The Berkshire CEO is a widely followed investor, and his letters are closely read.

A diversified portfolio of cash-generating businesses — from insurance and railroads to utilities — offered a haven during the latest bout of market volatility.

Buffett, in a Thanksgiving letter, said he needs to accelerate the disbursement of his Berkshire stock to his three children's foundations.

The Berkshire CEO is a widely followed investor, and his letters are closely read.

Greg Abel will take Warren Buffett's post at year's end.

The Berkshire Hathaway CEO wrote in his final annual shareholder letter that executives are taking note of each other’s exorbitant compensation packages.

The Berkshire Hathaway chairman will continue to share his trademark wit and wisdom with shareholders via annual Thanksgiving letters.

Warren Buffett told Berkshire Hathaway shareholders, in a Thanksgiving letter, he plans to "step up" charitable giving from his $150 billion estate.