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NEW YORK (Reuters) – Berkshire Hathaway, the conglomerate led by Warren Buffett, will fight all lawsuits brought against its utility business due to wildfires as the cases are “unfounded,” a top executive said on Saturday.Greg Abel,…

8 Mins AgoBuffett says 'fatal' decisions have been avoided as Berkshire has saved over timeWarren Buffett said Berkshire has avoided making "fatal" choices in the several major decisions it faced over the years."Sometimes, we've done…

Howard Buffett explains how his childhood experiences influenced him to become a philanthropist. Berkshire Hathaway's CEO Warren Buffett remembered Charlie Munger, the conglomerate's former vice chairman, as the "architect" of the…

Berkshire Hathaway, the conglomerate run for decades by Warren E. Buffett, recorded its highest-ever annual profit last year. But its chief executive found reason to blame government regulation for hurting the results of some of its…

Wells Fargo Stock Jumps as Regulators Relax Oversight Following 2016 Fake Accounts Scandal 37 minutes ago Shares of Wells Fargo (WFC) jumped Thursday after the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) terminated a consent…

Berkshire Hathaway ‘s (BRK.B) third-quarter operating earnings surged 40% to a record $10.8 billion after taxes. The conglomerate headed by Warren Buffett saw sharply higher insurance underwriting profits and…

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.Berkshire Hathaway’s cash pile surged to a record $157bn in a quarter in which chief executive Warren Buffett…

The Omaha-based conglomerate's operating earnings totaled $10.761 billion last quarter, 40.6% higher than the number from the same quarter a year ago.Berkshire held a record level of cash at the end of September — $157.2 billion.The…

Dow Jones futures will open Sunday evening, along with S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq futures. Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway (BRKB) will report third-quarter earnings on Thursday. X The stock market rally had its best week…

Chevron (CVX) mulled buying fellow Warren Buffett energy holding Occidental Petroleum (OXY) earlier this year, according to The Wall Street Journal reported. X Chevron's interest in buying Occidental Petroleum has apparently…