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Warren Buffett

Berkshire Hathaway is controlled by Warren Buffett, who is chairman and chief executive of the company which owns a range of companies, including GEICO and NetJets, a substantial stake in Heinz, and has stakes in American Express, Procter & Gamble and IBM. The company is noted for outperforming the stock market under the leadership of Buffett, a value investor.

Born

30 Aug 1930

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Business

Job Title

Businessman

China has become the first nation to post a US$1 trillion annual trade surplus, while the US is adding that much to its national debt every 71 days. Photo: Reuters

US-Venezuela conflict

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Trending in China

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Berkshire Hathaway

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Technology

Opinion | Six steps to navigate US-China tariff war and AI bubble

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A container ship waits to berth at the port of Qingdao, in Chinas eastern Shandong province, on August 4. Photo: AFP

Commodities

Macroscope | Global uncertainty driving gold prices higher despite bubble fears

Even with stock markets surging, the price of gold is hitting new records as investors seek out stability.

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SCMP Highlights

Warren Buffett exits BYD, Xiaomi recalls more than 100,000 SU7s: 7 EV reads

From Hong Kong’s first potential electric car manufacturing plant to BYD eyeing a sales boost, here are seven EV stories you may have missed.

1 Oct 2025 - 3:00PM

Alibaba

Alibaba’s AI investment and Cathie Wood’s endorsement send shares to 4-year high

Prominent US fund manager buys US$16.3 million worth of shares in a vote of confidence for the firm’s focus on AI and on-demand delivery services.

24 Sep 2025 - 10:18PM

IPO

Chery Auto IPO shows China confidence withstands economic clouds

Demand for shares of China’s largest auto exporter shows that investors are undeterred by risks hovering over the nation’s economy.

23 Sep 2025 - 5:00PM

Hong Kong stock market

Warren Buffett exits BYD amid China’s cutthroat EV market

Berkshire Hathaway whittles its holding in the Chinese EV maker back to zero amid slowing sales and shrinking profits.

22 Sep 2025 - 7:37PM

Millionaires and billionaires

Meet Warren Buffett’s accomplished granddaughter-in-law, Lili Buffett

Lili, the wife of Warren Buffett’s grandson Howard Warren Buffett, is VP of investor relations at Power Sustainable, and lists Carolina Herrera, Zimmermann and Johanna Ortiz among her favourite designers.

14 Jun 2025 - 4:00AM

Lili Buffett is the wife of Howard Warren Buffett, and they share a son. Photo: @lilibuffett/Instagram

Millionaires and billionaires

Meet billionaire Warren Buffett’s musician son Peter Buffett

The 67-year-old Emmy award winner will help manage his father’s billions after the he dies – but has courted controversy over the town he’s redeveloping in New York.

20 May 2025 - 6:00AM

Billionaire Warren Buffett’s youngest son Peter Buffett dropped out of Stanford University to pursue a career in music. Photo: Edward Wong

Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

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20 May 2025 - 1:12AM

Art

From Hong Kong to Mayfair: inside Rosamond and Ben Brown’s art world empire

Pillars of Hong Kong’s art scene, a mother and son team reveal the fine art of collecting and their ‘Warren Buffett’-style role.

11 May 2025 - 2:00PM

Millionaires and billionaires

Gates to give away 99% of fortune, says Musk ‘killing’ world’s poorest children

Billionaire Microsoft co-founder speeds up donation plan, urges governments, wealthy people to help world’s poor.

9 May 2025 - 1:35PM

Bill Gates has pledged to give away some US$200 billion to the world’s poorest people in the next two decades. Photo: Reuters

Donald Trump

Buffett warns against Trump tariffs, says he wants to retire at end of year

The Berkshire Hathaway chair stunned shareholders with news that he hopes to hand over the reins to Greg Abel within months.

4 May 2025 - 2:42AMvideocam

Berkshire Hathaway Chairman Warren Buffett attends the company’s annual shareholders’ meeting in Omaha, Nebraska, on Saturday. Photo: Reuters

Donald Trump

Trump hits golf course as stocks plummet for a second straight day over tariffs

The US president shared a TikTok video that claimed he was crashing the stock market on purpose as part of a ‘secret game’.

5 Apr 2025 - 9:55AMvideocam

Electric & new energy vehicles

BYD launches a ‘Model 3 killer’ at half the price of Tesla’s top seller

The Qin L and Xpeng’s Mona M03, which are priced around US$16,500, arrive as the US company’s mainland sales are dropping.

25 Mar 2025 - 9:45PM

Electric & new energy vehicles

BYD resorts to forex trading strategy to counter yuan’s volatility

The world’s largest EV maker is aiming to protect its growing global operations from yuan volatility amid rising trade tensions.

27 Jan 2025 - 7:42PM

BYD delivered 4.27 million pure electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles in 2024, an increase of 41.3 per cent from a year earlier. Photo: Handout

E-commerce

PDD’s billionaire investor Duan Yongping showers praise on Temu

In a speech at his alma mater Zhejiang University, Duan professes his admiration for PDD founder and fellow alumnus Colin Huang Zheng.

6 Jan 2025 - 9:00PM

Millionaires and billionaires

Inside Warren Buffett’s ‘unconventional’ marriage to first wife Susan

She had the second largest stake in Berkshire Hathaway and played a major role in her husband’s philanthropy; the pair remained deeply connected, despite living largely separate lives, until her death.

10 Dec 2024 - 4:00AM

Electric & new energy vehicles

BYD set to usurp VW as China’s top carmaker amid surge in EV deliveries

BYD’s total deliveries have exceeded perennial leader Volkswagen’s volume this year through October.

18 Nov 2024 - 8:56PMvideocam

Ukraine war

Ukraine mine-clearing efforts struggle to revive war-torn farms

Farmers are doing their best to scale mine-clearing efforts in the most mined country in the world, but it could be decades of work.

17 Nov 2024 - 6:30PM

Flags signalling landmines on a demining training field at the Ukrainian Ministry of Defence training center in the Chernihiv region, Ukraine, on November 1. Photo: EPA-EFE

Millionaires and billionaires

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2 Nov 2024 - 3:38PM

US presidential election 2024

Here’s how US billionaires and their employees are approaching the election

From Silicon Valley to Wall Street, some company executives are mega donors while others are staying neutral.

28 Oct 2024 - 3:37PM

Millionaires and billionaires

Who’s in the US$100 billion club? Net worths, ranked – from Musk to Zuckerberg

From the pioneering tech founders behind Google and Microsoft to the industry titans behind Walmart and Reliance, these founders and CEOs are worth over US$100b – here’s how they made their fortunes.

15 Oct 2024 - 7:00PM

Meta founder Mark Zuckerberg, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, and Tesla founder Elon Musk are all worth over US$100 billion. Photos: Reuters/AP

United States

As Berkshire Hathaway tops US$1 trillion, Buffett’s legacy reaches new heights

Warren Buffett’s conglomerate joins tech giants like Apple, Nvidia, and Microsoft with a market value of US$1 trillion.

28 Aug 2024 - 11:12PM

Berkshire Hathaway’s market value hit $1 trillion, reflecting investor confidence in Warren Buffett’s conglomerate, which has outperformed the S&P 500. Photo: AP

United States

Apple, Nvidia lead sell-off as stock markets plunge on US recession fears

Chicago Fed President Austan Goolsbee said officials need to be aware of changes in environment to avoid overly restrictive interest rates.

6 Aug 2024 - 5:01AM

Electric & new energy vehicles

Tesla regains EV crown from BYD by outselling rivals in shrinking China market

Tesla is the world’s largest maker of pure electric cars again after outselling its closest rival, BYD, during the first quarter of this year, according to data published by the companies.

3 Apr 2024 - 3:54PMvideocam

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Warren Buffett

.css-1m2rp1p{color:#34b8b5;}Opinion | Forget Venezuela and Greenland – here is the real trillion-dollar question

As the world fixates on US military adventurism, trillion-dollar shifts in trade, R&D and debt are rebalancing the global economy and geopolitics.

China ‘billion-dollar investor’ claims to have ‘love brain’, posts marriage ad

Warren Buffett endorses Greg Abel as successor in final letter to shareholders

Opinion | Six steps to navigate US-China tariff war and AI bubble

While uncertainty is a defining characteristic of our time, there are some fundamental trends that can show a way forward.

Macroscope | Global uncertainty driving gold prices higher despite bubble fears

Even with stock markets surging, the price of gold is hitting new records as investors seek out stability.

Warren Buffett exits BYD, Xiaomi recalls more than 100,000 SU7s: 7 EV reads

From Hong Kong’s first potential electric car manufacturing plant to BYD eyeing a sales boost, here are seven EV stories you may have missed.

Alibaba’s AI investment and Cathie Wood’s endorsement send shares to 4-year high

Prominent US fund manager buys US$16.3 million worth of shares in a vote of confidence for the firm’s focus on AI and on-demand delivery services.

Chery Auto IPO shows China confidence withstands economic clouds

Demand for shares of China’s largest auto exporter shows that investors are undeterred by risks hovering over the nation’s economy.

Warren Buffett exits BYD amid China’s cutthroat EV market

Berkshire Hathaway whittles its holding in the Chinese EV maker back to zero amid slowing sales and shrinking profits.

Meet Warren Buffett’s accomplished granddaughter-in-law, Lili Buffett

Lili, the wife of Warren Buffett’s grandson Howard Warren Buffett, is VP of investor relations at Power Sustainable, and lists Carolina Herrera, Zimmermann and Johanna Ortiz among her favourite designers.

Meet billionaire Warren Buffett’s musician son Peter Buffett

The 67-year-old Emmy award winner will help manage his father’s billions after the he dies – but has courted controversy over the town he’s redeveloping in New York.

.css-sioo19{color:#c79a00;}Explainer | How common is prostate cancer in Hong Kong and what can you do to treat it?

In the wake of ex-US president Joe Biden’s prostate cancer diagnosis, the Post takes a closer look at how the disease affects Hongkongers.

From Hong Kong to Mayfair: inside Rosamond and Ben Brown’s art world empire

Pillars of Hong Kong’s art scene, a mother and son team reveal the fine art of collecting and their ‘Warren Buffett’-style role.

Gates to give away 99% of fortune, says Musk ‘killing’ world’s poorest children

Billionaire Microsoft co-founder speeds up donation plan, urges governments, wealthy people to help world’s poor.

Buffett warns against Trump tariffs, says he wants to retire at end of year

The Berkshire Hathaway chair stunned shareholders with news that he hopes to hand over the reins to Greg Abel within months.

Trump hits golf course as stocks plummet for a second straight day over tariffs

The US president shared a TikTok video that claimed he was crashing the stock market on purpose as part of a ‘secret game’.

BYD launches a ‘Model 3 killer’ at half the price of Tesla’s top seller

The Qin L and Xpeng’s Mona M03, which are priced around US$16,500, arrive as the US company’s mainland sales are dropping.

BYD resorts to forex trading strategy to counter yuan’s volatility

The world’s largest EV maker is aiming to protect its growing global operations from yuan volatility amid rising trade tensions.

PDD’s billionaire investor Duan Yongping showers praise on Temu

In a speech at his alma mater Zhejiang University, Duan professes his admiration for PDD founder and fellow alumnus Colin Huang Zheng.

Inside Warren Buffett’s ‘unconventional’ marriage to first wife Susan

She had the second largest stake in Berkshire Hathaway and played a major role in her husband’s philanthropy; the pair remained deeply connected, despite living largely separate lives, until her death.

BYD set to usurp VW as China’s top carmaker amid surge in EV deliveries

BYD’s total deliveries have exceeded perennial leader Volkswagen’s volume this year through October.

Ukraine mine-clearing efforts struggle to revive war-torn farms

Farmers are doing their best to scale mine-clearing efforts in the most mined country in the world, but it could be decades of work.

.css-t3o2dm{color:#4585FF;}Recap | Who are the richest people in the world and how did they earn their wealth?

Who has amassed the world’s largest fortunes? Take a deep dive and find out how much they are worth, from the wealthiest tech moguls to fabulously rich supermodels, from millionaire rock stars to the youngest billionaires.

Here’s how US billionaires and their employees are approaching the election

From Silicon Valley to Wall Street, some company executives are mega donors while others are staying neutral.

Who’s in the US$100 billion club? Net worths, ranked – from Musk to Zuckerberg

From the pioneering tech founders behind Google and Microsoft to the industry titans behind Walmart and Reliance, these founders and CEOs are worth over US$100b – here’s how they made their fortunes.

As Berkshire Hathaway tops US$1 trillion, Buffett’s legacy reaches new heights

Warren Buffett’s conglomerate joins tech giants like Apple, Nvidia, and Microsoft with a market value of US$1 trillion.

Apple, Nvidia lead sell-off as stock markets plunge on US recession fears

Chicago Fed President Austan Goolsbee said officials need to be aware of changes in environment to avoid overly restrictive interest rates.

Tesla regains EV crown from BYD by outselling rivals in shrinking China market

Tesla is the world’s largest maker of pure electric cars again after outselling its closest rival, BYD, during the first quarter of this year, according to data published by the companies.

Opinion | Forget Venezuela and Greenland – here is the real trillion-dollar question

Explainer | How common is prostate cancer in Hong Kong and what can you do to treat it?

Recap | Who are the richest people in the world and how did they earn their wealth?