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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.
For public good, not for profit.
Dinner at Warren Buffett's -- without Buffett
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Kai Ryssdal
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.