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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

Industry

Business

Job Title

Businessman

In this 2010 image, Warren Buffett is seen at a BYD product-launch conference in Beijing, two years after the company he founded, Berkshire Hathaway, invested in the Chinese automaker. Photo: Getty Images

China stock market

As Buffett exits, China embraces his investment legacy. Will Wall Street buy it?

Chinese regulators push patient capital, reshape US$4.5 trillion mutual fund industry towards long-term holdings as foreign investors weigh risks against thin IPO pipelines.

23 Sep 2026 - 7:00AM

United States

Howard replaces his father, Warren Buffett, as Berkshire Hathaway chairman

18 Sep 2026 - 7:50PM

Colombia

Colombian minister’s Caribbean holiday amid quake crisis stokes fury

18 Aug 2026 - 9:17AMvideocam

Electric & new energy vehicles

Musk’s headaches: meet China’s corporate matrix challenging his empire

From Tesla to SpaceX, Starlink and Neuralink, Chinese companies are giving – or trying to give – Elon Musk’s firms a run for their money.

16 Aug 2026 - 6:00PM

Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, attends a conference in Paris on June 16, 2023. Photo: Reuters

Berkshire Hathaway

Will Warren Buffett’s firm lose its aura in China as he steps back?

As the company’s new leader makes a mark by ending a 14-quarter net-selling streak, analysts discuss the staying power of value investing.

13 Aug 2026 - 9:55AM

Trending in China

‘Little Warren Buffetts’: Chinese parents send kids to financial literacy camps

‘Poverty is a mindset, not a status,’ resonates as a powerful mantra often heard echoing through the FQ training camps.

2 Aug 2026 - 9:54AM

United States

Buffett cuts off donations to Bill Gates’ charity after Epstein revelations

The two men are old friends but have not spoken since the Epstein files – which included photos of the Microsoft co-founder – were released.

15 Jul 2026 - 2:19PM

Warren Buffett at the 2024 Berkshire Hathaway Inc annual shareholders’ meeting. Photo: Reuters

International Property

Berkshire Hathaway’s multibillion-dollar Taylor Morrison buy to boost confidence

While Chinese investors are turning away from America, the conglomerate’s US$6.8 billion cash acquisition could encourage more home sales.

6 Jul 2026 - 11:22AMvideocam

Investing

Why more Hong Kong and mainland Chinese companies are building cash buffers

Cash holdings rise among traditional firms listed in Hong Kong and Shanghai as productive places to deploy capital dwindle, analysts say.

22 May 2026 - 10:12AM

US-Venezuela conflict

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.

12 Jan 2026 - 9:02AM

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

Trending in China

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

‘Rather fat’, ‘patriotic and nationalistic’ money markets player insists his intentions are noble; insists he is ‘seriously’ looking for a wife.

14 Dec 2025 - 6:00PM

A Chinese man in his 30s who describes himself as a “billion-dollar investor” has posted a marriage advertisement online in the hope of finding a partner who shares his passion for love. Photo: Shutterstock/Sohu

Berkshire Hathaway

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

Buffett, who transformed Berkshire from a failing textile company to a US$1.07 trillion conglomerate, will be ‘going quiet’.

11 Nov 2025 - 9:28AM

Technology

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.

11 Oct 2025 - 5:30AMvideocam

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.

9 Oct 2025 - 4:30PMvideocam

People walk past jewellery shops and gold dealers in Hatton Garden, London, Britain, on October 8. Photo: EPA

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

A Xiaomi SU7 electric vehicle displayed at the Auto China 2024 expo in Beijing. Photo: Reuters

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

Workers assemble an EV car inside BYD's first electric vehicle (EV) factory in Southeast Asia, a fast-growing regional EV market where it has become the dominant player, in Rayong, Thailand, July 4, 2024. REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa

Millionaires, billionaires and trillionaires

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

Millionaires, billionaires and trillionaires

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

Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

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.

20 May 2025 - 1:12AM

According to the Hospital Authority, prostate cancer was the fourth most common in Hong Kong after lung, breast and colorectum cancer as of 2022. Photo: Getty Images

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

Ben and Rosamond Brown at Ben’s house
in Notting Hill, London. Photo: Jack Orton

Millionaires, billionaires and trillionaires

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

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

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

Donald Trump plays during the Bedminster Invitational LIV Golf tournament in Bedminster, New Jersey, in July 2022. Photo: AP

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

BYD Qin L EV starts at 119,800 yuan (US$16,526). Photo: Handout

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

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

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Warren Buffett

As Buffett exits, China embraces his investment legacy. Will Wall Street buy it?

Chinese regulators push patient capital, reshape US$4.5 trillion mutual fund industry towards long-term holdings as foreign investors weigh risks against thin IPO pipelines.

Howard replaces his father, Warren Buffett, as Berkshire Hathaway chairman

Colombian minister’s Caribbean holiday amid quake crisis stokes fury

Musk’s headaches: meet China’s corporate matrix challenging his empire

From Tesla to SpaceX, Starlink and Neuralink, Chinese companies are giving – or trying to give – Elon Musk’s firms a run for their money.

Will Warren Buffett’s firm lose its aura in China as he steps back?

As the company’s new leader makes a mark by ending a 14-quarter net-selling streak, analysts discuss the staying power of value investing.

‘Little Warren Buffetts’: Chinese parents send kids to financial literacy camps

‘Poverty is a mindset, not a status,’ resonates as a powerful mantra often heard echoing through the FQ training camps.

Buffett cuts off donations to Bill Gates’ charity after Epstein revelations

The two men are old friends but have not spoken since the Epstein files – which included photos of the Microsoft co-founder – were released.

Berkshire Hathaway’s multibillion-dollar Taylor Morrison buy to boost confidence

While Chinese investors are turning away from America, the conglomerate’s US$6.8 billion cash acquisition could encourage more home sales.

Why more Hong Kong and mainland Chinese companies are building cash buffers

Cash holdings rise among traditional firms listed in Hong Kong and Shanghai as productive places to deploy capital dwindle, analysts say.

.css-1pcrwvc{color:#2aa191;}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

‘Rather fat’, ‘patriotic and nationalistic’ money markets player insists his intentions are noble; insists he is ‘seriously’ looking for a wife.

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

Buffett, who transformed Berkshire from a failing textile company to a US$1.07 trillion conglomerate, will be ‘going quiet’.

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.

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.

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