WARREN BUFFETT

Billionaire hedge fund manager John Paulson, whose bet against the overheated housing market made him one of the world's wealthiest people, became a lot richer last year.

Irish drugmaker Elan Corp has quietly laid off 130 people, or about 10 percent of its workforce.

Bill Gates, one of the world's richest men and one of its best known philanthropists, said on Monday he hopes his passion for giving will soon start to take hold among the super-rich of China and India.

Shares of Washington Post Co. (NYSE: WPO) suffered a brief sell-off yesterday afternoon when it was revealed that renowned billionaire investor Warren Buffett was resigning from the company’s board after three decades of service.

Legendary investor Warren Buffett will leave the board of publisher Washington Post Co , the company said on Thursday, ending a formal association that dates back nearly 40 years.

Bank of New York Mellon Corp , one of the world's largest custody banks, said its fourth-quarter profit from operations increased 10 percent as acquisitions bolstered fee income.

Daimler AG's (DAIGn.DE) sees China sales exceeding the 10 percent overall growth of the car market this year, a senior company executive said on Saturday.

Four names top the list of potential candidates to succeed Warren Buffett as chief executive of Berkshire Hathaway, though finding a replacement for him as Berkshire's investment chief has proved more complicated, Vanity Fair reported in its new issue.

Billionaire investor Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway opened 2011 with a $1.5 billion debt sale on Monday, tapping markets as it customarily does early in the year to refinance maturing notes.

Coca-Cola Co said on Thursday that Howard G. Buffett, son of billionaire investor Warren Buffett, had joined its board of directors.

Facebook founder and chief executive Mark Zuckerberg and 16 other wealthy American families agreed to donate most of their fortunes to charity by joining a pledge started by billionaires Warren Buffett and Bill Gates.

Another 17 U.S. billionaires, including Facebook co-founders Mark Zuckerberg and Dustin Moskovitz, have pledged to give away at least half their fortunes in a philanthropic campaign led by Warren Buffett and Bill Gates.

Another 17 U.S. billionaires, including Facebook co-founders Mark Zuckerberg and Dustin Moskovitz, have pledged to give away at least half their fortunes in a philanthropic campaign led by Warren Buffett and Bill Gates.

Global investment guru and billionaire investor Warren Buffett has pledged $50 million to the UN agency IAEA to help the global watchdog to create a nuclear fuel bank to stop proliferation of weapons.

Billionaire investor Warren Buffett praised the U.S. government for bailing out Wall Street and saving the U.S. economy during the height of the financial crisis.

Chinese car and battery maker BYD Co Ltd has discussed the possibility of billionaire investor Warren Buffett raising his 10 percent stake, local media reported on Wednesday, boosting its shares.

China's BYD rolled out the welcome mat for billionaire investor and backer Warren Buffett, flying him to its south China base on Monday for a series of events to showcase its clean car initiatives.

U.S. billionaire Warren Buffett could deliver some tough talk to BYD Co Ltd when he visits the Chinese automaker

Royal Bank of Scotland is in the process of appointing advisers to review the options for its insurance business, including a possible sale, according to a source close to the group.

China's BYD Co Ltd, backed by U.S. billionaire Warren Buffett, warned on Monday of a slowdown in car sales during the second half of the year and said it will launch new models to lessen the impact.

A total of 40 U.S. billionaires have pledged to give away at least 50 percent of their wealth as part of a campaign by investor Warren Buffett and Microsoft founder Bill Gates.