Warren Buffett

UPDATE 2-Rating for Buffett's Berkshire cut by S&P

May 16 - Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc had its credit rating cut one notch by Standard & Poor's, which cited a new methodology for evaluating insurers and Berkshire's dependence on its insurance business for dividend income.

BREAKINGVIEWS-Rating cut says more about S&P than Warren Buffett

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16 May 2013

S&P cuts Berkshire Hathaway rating one notch to 'AA'

REUTERS - Credit-rating agency Standard & Poor's on Thursday cut its rating on Berkshire Hathaway Inc , the insurance and industrial conglomerate controlled by billionaire investor Warren Buffett, one notch, citing the company's reliance on its insurance operations for dividend income.

16 May 2013

Berkshire reveals CB&I stake, adds to Wells Fargo

- Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc on Wednesday revealed a new investment in Chicago Bridge & Iron Co and said it has added to its largest equity holding, Wells Fargo & Co.

16 May 2013

UPDATE 1-Berkshire reveals CB&I stake, adds to Wells Fargo

May 15 - Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc on Wednesday revealed a new investment in Chicago Bridge & Iron Co and said it has added to its largest equity holding, Wells Fargo & Co.

16 May 2013

BYD's electric taxis hit Hong Kong roads with big ambitions

HONG KONG - Warren Buffett-backed Chinese carmaker BYD Co Ltd rolled out Hong Kong's first electric taxi fleet on Wednesday, marking a milestone for its all-electric battery car that highlights its promise and its limitations.

CORRECTED-BYD's electric taxis hit Hong Kong roads with big ambitions

(Corrects 12th paragraph to say 12,000 diesel-fuelled buses, not 2,000 buses)

15 May 2013

New book teaches children ABCs of Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway

OMAHA, Nebraska - Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc invests in dozens of businesses, and a new book tries to explain it all to young readers, from A to Z.

Oddly Enough, Lifestyle 08 May 2013

New book teaches children ABCs of Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway

OMAHA, Nebraska - Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc invests in dozens of businesses, and a new book tries to explain it all to young readers, from A to Z.

08 May 2013

New book teaches children ABCs of Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway

OMAHA, Neb., May 8 - Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc invests in dozens of businesses, and a new book tries to explain it all to young readers, from A to Z.

08 May 2013

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A sign featuring a photo of Chairman Warren Buffett welcomes Berkshire Hathaway shareholders to a picnic during the BH annual meeting in Omaha, Nebraska April 30, 2011. REUTERS/Rick Wilking

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