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 in Japan, spotlight on investment

Last Updated: Monday, November 21, 2011, 10:28

Octogenarian billionaire investor Warren Buffett arrived on his first visit to Japan on Monday, fanning speculation about his possible investments in the country's battered stock market.

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.

Reliance Retail in talks with Berkshire unit for India JV: Report

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 4, 2011, 10:26

Reliance Retail is in talks with international frozen food retailer Dairy Queen Inc, owned by Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathway, for a joint venture in India, a daily newspaper reported on Tuesday.

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 to raise money for Obama’s campaign

Last Updated: Wednesday, September 21, 2011, 21:30

Billionaire US investor Warren Buffett will help raise money for President Barack Obama's re-election effort at a USD 35,800-a-ticket fundraiser next month in Chicago, an Obama campaign official said on Wednesday.

The Mid Caps that pass the `One Rupee` test

Last Updated: Wednesday, September 14, 2011, 12:10

Warren Buffett says that our job is to select a business with economic characteristics allowing each dollar of retained earnings to be translated eventually into at least a dollar of market value.

The Mid Caps that pass the `One Rupee` test

Last Updated: Wednesday, September 14, 2011, 12:10

Warren Buffett says that our job is to select a business with economic characteristics allowing each dollar of retained earnings to be translated eventually into at least a dollar of market value.

The Mid Caps that pass the `One Rupee` test

Last Updated: Wednesday, September 14, 2011, 12:04

Warren Buffett says that our job is to select a business with economic characteristics allowing each dollar of retained earnings to be translated eventually into at least a dollar of market value.

The Mid Caps that pass the `One Rupee` test

Last Updated: Wednesday, September 14, 2011, 12:04

Warren Buffett says that our job is to select a business with economic characteristics allowing each dollar of retained earnings to be translated eventually into at least a dollar of market value.

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.