Berkshire Hathaway
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Lost in translation: buying a home in the US is a whole other ballgame
- Homes & Property
- July 4, 2018, 06:00
Paying to water the grass is the hardest thing I’ve experienced as an Irish homeowner in Connecticut. But after five years of re-seeding burned patche(...)

Trillion-dollar companies – will Apple get the first bite?
- Personal Finance
- July 3, 2018, 05:40
The race to become America’s first trillion-dollar company is likely to be settled sooner rather than later, with Apple in pole position to finally cr(...)

Are Buffett and Dimon right about stock market short-termism?
- Personal Finance
- June 26, 2018, 05:45
Financial markets have become too focused on the short term, according to celebrated investor Warren Buffett and JP Morgan chief executive Jamie Dimo(...)

Ireland as a tax haven; VHI’s strong capital; Moneyconf; and WPP’s agm showdown
- Economy
- June 13, 2018, 06:30
Ireland’s corporate tax regime is back in the international spotlight today. The Republic is the biggest “tax haven” in the world used by multinationa(...)

VHI ends deal with Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway
- Financial Services
- June 13, 2018, 04:10
State-owned health insurer VHI has brought to an end its funding and reinsurance agreement with the Warren Buffett-owned Berkshire Hathaway, whose €90(...)

Buffett and Dimon warn quarterly profit forecasts harming economy
- Business
- June 7, 2018, 07:59
Billionaire investor Warren Buffett and JPMorgan Chase chief executive Jamie Dimon voiced concerns that the financial markets’ focus on short-term goa(...)

Nestlé buoys European shares while Apple boosts US tech firms
- Markets
- May 7, 2018, 17:36
Both the Irish and UK stock exchanges were closed on Monday, however their European peers were open and shares closed higher on the day, supported by (...)

Smurfit Kappa gains in Dublin after positive trading update
- Markets
- May 4, 2018, 18:54
Healthcare and technology companies led gains in European equities on Friday as the euro slipped amid mounting concern about the region’s economic out(...)

Fitbit shares sprint higher on new Google alliance
- Technology
- April 30, 2018, 15:43
Fitbit’s shares jumped more than 9 per cent on Monday after it revealed a wide-ranging new alliance with Google. Fitbit, which is trying to cut cost(...)

Has ‘Oracle of Omaha’ Warren Buffett lost his touch?
- Personal Finance
- March 20, 2018, 07:00
Is Warren Buffett over the hill? Widely regarded as the greatest investor in history, the so-called Oracle of Omaha has enjoyed unprecedented investin(...)