Warren Buffett's annual gift of Berkshire Hathaway stock to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is worth $1.25 billion this year, a drop of over 30 percent from last year's $1.8 billion.    Read More

A humorous video clip shown to shareholders featuring Warren Buffett as a mattress salesman is part of a marketing campaign for a real Nervous Nellie model available from Berkshire subsidiary Nebraska Furniture Mart.  Built for troubled times, it features a hiding place for cash and other valuables.    Read More

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway is losing to the benchmark S&P 500 stock index as the first half of the year comes to a close.  Buffett's three-year winning streak is at risk.    Read More

Considering shares of Berkshire Hathaway are down about 10% year to date, is it still a good idea to bet on Buffett?    Read More

Warren Buffett likes to say, "It's only when the tide goes out that you know who's been swimming naked." That's his way of saying a downturn exposes those who had been taking on excessive risk when times were good.  The other side of the tide is featured in a glowing report on Berkshire Hathaway today from a stock analyst initiating coverage with an "outperform."    Read More