Warren Buffett

Warren Buffett steps down as Berkshire chair, becomes chairman emeritus

Howard Buffett will chair the $1 trillion conglomerate as his father remains on its board in an advisory role.

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Berkshire Hathaway Chairman Warren Buffett walks through the exhibit hall as shareholders gather to hear from the billionaire investor at Berkshire Hathaway Inc's annual shareholder meeting in Omaha, Nebraska, US, May 4, 2019; illustrative.
Bill Gates appears with a woman, whose identity has been obscured, in this image from the Epstein estate released by House Oversight Committee Democrats in Washington, D.C., U.S., on December 18, 2025.

Warren Buffett stops Gates Foundation donations following Epstein revelations

Buffett omitted the Gates Foundation from his annual mid-year donations, instead directing all donations to four family foundations overseen by his daughter Susie and sons Howard and Peter.

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Part of an electronic board displaying market data is seen at the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange.

Your Taxes: Israel’s lower mid-market is tempting international M&A buyers

Bargaining factors: Several factors are contributing to what can best be described as a ripening of the market.

|ByMOTI WILL FISCHTEIN
Warren Buffett was reportedly impressed by Stef Wertheimer’s ability to keep production at normal rates during the Second Lebanon War, the writer notes.

Jews put past trauma in its place and look forward, while Palestinians embrace victimhood - opinion

Israel is well-known as a country that welcomes immigrants from around the world. Israelis could have spent decades wallowing in victimhood, but they never did.

|ByURI PILICHOWSKI

Stef Wertheimer, founder of ISCAR and Zionist visionary, dies at 98

Stef was the patriarch of one of Israel's richest families, having built up his ISCAR business from the ground up.

MARCH 26, 2025ByJAMES GENN
Stef Wertheimer pictured during an interview with Reuters in his office, May 21, 2013.

Berkshire Hathaway sells off entirety of stakes in US airline companies

The conglomerate was one of the largest individual holders in the four airlines and in 2016 disclosed it had begun investing in the four carriers after avoiding the sector for years.

MAY 3, 2020ByREUTERS
A United Airlines passenger jet taxis at Newark Liberty International Airport, New Jersey, U.S. December 6, 2019.