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Fintechs have leveraged the gaps in traditional financial institutions and processes to provide increased efficiency and productivity. They have been a vehicle of financial inclusion
As Bitcoin hovers in the range of $38,000-$40,000 per digital coin, billionaire Warren Buffett has said that he will not even pay $25 for all the Bitcoin in the world.
Buffett said it was "extraordinary" how much inflation had been seen in Berkshire's own businesses
Bloomberg reported that the purchase provided a boost to its Chevron Corp stake that vaulted the investment into Berkshire's top four common stock holdings
Buffett, 91, who is Berkshire's chairman and chief executive, and Vice Chairman Charlie Munger, 98, fielded questions in a downtown arena in Omaha, Nebraska
Most attending the company's first in-person meeting since the pandemic want to be there just for the chance to hear from the 91-year-old Buffett and his 98-year-old investing partner, Charlie Munger
Buffett, Berkshire Hathaway's CEO, held the lunch auction once a year for 20 years before the pandemic began to raise money for the Glide Foundation, which helps the homeless in San Francisco
Berkshire Hathaway Inc said in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission that it now owns nearly 121 million HP shares, giving it control of 11.5% of the company
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway struck an agreement to buy insurance company Alleghany Corp for $11.6 bn, weeks after the 91-year-old billionaire bemoaned a lack of good investment opportunities
The Omaha, Nebraska-based company's market value is approximately $731 billion, ranking sixth in the United States
Buffett says his company has benefitted from some extraordinary luck in finding acquisitions, but he hasn't had much of that in recent years, as Berkshire Hathaway's cash pile has grown to $147 bn
In his annual letter to Berkshire shareholders, Buffett said buybacks make 'good sense' when alternatives such as buying whole companies or more stocks appear 'unattractive'
Buffett also said Berkshire had 'no prior knowledge' that Microsoft was working on a $68.7 billion takeover of Activision, whose franchises include 'Call of Duty' and 'Candy Crush'
Elon Musk has revealed that billionaire investor and Vice President of Berkshire Hathaway Charlie Munger once told him that Tesla would fail
Microsoft announced its plan to buy Activision Blizzard on January 18, in its largest ever acquisition
The plunge in shares amid a global equity selloff has cast a shadow over the prospects for technology firms preparing to go public in the Indian market.
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. racked up even more funds, with its cash pile hitting a new record at $149.2 billion even as share buybacks ramped up
Net income, including gains from common stock investments, rose 7% to $28.1 billion
The board of One97 Communications Ltd, which owns Paytm, has given an in-principle approval to the offering plan
He also said that if anything happened to Abel, it would be Ajit Jain, who oversees Berkshire's insurance businesses, would become chief executive