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Warren Buffett, 3G to buy Heinz, but it's not just about the ketchup

Feb 14, 2013
Legendary investor Warren Buffet announced Thursday morning that his company, Berkshire Hathaway, will team up with a Brazilian-backed investment firm to buy H. J. Heinz, the ketchup maker. The price tag? Just over $23 billion.

Mergers and acquisitions ramp up with American Airlines and Heinz deals

Feb 14, 2013
Investors are digesting a mega airlines merger and major ketchup acquisition this morning. Is the activity a coincidence or part of a larger trend?

Warren Buffett on what he 'gets' about the economy, investing mistakes, and inflation

Nov 28, 2012
Warren Buffett is one of the most successful investors in history, so what does he know about the economy that few others do? Buffet discusses the biggest investment mistake he's ever made, his economic concerns in the year ahead, and how to get the U.S. growing again.

Buffett's big play in private jet market

Jun 13, 2012
Berkshire Hathaway’s NetJets will buy $9.6 billion in new planes from Cessna and Bombardier.

Omaha steakhouse owner on what Warren Buffett does for business

May 4, 2012
People are arriving in Omaha now for that "Woodstock of Capitalism," the annual meeting of Berkshire Hathaway, billionaire Warren Buffett's conglomerate. The official materials recommend two steakhouses for visiting shareholders.

Warren Buffett battling cancer, holding on to company

Apr 18, 2012
Billionaire investing legend Warren Buffett has been diagnosed with early-stage prostate cancer. The CEO and chairman of Berkshire Hathaway is assuring shareholders his disease is not life threatening.

Shareholders react to Warren Buffett's illness

Apr 18, 2012
Billionaire investor Warren Buffett has announced he has prostate cancer. The 81-year-old told shareholders in a letter that the cancer is in its early stages, and he'll continue to head up Berkshire Hathaway.
Warren Buffett, Chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, waits to testify before the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission at The New School June 2, 2010 in New York City.
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Dinner at Warren Buffett's -- without Buffett

Apr 10, 2012
A dinner for 10 at Warren Buffett's childhood home is being auctioned off for charity. The catch: Buffett himself won't even be there.

President Obama pushes Buffett rule

Apr 10, 2012
Traveling in Florida, the president continued to press his case for the proposed tax reform that would require Americans who make more than a million dollars a year to pay 30 percent of their income in federal taxes.

Warren Buffett refuses to identify chosen successor

Feb 27, 2012
The popular leader of Berkshire Hathaway said this weekend that the company has chosen his successor, but isn't revealing who it is.