Warren Buffett says he's "going quiet" in CEO letter to investors

In an eight-page letter published Monday, Warren Buffett said he'll donate 2.7 million of his shares to four family foundations.

• Nov 10

Profits at Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway drop after Kraft Heinz write-down

Berkshire Hathaway's earnings can swing wildly from quarter to quarter because it has to record the current value of its massive investment portfolio.

• Aug 2

Union Pacific and Norfolk seek merger to create first transcontinental railroad

Union Pacific is seeking to buy Norfolk Southern in a $85 billion deal that would create the first transcontinental railroad in the U.S.

• Jul 29

Investor Warren Buffett announces $6 billion in donations to 5 foundations

The billionaire pledged in 2006 to give away most of his wealth to philanthropy. Buffett said the shares of Berkshire Hathaway will be delivered on Monday.

• Jun 28

Sunday Profile: Warren Buffett

Jane Pauley interviews the chairman of the board, president and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, the world's third-largest public company, who may be the most successful investor in history. And to hear him tell it, Warren Buffett is having nothing but fun.

• Dec 3, 2017
• 09:54

Here Comes the Sun: Warren Buffett and more

Investor Warren Buffett sits down with Norah O'Donnell to discuss "Becoming Katharine Graham," the documentary highlighting his late friend's career as CEO of The Washington Post. Then, Lee Cowan visits Julien's Auctions, an auction house in Los Angeles where celebrity memorabilia is on the market. "Here Comes the Sun" is a closer look at some of the people, places and things we bring you every week on "CBS Sunday Morning."

• Apr 13
• 21:20

Who is Greg Abel, Warren Buffett's choice to replace him as CEO?

Warren Buffett announced Saturday he would step down as CEO of Berkshire Hathaway at the end of the year.

• May 5

Warren Buffett says he'll step down as Berkshire Hathaway CEO

Warren Buffett said he will recommend to Berkshire Hathaway's board that Greg Abel should become CEO at the end of the year.

• May 3

Warren Buffett steps down as Berkshire Hathaway CEO

Billionaire investor Warren Buffett announced that he intends to step down as CEO of the empire he built at the end of 2025. He tapped Vice Chair Greg Abel as his successor. Jo Ling Kent reports.

• May 3
• 02:46

Warren Buffett sitting on billions as Berkshire Hathaway sells Apple stock

Berkshire said in its earnings report Saturday that it sold off roughly another 100 million Apple shares in the third quarter after halving its massive investment in the iPhone maker last quarter.

• Nov 2, 2024

Berkshire Hathaway slashes Apple stake by almost 50%

Buffett once called the company's stake in the iPhone maker a pillar of Berkshire's business that he intended to hold indefinitely.

• Aug 3, 2024

Berkshire Hathaway has first annual meeting since Charlie Munger's death

Warren Buffett referred to close friend Charlie Munger as the "the architect of Berkshire Hathaway."

• May 4, 2024

Berkshire Hathaway Vice Chairman Charlie Munger dies at 99

Warren Buffett said Berkshire Hathaway could not have been built without Munger's "inspiration" and "wisdom."

• Nov 28, 2023

Warren Buffett donates nearly $900 million to charities before Thanksgiving

Buffett has given away billions of dollars in Berkshire Hathaway stock since 2006 as part of his pledge to donate 99% of his wealth in his lifetime.

• Nov 22, 2023

Warren Buffett has no desire for planned streetcars in his hometown of Omaha

The billionaire investor broke with his practice of staying out of local politics to urge his hometown to abandon the project because, he says, it's too expensive and not as flexible as buses.

• Dec 30, 2022

Richest Americans have a low "true tax rate"

A new ProPublica analysis of tax data on multibillionaires comes to the conclusion that the richest 25 people in the U.S. have a "true tax rate" of almost nothing.

• Jun 9, 2021
• 01:05

Anonymous bidder shells out $19M for lunch with Warren Buffett

"It's been nothing but good," the Berkshire Hathaway CEO said of the annual charity lunch, which he says will be his last.

• Jun 20, 2022

The full episode of The CBS Evening News from March 15, 2014.

The investigation into missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 took a sinister turn as Malaysia's prime minister told reporters the plane was "deliberately diverted"; and, the ballots and polling stations are ready in Crimea on the eve of the referendum on whether to join the Russian Federation. Ukrainian soldiers remain blockaded in their bases and the head of Crimea's Ukrainian council hasn't been seen since his arrest last Sunday.

• Mar 15, 2014
• 20:49

Warren Buffett resigns from Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

The billionaire said he has been an "inactive" trustee of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation "for years."

• Jun 23, 2021

Richest Americans paid almost nothing in income tax: Report

ProPublica analyzed a "vast trove" of IRS tax data on Jeff Bezos, Warren Buffet and other billionaires.

• Jun 9, 2021

Meet the man who will succeed Buffett at Berkshire Hathaway

Greg Abel, a former hockey player, built Berkshire's energy unit into the largest producer of wind power in America.

• May 3, 2021

Latest MoneyWatch headlines

Zika virus in Miami sparks tourism industry fears; Warren Buffett calls Donald Trump's bluff on tax returns. These headlines and more headlines from CBS MoneyWatch.

• Aug 2, 2016
• 01:06

Buffett campaigns for Clinton

A CBS News poll shows six in 10 voters say Donald Trump is not prepared to be president. About the same number say Hillary Clinton is prepared for the job. Clinton campaigned Monday night in Omaha, Nebraska, with Warren Buffett. The billionaire investor tried to goad Trump into releasing his tax returns. Nancy Cordes reports.

• Aug 2, 2016
• 02:24

Forbes magazine's 34th annual Forbes 400 list shows the rich are getting richer, with the combined net worth of listed members at $2.34 trillion dollars

Forbes magazine's 34th annual Forbes 400 list shows the rich are getting richer, with the combined net worth of listed members at $2.34 trillion dollars. With a record $1.7 billion requirement to make the list, 145 American billionaires did not even make the cut this year. First on “CBS This Morning,” Forbes assistant managing editor of wealth Luisa Kroll joins “CBS This Morning” to reveal the top names.

• Sep 29, 2015
• 04:18

Warren Buffett’s son bought archived items after a dispute over the civil rights icon’s estate

Warren Buffett’s son bought archived items after a dispute over the civil rights icon’s estate. Also, a new $300 menu item at New York City’s first Denny’s. “CBS This Morning” takes a look at some of today’s headlines from around the globe.

• Aug 29, 2014
• 01:24

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