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College Basketball’s Perfect Bracket Is an Impossible Allure
College basketball fans are on the hunt for the perfect bracket every year. The odds are not in their favor.
The Case Against (Some) Buybacks
Not in every instance, but in this one.
A Big Breakup at the Federal Trade Commission
A second Republican commissioner has resigned as the agency gears up for a big showdown on noncompete agreements and the Microsoft-Activision merger.
In Omaha, a Streetcar Named Undesirable by Warren Buffett
America is in the middle of a streetcar boom. The billionaire would prefer that his hometown not get onboard.
A Warren Buffett Protégée Strikes Out on Her Own
Tracy Britt Cool spent a decade working closely with the renowned investor. She is now applying those lessons to her own firm.
Will Biden’s Gas Tax Holiday Make a Difference?
Many economists say suspending federal taxes on gas will not significantly cut prices for consumers.
Warren Buffett Faces Renewed Climate Change Challenge by Investors
Mr. Buffett has pushed back against investors who want to force Berkshire Hathaway to do more to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Who Is on the New Gates Foundation Board?
In the wake of Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates’s divorce, their foundation adds members to its new governing board.
Berkshire Hathaway’s Profit Fell in the Third Quarter
The conglomerate’s results reflected the turmoil in financial markets and the broader slowdown in U.S. economic growth.
Bill Gates Can Remove Melinda French Gates From Foundation in Two Years
Following their divorce, they will continue to work together for now at the foundation, which they gave an additional $15 billion in resources, and will add new independent trustees.
Two-Year Trial Period for Gates Foundation After Divorce
Following their divorce, they will continue to work together for now at the foundation, which they gave an additional $15 billion in resources, and will add new independent trustees.
Buffett Weighs In on Tax-Free Philanthropy
The Berkshire Hathaway chief, who has given away billions, asks whether donations should keep their special status.
Warren Buffett Resigns from the Gates Foundation.
Mr. Buffett, a longtime friend of Mr. Gates, did not give a reason for his action, which comes weeks after the couple announced their divorce.
Warren Buffett and the Myth of the ‘Good Billionaire’
There is no way to be a billionaire in America without taking advantage of a system predicated on cruelty.
Fat Cats on a Hot Tin Roof
Pay up, Monopoly Men; freeloading isn’t cool.
The Real Tax Scandal Is What’s Legal
The wealthiest Americans live by a different set of rules, lavishly spending money that isn’t taxed as income.
The Gateses’ Public Split Spotlights a Secretive Fortune
Their marital estate is enormous and complex, containing assets as varied as stocks and farmland. Divvying it up could have implications for philanthropy.
The Separate Worlds of Bill and Melinda Gates
They built an empire that was essential in the pandemic. Now, their impending divorce makes personal a shift that confidants say was well underway in their philanthropic roles.
Berkshire Hathaway Shows a Rebound From the Pandemic
The company reported a nearly 19 percent year-on-year gain in the first quarter, as its subsidiaries — from railroads to energy companies to consumer brands — improved their performances.
Warren Buffett Fights Proposals on Climate and Diversity
The Berkshire chief opposes shareholder proposals on climate and diversity.
Warren Buffett Opposes Climate and Diversity Proposals for Berkshire
Berkshire Hathaway’s shareholders are expected to follow the chairman’s lead and reject demands for more disclosures.
These C.E.O.s Didn’t Sign Onto a Letter Defending Voting Rights
Hundreds of leaders and companies signed a letter opposing strict limits. They did not.
Hundreds of Companies Unite to Oppose Voting Limits, but Others Abstain
Amazon, Google, G.M. and Starbucks were among those joining the biggest show of solidarity by businesses over legislation in numerous states.
Berkshire Hathaway’s Earnings Slowed Last Year
But its results were bolstered by a soaring stock market in the fourth quarter, Warren Buffett said in his annual letter to investors.
Has Business Left Milton Friedman Behind?
The economist taught a generation of corporate leaders that profit should be their main motive. A new group of C.E.O.s begs to differ.
Profits Rebound at Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway
Berkshire reported earnings of $26.4 billion in the second quarter, a turnaround from its $49.7 billion loss in the first quarter, when the pandemic caused a plunge in the stock market.
Doris Buffett, the Family’s ‘Retail Philanthropist,’ Dies at 92
Her younger brother, Warren, entrusted her with vetting requests after he announced his intention to donate nearly his entire fortune. “Warren loves to make money and I love to give it away,” she said.
Stock Markets Ignore Bad News on Infections, Earnings
Daily virus cases are setting records and fears are rising that the economic recovery is fizzling. Investors seem unfazed.
Warren Buffett Buys Pipeline in Biggest Deal for Years
The acquisition of a gas pipeline is Berkshire Hathaway’s largest in years, quelling investor anxiety about its recent drought of deal-making.
How Berkshire Hathaway May Have Been Snookered in Germany
A unit of Warren Buffett’s empire paid an inflated price for a pipe maker that used fake sales to look profitable, an arbitration panel concluded. The firm was close to bankruptcy.
Warren Buffett Isn’t Buying Anything
Unlike his spending spree during the 2008 financial crisis, the Berkshire Hathaway chief is keeping his wallet closed.
Warren Buffett’s Optimistic? Pessimistic? No, Realistic
Between the lines of “You can bet on America” were warnings not to be overconfident in predicting what the future might hold.
Berkshire Hathaway Lost $49.7 Billion in First Quarter Stung by Coronavirus
The huge loss reflects the hit that the crisis has inflicted on Warren E. Buffett’s vast conglomerate.
A Big, Once-Reliable Source of Investor Cash Is Drying Up
The losses aren’t coming just from the drop in stock prices. The effect of the dividend cuts sweeping through the market will hurt, too.
Some Companies Seeking Bailouts Had Piles of Cash, Then Spent It
They poured the money into stock buybacks and dividends. Now, those hurting from the pandemic want government aid.