Berkshire Hathaway
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It’s been a very bad day for Warren Buffett
- Markets
- January 3, 2019, 20:32
If there’s any solace for downcast investors right now, it’s that even famed investor Warren Buffett is having a bad start to 2019. Sharp drops in App(...)

Alt energy goes mainstream in US with Texas leading the way
- Innovation
- December 20, 2018, 06:35
Ignore the vapid efforts by the US administration to resurrect antiquated energy industries like coal. Economies of scale have provided wind and solar(...)

Family values: why investors love family-owned companies
- Personal Finance
- December 4, 2018, 05:00
All over the world, the results are the same – family businesses make for better stock market investments. That’s according to a detailed Credit Suiss(...)

Approval of Trump’s infrastructure plan may lift CRH out of bear territory
- Construction
- November 23, 2018, 16:00
A day after Ireland’s largest plc published its latest quarterly update, Mary Rhinehart, who only joined the board last month, stumped up $27,340 for (...)

Increased market volatility suggests risks are rising
- Personal Finance
- November 13, 2018, 05:00
The recent stock market volatility has unsettled investors. Should they be worried by the recent spike in volatility? Is it better to ignore the marke(...)

European shares ease as rebound runs out of steam
- Markets
- November 5, 2018, 18:15
European shares eased on Monday as last week’s rebound ran out of steam on investor nervousness over fast-rising US interest rates and Washington’s tr(...)

Glanbia chief Siobhan Talbot to join CRH board
- Construction
- October 1, 2018, 07:32
Glanbia’s managing director Siobhan Talbot (54) is to join the board of Irish construction giant CRH in December. Ms Talbot is group managing direct(...)

European shares fall on renewed fear of trade conflict
- Markets
- August 31, 2018, 18:02
Global stocks ended August much as they began the month – under the dark cloud of a potentially worsening trade war. Poor sentiment over trade hit s(...)

Buffett to invest in Indian digital payments company Paytm
- Technology
- August 27, 2018, 20:00
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway plans to invest at least $300 million in the parent company of India’s largest mobile payments group, Paytm, accor(...)

Amazon considering UK insurance comparison site
- Financial Services
- August 16, 2018, 07:17
Amazon. com is sounding out some of Europe’s top insurance companies to see if they would contribute products to a UK price comparison website in what(...)