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Peter Kafka
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Charlie Munger blasts 'ridiculous' idea that Warren Buffett enriched himself at his shareholders' expense
Charlie Munger issued a fierce defense of Warren Buffett after a ProPublica report about the invest…
Theron Mohamed
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Warren Buffett's followers just got a rare peek inside his personal stock portfolio. Here's what they learned from a new report.
Warren Buffett sold nearly $500 million of stocks in a 20-year period, and counted Walmart and Well…
Theron Mohamed
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Warren Buffett reportedly traded millions of dollars worth of stocks that Berkshire Hathaway was buying and selling
Leaked IRS data seen by ProPublica showed the legendary investor may have violated Berkshire's ethi…
Phil Rosen
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Harlan Crow's jaunts on his yacht with Justice Clarence Thomas were a 'textbook billionaire tax scam,' Sen. Ron Wyden tells ProPublica
Billionaire GOP donor Harlan Crow was accused of using lavish yacht trips with Supreme Court Justic…
Azmi Haroun
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Warren Buffett's deputy explained how he snowballed his retirement account from $70,000 into $264 million, how he shrugs off losses, and how people can save a fortune
Ted Weschler advised investors to start saving early, maximize their employer matches, invest only …
Theron Mohamed
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Elizabeth Warren wants to investigate Warren Buffett and other billionaires' tax practices - and probe the banks and wealth managers behind them
The senator wants a crackdown after ProPublica reported Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk paid zero federal …
Theron Mohamed
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Walt Disney's great-niece praised Warren Buffett's character - but argued most of his $100 billion fortune should go to the government, not philanthropy
Abigail Disney sees Buffett as a "good man with a good heart," but thinks the government would spen…
Theron Mohamed
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Warren Buffett's deputy grew his retirement account from $70,000 to $264 million in 29 years, ProPublica reports
Ted Weschler said his massive Roth IRA was a "function of careful stock selection, exceptional luck…
Theron Mohamed
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A ProPublica journalist explains how Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, and other billionaires approach taxes in a new interview. Here are the 15 best quotes.
Jesse Eisinger outlined why he doesn't see philanthropy as a substitute for government, and how the…
Theron Mohamed
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Warren Buffett is under fire for avoiding taxes. Give him a break.
The investor lives modestly, doesn't use popular tax loopholes, supports higher taxes on the wealth…
Theron Mohamed
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Billionaire investor Carl Icahn defends himself after ProPublica says he paid no federal income taxes on $544 million declared
The Icahn Enterprises boss said his taxable income was zero in 2016 and 2017 because his investment…
Theron Mohamed
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Warren Buffett defends himself after ProPublica says he avoids taxes
Buffett keeps his fortune in Berkshire Hathaway stock and doesn't pay a dividend to pay less tax, P…
Theron Mohamed
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GOP megadonor Harlan Crow paid for Clarence Thomas to send a child in his custody to a $6,000-a-month private boarding school: ProPublica
Harlan Crow paid for Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas to send Mark Martin Jr., his biological …
Joshua Zitser
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TurboTax's parent company will pay out a $141 million as part of a 50-state agreement over its 'deceptive' free tax filing
TurboTax misled customers, some of whom might be eligible for $30 checks as part of a $141 million …
Gabrielle Bienasz
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The 25 wealthiest people in America like Bill Gates and Michael Bloomberg paid a lower tax rate than someone earning $45,000, a massive new report shows
The top 25 richest people have a total tax rate of 16%, ProPublica reported. It indicates how inequ…
Juliana Kaplan,Joseph Zeballos-Roig
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Clarence Thomas sold his childhood home to GOP donor Harlan Crow and never disclosed it. The justice's 94-year-old mom still lives there: ProPublica
After purchasing the home, Crow paid for $36,000 in improvements to the property, ProPublica report…
Charles R. Davis
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McConnell blasts ProPublica tax leak, says whoever is responsible should be 'hunted down and thrown into jail'
"There are some very wealthy Americans. But it's important to remember we don't tax wealth," McConn…
John L. Dorman
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ProPublica's bombshell tax investigation reportedly has lawmakers eyeing policy changes. One senator who designed a key corporation tax cut says it wasn't supposed to let 'multibillionaires' avoid tax.
Republican Sen. Patrick J. Toomey, who authored 2017 tax reforms, said his intention "was not that …
Anna Cooban
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ProPublica said that it doesn't know the source of its secret tax information on the super-rich, and admitted that a hostile state could have sent it
ProPublica defended its decision to publish tax information of the mega-rich without knowing the id…