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This Year, Buffett Credits His Sister and Charlie Munger
This Year, Buffett
Honors Munger
Feb 24, 2024 12:10 PM CST

This Year, Buffett Honors Munger

Berkshire Hathaway chief tells investors not to expect difference-making acquisitions

(Newser) - Warren Buffett credited his longtime investing partner—the late Charlie Munger—with being the architect of the Berkshire Hathaway conglomerate he's received the credit for leading and warned shareholders in his annual letter Saturday not to listen to Wall Street pundits or financial advisors who urge them to trade...

Warren Buffett's Right-Hand Man Dies
Warren Buffett's
Longtime Sidekick Dies
OBITUARY
Nov 28, 2023 5:42 PM CST

Warren Buffett's Longtime Sidekick Dies

Charlie Munger was a month away from turning 100

(Newser) - Charlie Munger, who helped Warren Buffett build Berkshire Hathaway into an investment powerhouse, has died at a California hospital. He was 99. Berkshire Hathaway said in a statement that Munger's family told the company that he died Tuesday morning at the hospital just over a month before his 100th...

Even With $2.5B, Oprah Isn't Among 400 Richest in US

Kanye West doesn't make the cut, either, though Donald Trump does

(Newser) - Donald Trump has found his way back onto Forbes' list of the 400 richest Americans. The former president was excluded in 2021 for the first time in 25 years. But with an estimated net worth of $3.2 billion—up from $2.5 billion last year—he's back for...

Billionaire Plays Architect, and a Real Architect Quits
His Dorm Design Is Likened
to 'Psychological Experiment'
in case you missed it
Nov 6, 2021 5:05 PM CDT

His Dorm Design Is Likened to 'Psychological Experiment'

Billionaire Charlie Munger is paying for a largely windowless dorm on California coast at UCSB

(Newser) - It's good to be the king. Or if you have enough money, it might even be good to be the architect. However, one billionaire's foray into the field is generating all kinds of controversy in California. The unusual tale:
  • The billionaire: Charlie Munger, the 97-year-old right-hand man to
...

Buffett: I 'Love' Goldman Investment

Oracle gets behind Blankfein at shareholder meeting

(Newser) - Warren Buffett has no plans to sell Berkshire Hathaway's stake in Goldman Sachs as the investment bank fights civil fraud charges, saying today that he "loves" his $5 billion investment because it generates 10% interest a year. The Oracle of Omaha spoke today during Berkshire's annual shareholders meeting—but...

Warren Buffett to Sound Off on Goldman Sachs

Berkshire Hathaway honcho promises 'extensive' remarks

(Newser) - Goldman Sachs might want to brace itself. Warren Buffett, who just happens to be one of the firm's biggest investors, is ready to “fire at will” during the Berkshire Hathaway shareholders meeting this weekend, the Wall Street Journal reports. “I expect to get multiple questions about Goldman,”...

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