Monthly Archive: August 2016

I am quoted in this CNBC article: A birthday message from Warren Buffett on being lucky Today is Berkshire Hathaway chairman and CEO Warren Buffett‘s birthday. He is 86, but the best birthday present...

Today, August 30, 2016, is Warren Buffett’s 86th Birthday.  Happy Birthday, Mr. Buffett! Today is also the 6th Anniversary of the launching of this “Warren Buffett” blog  (on the occasion of Mr. Buffett’s 80th...

In an SEC Form 4  filing after the market closed on August 24, Berkshire Hathaway reported that it added $55 million to its stake in Phillips 66 (NYSE: PSX) on August 22, 23, and...

I was interviewed on KCBS on August 23, 2016 on Mylan’s 400% price increase of anti-allergy drug EpiPen. Note:  Last fall, Charlie Munger, Berkshire Hathaway’s vice chairman, described Valeant Pharmaceutical’s similar behavior of substantially...

In a SEC 13F filing after the market closed on August 15, Berkshire Hathaway reported a 55% increase (about $500 million) in its Apple (AAPL) stake and a 27% reduction (about $1 billion) in...

After the market closed on August 5, Berkshire Hathaway reported its financial results for the second quarter of 2016.    Operating earnings (Warren Buffett’s preferred measure of profits) rose by 18% during the second...