Girding for Post-Buffett Era, Berkshire Adds Fresh Investment Manager

NEW YORK—Warren Buffett plucked a second little-known hedge-fund manager from obscurity to handle a portion of Berkshire Hathaway Inc.'s investment portfolio. The selection of Ted Weschler, managing…


Buffett’s Berkshire to Invest $5 Billion in Bank of America

Aug. 25 (Bloomberg) -- Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. agreed to invest $5 billion in Bank of America Corp., aiding a lender hobbled by costs tied to subprime mortgages. Buffett’s company…