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Warren Buffett's Berkshire acquires natural gas assets from Dominion Energy

Dominion Energy also just announced it's giving up on the Atlantic Coast Pipeline joint project with Duke Energy.
Berkshire Hathaway Energy's acquisition of Dominion Energy's natural gas storage and transmission business is valued at close to $10 billion.
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Why Intermountain Healthcare is making generic drugs

Feb 28, 2018
Rising drug prices are part of what's driving health care inflation. What do you do if you are a big health care company? Start your own drug company.
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Amazon, Buffett, JPMorgan Chase tackle US health care tapeworm

Jan 30, 2018
The potential disruption from three renowned innovators in technology and finance sent a shock wave through the health care sector, erasing billions in market capitalization in seconds.
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos.
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When should a company start thinking about a CEO succession plan?

Jan 10, 2018
Despite his fondness for Cherry Coke and Oreos, Warren Buffett is fine. At 87, he’s still going strong. He also says he’s not going anywhere. Still, Buffett’s holding company, Berkshire Hathaway, has promoted two of its executives and put them on the board. That instantly makes them front-runners to succeed Buffett. With that, Berkshire gets […]

The two very important items Warren Buffett left out of his annual letter

Mar 1, 2017
The Washington Post's Allan Sloan discusses why Buffett didn't praise Berkshire Hathaway's two largest stock investments.
 Billionaire investor Warren Buffett speaks at an event called, 'Detroit Homecoming' September 18, 2014 in Detroit, Michigan. 
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HBO's 'Becoming Warren Buffett' takes a look at the relationships that shaped the man

Jan 30, 2017
The Oreo-eating, Coke-drinking billionaire philanthropist is wired differently. His wife helped him fit in.
Warren Buffett stands outside Kirby's Cafe, 1991. 
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Where Warren Buffett and George Soros invested their money last quarter

May 17, 2016
What these billionaires' latest stock buys might tell us about markets.
Warren Buffett bought over $1 billion worth of shares in Apple earlier this year.
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For public good, not for profit.

You've read Buffett's letter. Now watch him, live

Mar 7, 2016
Berkshire Hathaway's annual meeting in April will be live-streamed for the first time.
Warren Buffett, chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, speaks during the Fortune summit on 'The Most Powerful Women' in Washington, DC. This year, Berkshire Hathaway's annual meeting will be live-streamed for the first time, available to a global audience of Warren Buffet freaks.
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Is Buffett's economy growing for everyone?

Feb 29, 2016
The billionaire CEO says the economy is growing and times are good. But gains aren't being spread around.
Warren Buffett performs onstage at FORTUNE Most Powerful Women Summit on October 15, 2013 in Washington, DC. His letter to investors released over the weekend had a positive outlook on the American economy. 
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It's Christmas Eve for value investors!

Feb 26, 2016
Why investors love Warren Buffett's letter to shareholders
Billionaire Businessman Warren Buffett.
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