Warren Buffett

Ever since the New York Post reported in mid-May that Colgate-Palmolive Company (NYSE: CL) had admitted to being open to the prospect of selling itself, one legendary investor has repeatedly been mentioned in conjectural conversations - Warren Buffett. Colgate CEO Ian Cook reportedly indicated he...

Billionaire investor and large International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE: IBM) shareholder Warren Buffett surprised the Street earlier this year when he sold around one-third of his approximate 81-million-share stake in "Big Blue." He explained that IBM's status as a "big...

Engineering, procurement and construction services company Chicago Bridge & Iron Company N.V. (NYSE: CBI) has been on a steep descent since late April. A longer-term chart shows the broader trend has been downward since April 2014 following the post-Great Recession recovery, which took the...

In this day and age of algorithmic trading, there are many mind-boggling moves in the equities markets. None more so than the rip-your-face-off rally in shares of Scotts Miracle-Gro Co (NYSE: SMG) in Tuesday's session. For a quick recap, the stock opened $2.00 lower, immediately bottomed and...

One of the most difficult things for a long-term investor to do is ignore the day-to-day or week-to-week noise in the market and focus on maximizing long-term gains. In reality, young Americans investing for retirement shouldn’t even care what a stock will do in a year’s time and should...

Warren Buffett is best known for not making notable changes to his investment philosophy over the decades. Investors looking to coat-tail his value investment strategy should take a look at some of the statistics compiled by Goldman Sachs' strategist Ben Snider. Buffett's investment...

Women have gradually evolved into an economic force to be reckoned with, going by the results of a survey by the U.S. Census Bureau. In a report titled "The Changing Economics and Demographics of Young Adulthood: 1975–2016," author Jonathan Vespa noted more young men are falling...

Warren Buffett has a brand image to protect, so many are left wondering why he isn't concerned that a newspaper ad he bought appears right next to a strip club advertisement. According to a Bloomberg report, Buffett bought an ad space in the legal notices within the New York Daily News. The ad is...

Even after a 34 percent year-to-date gain, Warren Buffett isn’t finished buying Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL). Apparently, neither is Wall Street. The same week Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) (NYSE: BRK-B)’s 13F filing revealed Buffet more than doubled his stake in Apple in Q1,...

If a net worth of $87.5 billion and a heart for philanthropy are any testament, Bill Gates has wisdom. So, naturally, his advice is aggressively sought. Parents want it to guide their progeny. Youth covet it to, well, become Bill Gates. The Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) co-founder wouldn...