Warren Buffett

Riots in London and elsewhere may have dominated this week's national news agenda, but, in financial services at least, there was plenty else going on…

Bill Gross, Bill Miller and Warren Buffett have clashed over Standard & Poor's downgrade of the US credit rating.

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway made a profit of $806m on lending Goldman Sachs $5bn to help the bank through the last financial crisis.

Warren Buffett's annual charity lunch auction raised a record $2.63m, following a week of bidding after the winner offered extra cash to break the record.

Bids to have lunch with Warren Buffett have topped $1.5m (£916,000).

Billionaire investor Warren Buffett would rather invest in a robust business than gold, despite the precious metal soaring to all-time highs above $1,500.

Warren Buffett, Bill Gross and UK fund stars including Jim Leaviss have seen their warnings on US treasuries proved right as S&P downgraded its outlook for US credit.

David Sokol, the man considered to be the most likely candidate to succeed Warren Buffett as chief of Berkshire Hathaway, has unexpectedly resigned.

Warren Buffett has emerged as one of the biggest investors to be affected by Japan's earthquake and tsunami, with estimated paper losses of $150m from his investments in reinsurers Swiss Re and Munich Re.

Billionaire investor Warren Buffett's bullish outlook for the US has boosted markets, pushing the Dow Jones up 96 points and the FTSE back above the 6,000 mark.