Lauryn Williams had already made Olympic history by the time she accepted an internship that paid her just $12 an hour. The former track star, who was 30 years old at the time, was the first American woman — and sixth person ever — to medal at both the Summer and Winter Olympic Games. But … Read more
On Friday afternoon, on the floor of the annual meeting of Berkshire Hathaway shareholders, I ran into my seatmate from the flight from Washington, D.C. to Omaha — a lovely woman working the Geico booth. “Bill Murray is here,” she told me. I told her I’d keep my eyes peeled. Of course, to the tens … Read more
This year’s annual meeting of Berkshire Hathaway shareholders kicked off with a video tribute to Berkshire vice chairman and Warren Buffett right-hand man Charlie Munger, who passed away last year at age 99. The acerbic Munger had enough zingers to fill a lengthy reel to the delight of the tens of thousands of shareholders who … Read more
