Author: Alex Crippen

Warren Buffett tells Berkshire Hathaway shareholders today that the person who succeeds him as the company's CEO will also be Berkshire's "chief risk officer," just as he has been over the years.   Read More

Warren Buffett is preparing for the main event of this year's annual meeting with tens of thousands of Berkshire Hathaway shareholders: tomorrow's (Saturday) marathon question-and-answer session at Omaha's CenturyLink Center arena.  The recent announcement that he'll be treated for an early stage of prostate cancer is sure to be a major topic, along with continued questions about the company's succession plans.    Read More

In his message to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders earlier this week, Warren Buffett wrote, "My doctors and I have decided on a two-month treatment of daily radiation" for his just-diagnosed stage I prostate cancer.  While the rest of the world does not knows all the specific details about Mr. Buffett's health and the considerations that contributed to that decision, it is highlighting questions on whether someone in Mr. Buffett's position should be treated at all.    Read More

News that Warren Buffett has been diagnosed with Stage One prostate cancer has once again fueled the long-running guessing game on who will be running Berkshire Hathaway in the (Buffett hopes) far future. Here are some of the leading candidates.   Read More

Warren Buffett moved quickly to tell Berkshire Hathaway shareholders that he has stage I prostate cancer, taking less than one week from the time he first received the diagnosis.   Read More

For your entertainment, if that's really the right word, here's a video clip of Warren Buffett singing "I'm Only a Paperboy" to the tune of 1933's "It's Only a Paper Moon" at last weekend's Omaha Press Club Show.   Read More

Peter Buffett and his wife Jennifer are offering to sell their New York City apartment for $4.1 million.  Peter is Warren Buffett's son.   Read More

Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger won't be holding their regular news conference at Berkshire Hathaway's shareholders meeting this coming May in Omana.   Read More

Warren Buffett's live appearance on CNBC's Squawk Box on February 27, 2012 generated some headlines as he said single-family houses are a bargain right now, revealed Wells Fargo is his favorite bank stock, and recalled the advice he gave Steve Jobs a couple of years ago on what to do with Apple's cash.  You can read the entire three-hour conversation in this downloadable PDF transcript.   Read More

Warren Buffett appeared live on CNBC's Squawk Box this morning, February 27, 2012, for his annual "Ask Warren" three-hour marathon. This is the last part of a transcript of his comments.    Read More