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Warren Buffett makes largest donation, gives away $3.17 billion to Gates charity, four others

The billionaire investor's 12th annual donation to the five charities comprised 18.63 million Class "B" shares of Berkshire, valued at $170.25 each as of Monday's market close.

AT&T and Verizon to make final round of bid for Yahoo web assets

U.S. telecommunications rivals Verizon Communications Inc and AT&T Inc are set to go through to the third and final round of bidding in the auction for Yahoo Inc's core internet assets, according to people familiar with the matter.

AT&T looking to better Verizon's bid as Yahoo reviews new bids

Yahoo Inc is set to put together a new shortlist of bidders for its core internet assets after several parties, including Verizon Communications Inc and AT&T Inc , made second-round offers, people familiar with the matter said.

Warren Buffett, Quicken Loans founder in Yahoo bid: Reuters

Berkshire Hathaway Inc Chairman Warren Buffett is backing a consortium vying for Yahoo Inc's internet assets that includes Quicken Loans Inc founder Dan Gilbert, people familiar with the matter said.

Buffett says he passed on buying Washington Post

His Berkshire Hathaway Inc. conglomerate has purchased dozens of other newspapers since 2011. And Berkshire was the largest Washington Post Co. shareholder before the newspaper was sold to Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos for $250 million.

Rajat Gupta trial: Berkshire's Ajit Jain to give video testimony

Berkshire Hathaway's India-born head of reinsurance business Ajit Jain will testify through a video deposition in the insider trading trial. Meanwhile, Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein said Gupta had a "not long, but good" tenure at the bank.

Berkshire has identified Buffett successor

In a letter Buffett made it clear that there is a chosen replacement for him now rather than a list from which the board could pick.