Top Berkshire executive Jain potential witness in Gupta trial

Last Updated: Saturday, January 28, 2012, 11:25

A superseding indictment against ex-Goldman Sachs director Rajat Gupta, an accused in insider trading scam, is expected to be filed by January 31, according to US prosecutors, who said his "close friend" and top Berkshire Hathaway executive Ajit Jain could be a potential witness in the trial slated for April.

General Re eyes South Korea's Tong Yang Life: report

Last Updated: Thursday, December 29, 2011, 13:56

General Re, a unit of Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc (BRKa.N), is interested in buying South Korea's Tong Yang Life Insurance (082640.KS) to tap into the promising market, South Korean media reported on Wednesday.

Buffett sheds tech aversion with big IBM investment

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 15, 2011, 10:49

Warren Buffett has always made his distaste for technology investments clear, but on Monday he changed his ways in spectacular fashion.

Warren Buffett builds $10 bn stake in IBM

Last Updated: Monday, November 14, 2011, 19:27

Berkshire Hathaway has accumulated a 5.5 percent stake in IBM, Warren Buffett said on Monday, his biggest bet on the technology field that he has historically shunned.

Berkshire Hathaway in surprise buyback; shares soar

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 27, 2011, 09:07

Warren Buffett's conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway will launch a share buyback program, an unprecedented move from Buffett that comes after months of investor complaints that the stock is undervalued.

Berkshire Hathaway in rare buyback, shares spike

Last Updated: Monday, September 26, 2011, 21:34

Warren Buffett's conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway said it will launch a share buyback program, an unprecedented move from Buffett that comes after months of investor complaints that the stock was undervalued.

Warren Buffett picks another little-known successor

Last Updated: Monday, September 12, 2011, 22:26

Berkshire Hathaway Inc expanded its succession plan for Warren Buffett on Monday, saying Virginia fund manager Ted Weschler will join the company early next year to help oversee its investments.

Warren Buffett to invest $5 bn in Bank of America

Last Updated: Thursday, August 25, 2011, 22:57

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway will invest $5 billion in Bank of America, stepping in to shore up the company in the same way he helped prop up Goldman Sachs during the financial crisis.

Warren Buffett signals successor has been chosen

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 16, 2011, 23:27

American billionaire Warren Buffett has indicated that a successor to head his Berkshire Hathaway firm has already been "agreed on" and could step in as soon as the investment guru retires or dies.

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc bids $3.2 bn for Transatlantic Holdings Inc.

Last Updated: Monday, August 8, 2011, 00:59

A unit of Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc jumped into the bidding war over Transatlantic Holdings Inc, offering to buy the reinsurer for $3.24 billion.