This years billionaires with connections to the insurance industry include the son of a Chicago meat-packer, a former appliance door-to-door salesman and a World War II flight navigator.
Buffett will likely remind investors why insurance has been good for Berkshire over the past five decades when the company's annual report is released online Saturday.
MetLife has to decide whether to keep Snoopy and his Peanuts friends, or if the comic-strip crew will depart with a U.S. retail business that the company plans to sell, spin off or divest to investors in a public offering.
Manufacturing companies are continually presented with supply chain challenges. With these four critical steps, manufacturers can better manage that risk.
Berkshire Hathaways first-quarter profit climbed 9.8% as lower fuel prices helped the railroad business, and investment income improved because of Buffetts wager on Burger King.
Kraft Foods Group will merge with H.J. Heinz Co. in a deal orchestrated by 3G Capital and Warren Buffetts Berkshire Hathaway, creating the third-largest food and beverage company in North America.
Unfilled positions at U.S. companies climbed in December to an almost 14-year high and hiring accelerated, underscoring a thriving labor market that points to a pickup in wage growth.