Rakesh Jhunjhunwala almost seemed to have had the Indian Warren Buffett crown till a few years ago.
In 2012, American magazine Time named Buffett one of the most influential people in the world.
Investing like Warren Buffett is neither an art nor a science. Rather, it is a study of human nature and a willingness to follow a mundane path.
S&P's latest screen tracking the Berkshire bigwig's investing criteria uncovers 60 attractive names.
Reader Tushar Khetarpal (right) spent a day with the Sage of Omaha - Warren Buffett - in his hometown Omaha, Nebraska in February 2008.
The world's best-known investment guru Warren Buffett has lost close to $310 million in the first quarter of the current financial year from his bets against the US dollar, The Times reported on Monday.
"As Buffett puts it "Gold has some industrial and decorative utility, but the demand for these purposes is both limited and incapable of soaking up new production. Meanwhile, if you own one ounce of gold for an eternity, you will still own one ounce at its end."
This knowledge on value investing will help drive investors to make sound investment decisions.
In her new book, The Tao of Warren Buffett, Mary Buffett explores Warren's wit and wisdom -- and his pleasure dome.
Billionaire investor's Berkshire Hathaway to pay $2.1 bn for Texas utility's junk bonds.
Worst sort of business is one that grows rapidly, requires significant capital to engender the growth, and then earns little or no money, says Buffett.
Buffett said the economy is benefiting from improvement in areas that had not previously performed well, particularly homebuilding.
In a letter to his shareholders, the Berkshire Hathaway chief said he has been diagnosed with 'Stage I prostate cancer' on Wednesday and will begin a two-month treatment of daily radiation in July.
The legendary investor never fails to amaze. Here's Buffett as you have never seen before.
Legendary investor Warren Buffett's recent letter to the shareholders of his company contains five home truths that you can use to secure your investments..
'They treat me much better in India than they do in the United States.'
Here are a few gems that the legendary investor has shared with his shareholders over the years through his letters and speeches.
The world's third richest man with a net worth of $47 billion wants to go on working.
Legendary investor Warren Buffett feels that the US debt is still worth 'AAA' rating and if anything has to change, it may be his opinion about rating agency S&P rather than his view on US Treasury bills.
V Prem Watsa, the India-born billionaire and promoter-chairman of Toronto-based Fairfax Financial Holdings, a $30-billion plus insurance and investment company, is often referred to as the "Canadian Buffett," a reference to the famous billionaire founder of Berkshire Hathaway, Warren Buffett.
Both companies will be equal equity partners.
Warren Buffett is a luminous example of the school of value investing. Starting with an initial fund of $105,000 in 1956, Buffet grew it to $45 billion over the next 50 years, making him the second richest man in the world.
The deficit means foreigners are sitting on constantly growing piles of American currency
He invests like an owner and keeps himself aware of his own weaknesses.
When it comes to Mr Portnoy, it is hard to claim that his trading patterns are any more logical than his fictional namesake's methods of entertaining himself, notes Devangshu Datta.
Toronto-based investment firm, Salida Capital led by Courtenay Wolfe has won the charity auction to dine with billionaire investor Warren Buffett.
His strategy of acquiring cheap assets and selling at high valuations may not have impressed shareholders, but after the mega deal with Vodafone peers are quick to compare him with the Oracle of Omaha.
We have compiled a list of key factors which led to Warren Buffett's coveted success.
Fund manager Gautam Sinha Roy shares what he has learnt from Warren Buffett, after attending Berkshire Hathaway AGMs over the years
Here is the Buffett investment philosophy and his and stock-selection criteria with specific emphasis on their application in a down market and a slowing economy.
Prem Jain's 25 years of research is his latest book -- Buffett Beyond Value -- in which he describes the difference between Warren Buffett's attitude towards investing and the academic approach.
Advice from Oracle of Omaha's to shareholders.
The Billionaire investor is under pressure to deploy the $44 bn cash on Berkshire's balance sheet.
This is yet another large energy deal for Warren Buffett in the western United States.
With a gain of $12.7 billion in 2013, Buffett's net worth at the end of the year stands at $59.1 billion. The notable philanthropist had a fortune of $46.4 billion at the beginning of the year.
The markets are in meltdown. Time then to turn to the Master Investor for advice and guidance. Yefei Lu explains how Warren Buffet's investment strategy includes everything from how to look at risk versus reward to how to think about portfolio concentration.
The proceeds from the auction would go to Glide Foundation, an institution that works to alleviate human suffering and poverty in the San Francisco Bay Area. The winner of the annual fundraiser will have lunch with world's second richest man Warren Buffet in New York and can bring up to seven friends along with him, the website stated.
Buffett had said in a CNBC interviewthat Yahoo's business had deteriorated significantly and that "something has to change there."
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