Author: Alex Crippen

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway has been busy buying stocks, including a new stake in General Motors.  It's just-released 13-F filing with the SEC shows two new stocks were added to its portfolio during the first quarter of the year, and stakes were increased for another 13 companies.   Read More

The organizers of the 13th-annual charity auction of a steak lunch with Warren Buffett are hoping the winning bid will top $2 million for the fifth-straight year. The man who won the previous two auctions, however, presumably won't be participating.   Read More

In today's Squawk Box appearance, Warren Buffett revealed a secret he's been keeping for years about something Diana, Princess of Wales, said at a party he attended just before she died in 1997.   Read More

This is a preliminary transcript of Warren Buffett's live appearance on CNBC's Squawk Box on Monday, May 7, 2012.   Read More

Warren Buffett says that Berkshire Hathaway is buying shares in two U.S. companies and will continue to buy them today, especially if they become cheaper in today's global stock sell-off.  As usual, he's not naming those stocks, but does say they are names that are already in the Berkshire portfolio.   Read More

Warren Buffett has no plans to buy into the upcoming Facebook IPO, but he tells CNBC's Becky Quick he has spoken for a few hours with founder Mark Zuckerberg and thinks he's doing the right thing by maintaining tight control of the company, even after it goes public.    Read More

Warren Buffett says while he would "not be at all surprised" if Apple and Google are worth a "lot more" in ten years, he sees them as too risky for Berkshire to buy shares.  But, he says, "I sure as hell wouldn't short them either."    Read More

Warren Buffett reassured the tens of thousands of Berkshire Hathaway shareholders attending its annual meeting in Omaha today that his health is good and the next CEO will do a good job.   Read More

Warren Buffett revealed to shareholders at today's annual meeting that he recently considered a $22 billion acquisition but couldn't get the deal done.   Read More

Warren Buffett says he's "very comfortable" with Berkshire Hathaway's decision to buy back its shares when they are priced at less than 110 percent of book value, but could be comfortable with a "somewhat higher" level.   Read More