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Buffett and Munger to sit for extended TV interview

Jun. 22, 2021 06:12 PM EDT
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Investors will have another chance to hear from Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger when the two top Berkshire Hathaway executives sit down...

FILE - Greg Abel is seen at the CenturyLink Center in Omaha, Neb., in this Saturday, May 5, 2018, file photo. Vice Chairman Greg Abel will succeed billionaire Warren Buffett as Berkshire Hathaway CEO, according to a report. Buffett confirmed the succession plan to CNBC on Monday, May 3, 2021, after Berkshire Vice Chairman Charlie Munger hinted at the news during the company's annual meeting on Saturday. The 90-year-old Buffett told CNBC that if anything happened to him, Abel would be the one to take the top post. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, File)
When Buffett is gone, Abel will take over as Berkshire CEO

By Josh Funk May. 03, 2021 10:58 AM EDT

Currency traders work near screens showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI), left, and the foreign exchange rate between U.S. dollar and South Korean won at a bank's foreign exchange dealing room in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, May 3, 2021. Shares were mostly lower in Asia in thin trading Monday, with many markets including those in Tokyo and Shanghai closed for holidays. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
Wall Street opening higher Monday on strong earnings

By Elaine Kurtenbach May. 03, 2021 02:26 AM EDT

FILE - In this May 5, 2019, file photo Warren Buffett, Chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, smiles as he plays bridge following the annual Berkshire Hathaway shareholders meeting in Omaha, Neb. Buffett will spend Saturday afternoon fielding questions at Berkshire Hathaway's annual meeting, which is being held virtually. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, File)
Warren Buffett warns investors not to gamble on stocks

By Josh Funk May. 01, 2021 08:59 AM EDT

FILE - In this May 5, 2019, file photo Warren Buffett, Chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, speaks during a game of bridge following the annual Berkshire Hathaway shareholders meeting in Omaha, Neb. Buffett is encouraging investors to maintain their faith in America’s economy and the businesses his Berkshire Hathaway conglomerate owns. In a letter to his shareholders Saturday, Feb. 27, 2021, Buffett hardly mentioned the coronavirus that ravaged many businesses last year, saying American business will thrive over time despite the pandemic. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, File)
Warren Buffett again encourages investors to bet on America

By Josh Funk Feb. 27, 2021 09:59 AM EST

FILE - In this Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021 file photo, Joe Biden is sworn in as the 46th president of the United States by Chief Justice John Roberts as Jill Biden holds the Bible during the 59th Presidential Inauguration at the U.S. Capitol in Washington. On Friday, Jan. 29, 2021, The Associated Press reported on stories circulating online incorrectly asserting Biden swore on a “Masonic/Illuminati” Bible during his inauguration. It is a Douay-Rheims Bible, an English translation of a Latin Bible, which has been in the Biden family since the 1890s. Robert Miller, professor of biblical studies at The Catholic University of America, says, “Nothing even vaguely Masonic would have been anywhere near these Bibles. … Same thing for the ‘Illuminati,’ to the extent that such a thing existed: repeatedly condemned by the Popes and certainly coming nowhere into contact with Catholic Bibles.” (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week

The Associated Press Jan. 29, 2021 03:45 PM EST

Profit jumps 82% at Buffett's firm but virus hurts business

By Josh Funk Nov. 07, 2020 09:38 AM EST
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Warren Buffett's conglomerate reported an 82% jump in its third-quarter profit as the value of its investment portfolio soared, but...

Buildings line Wall Street, Monday, Aug. 31, 2020, in New York. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
Stocks end a bumpy day mostly lower, still notch August gain

By Alex Veiga And Damian J. Troise Aug. 31, 2020 04:43 AM EDT

A woman walks past a bank electronic board showing the Hong Kong share index outside a Hong Kong local bank Monday, Aug. 31, 2020. Asian stock markets have risen after Wall Street turned in its fifth straight weekly gain and China’s manufacturing growth held steady.(AP Photo/Vincent Yu)
Asian stocks fall back after Wall Street advances to record

By Joe Mcdonald Aug. 31, 2020 03:32 AM EDT

FILE - In this May 5, 2019, file photo Warren Buffett, Chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, smiles as he plays bridge following the annual Berkshire Hathaway shareholders meeting in Omaha, Neb. Buffett's company has purchased another $400 million of Bank of America stock less than a week after buying roughly $800 million of the bank's stock. Berkshire Hathaway Inc. said Monday, July 27, 2020 it held 998 million Bank of America shares after the latest purchases, which represents roughly 11.5% of the bank's stock. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, File)
Profit up 87% at Buffett's firm, but virus slows businesses

By Josh Funk Aug. 08, 2020 09:13 AM EDT

Editorial Roundup: West Virginia

By The Associated Press Jul. 08, 2020 04:50 PM EDT
Recent editorials from West Virginia newspapers: ___ July 8 Bluefield Daily Telegraph on West...

A man wearing face mask walks past a bank electronic board showing the Hong Kong share index at Hong Kong Stock Exchange Monday, May 4, 2020. Shares have skidded in Asia as tensions between the Trump administration and China over the origins and handling of the coronavirus pandemic rattle investors. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)
Stocks shake off an early loss and end higher, led by tech

By Stan Choe And Damian J. Troise May. 04, 2020 12:37 AM EDT

FILE - In this May 5, 2019, file photo Warren Buffett, Chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, speaks following the annual Berkshire Hathaway shareholders meeting in Omaha, Neb. Buffett will hold a drastically scaled-back version of Berkshire Hathaway's annual meeting on Saturday, May 2, 2020, because of the coronavirus outbreak. No shareholders will be allowed at this year's online meeting, but Buffett will still offer some commentary during a brief question-and-answer session at the event. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, File)
Buffett remains optimistic about future despite coronavirus

By Josh Funk May. 02, 2020 10:29 AM EDT