oracle of omaha

This weekend, more than 40,000 of Warren Buffett's disciples will descend on his hometown for Berkshire Hathaway's annual shareholder meeting, where, among other things, they'll take part in a marathon Q&A session with the Oracle of Omaha himself. Here are three subjects sure to come up.

Mild panic swept through Berkshire Hathaway's shareholders Tuesday after Warren Buffet announced he had prostate cancer. But the panic was brief, and not just because the disease isn't life threatening.

You might expect that with a father like Warren Buffett, the road through life would be paved with gold -- and advice about how to make a mint. Not so, says Peter Buffett, who says the biggest gift the billionaire gave to his offspring was his philosophy of integrity and authenticity to your true self.

No joke: The Oracle of Omaha made his billions by tapping into his feminine side. Author LouAnn Lofton's new book, Warren Buffett Invests Like a Girl, explains what women and Warren do right when it comes to the markets, and how you can learn from their temperaments.

Warren Buffett recently said he was anxious to pull the trigger on another large deal. Sheldon Liber, who correctly predicted some of Buffett's earlier acquisitions, writes about which company Buffett could acquire next. You heard it here first.

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway liquidated its positions in a number of high-profile companies during the fourth quarter, but the Oracle of Omaha has hung on to his huge stake in Coca-Cola. And Coke's nearly 4% drop is a weight on Buffett's portfolio.

Among Wednesday's top stories for investors: Why Quepasa is no Facebook, what went wrong with the Fed's new $100 bills and why the Dogs of the Dow strategy might be ready for a comeback.

Warren Buffett's annual gift to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation rose 28%, to $1.6 billion from $1.25 billion last year, as Berkshire Hathaway shares jumped 35% over the last year.

The U.S. economy got another vote of confidence of sorts Wednesday after Warren Buffett, among the nation's most admired investors, told CNBC that while the economy hasn't improved much, it also "hasn't gotten any worse." Further, he told the cable news network he doesn't expect a double-dip...

The annual honor of being the highest bidder in an auction to have lunch with Warren Buffet looks to be a lot cheaper this year.After last year's record $2.1 million, paid by a Hong Kong hedge-fund manager, this year's auction on eBay is at $135,687 -- a heck of a discount.And you may even get a...