 May, 2019, 06.30 PM IST
Warren Buffett bets on Rail Superhighway to beat trucks as coal fadesRail shipments of containers grew 15 per cent over the last decade while other cargoes, such as coal and chemicals, dropped 11 per cent.
07 Oct, 2015, 03.22 PM IST
Why Bill Gates and Warren Buffett are railroad rivalsBill Gates and Warren Buffet part ways in investing in the railroads.
06 Sep, 2014, 10.20 AM IST
- Buffett emphasizes BNSF purchase at meeting start
Billionaire Warren Buffett is showcasing his company's recent acquisition of the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad at the start of Berk...
01 May, 2010, 08.20 PM IST
- Buffett's Berkshire gets green light to buy railroad
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway said on Thursday that Burlington Northern Santa Fe shareholders have cleared the track for its takeover...
11 Feb, 2010, 10.17 PM IST
- Buffett's company buys more shares in railroad
Billionaire investor Warren Buffett's company has bought another 2.2 million shares of Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. stock, increasing...
16 Dec, 2008, 10.46 AM IST