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Berkshire 'B' Shares To Split 50 to 1

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:49:03 GMT

Lost in today's news that Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A) (BRK.B) was acquiring Burlington Northern (BNI) was the announcement that Berkshire's "B" shares, or, commonly known by investors as the "cheaper" shares, would be split 50 to 1.[More...]

Three Energy Stocks Our Top Managers May Have Overlooked

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 14:57:33 GMT

The last year and a half has been a tumultuous one not just for the financial sector but for the energy sector, as well. Just over a year ago, crude oil prices were topping out above $140 a barrel before starting a downward spiral that left prices bottoming out around $35 per barrel earlier this year.[More...]

Financial Crisis Gives Chinese Car Companies A Chance To Get Up To Speed

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 13:29:38 GMT

There’s no question that the big “winner” in the global financial crisis has been China. While for the past two years developed economies have been scrambling to keep afloat China has taken a nuanced approach to achieving its economic and political goals.[More...]

Berkshire Hathaway: How To Profit From Three Desperate Companies

Tue, 22 Sep 2009 16:34:12 GMT

By Tom Dyson I heard an interesting story last week from the CFO of an insurance company I follow... This company had insured a restaurant in Miami last year. It's a modest restaurant with a property value of $1.5 million. It's located six miles from the coast, which makes it "zone one" in terms of hurricane risk.[More...]

The Credit Rating Firms Are Running Scared – It’s About Time

Fri, 11 Sep 2009 14:09:52 GMT

When it comes to the U.S. credit crisis, we’ve all heard the numbers. The stock market decline wiped out $7 trillion in shareholder wealth. It forced the federal government to commit to $11.6 trillion in bailout programs and stimulus spending. And it’s led to the longest U.S. downturn since the Great Depression.[More...]

Kraft’s (KFT) Bid For Cadbury Not Sweet Enough

Thu, 10 Sep 2009 13:44:14 GMT

Kraft Foods Inc.’s (NYSE: KFT) $16.7 billion unsolicited takeover attempt of Cadbury PLC (NYSE ADR: CBY) is the latest sign of consolidation in the highly competitive food industry, and will likely lead to two things: A bidding war for Cadbury and further consolidation in the sector.[More...]

Berkshire’s (NYSE: BRK.A) Back, So What’s Warren Buffett Buying Now?

Wed, 19 Aug 2009 15:18:27 GMT

As shares of Berhshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK.A, BRK.B) plunged over the past year, it became fashionable to ask whether or not Warren Buffett had lost his touch.[More...]

GM’s eBay (Nasdaq: EBAY) Venture – Will That Lift The Sinking Ship?

Tue, 11 Aug 2009 13:43:37 GMT

Economics of auction sales are compelling – be it for the buyers or the sellers. No need to extol the virtues of auction sales process – everyone is aware. Otherwise many companies wouldn’t have taken the plunge into auction sales.[More...]

Wall Street Ends Down On Profit Booking, 3M Co. (NYSE: MMM) Rallies

Tue, 11 Aug 2009 01:01:00 GMT

US stocks finished with losses on Monday as investors preferred to book profits after witnessing strong rally in the past few sessions.[More...]

US Stock Futures Retreat, McDonald's (NYSE: MCD) In Focus

Mon, 10 Aug 2009 12:55:00 GMT

US stock futures retreated on Monday as as investors booked profits after the recent rally.[More...]

Business Highlights

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:45:00 GMT

Jobless rate tops 10 pct. for first time since '83
WASHINGTON (AP) - The unemployment rate has hit double digits for the first time since 1983 - and is likely to go higher.
The 10.2 percent jobless rate for October shows how weak the economy remains even though it is growing.

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Berkshire 'B' Shares To Split 50 to 1

Three Energy Stocks Our Top Managers May Have Overlooked

Financial Crisis Gives Chinese Car Companies A Chance To Get Up To Speed

Berkshire Hathaway: How To Profit From Three Desperate Companies

The Credit Rating Firms Are Running Scared – It’s About Time

Kraft’s (KFT) Bid For Cadbury Not Sweet Enough

Berkshire’s (NYSE: BRK.A) Back, So What’s Warren Buffett Buying Now?

GM’s eBay (Nasdaq: EBAY) Venture – Will That Lift The Sinking Ship?

Wall Street Ends Down On Profit Booking, 3M Co. (NYSE: MMM) Rallies

US Stock Futures Retreat, McDonald's (NYSE: MCD) In Focus

Business Highlights

Buffett goes 'all in' on big railroad -- Train of thought? Pays over long haul

Burlington Northern, Ford, UBS are big movers

Business Highlights

Buffett's Berkshire buying Burlington Northern RR

World markets stung by banking worries

UPI NewsTrack Business

World stocks weighed down by bank concerns

Berkshire Hathaway to buy railroad

State Approves $9M Loan for Gen Re

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. News Release

Warren Buffett Opens 4th Annual Lydian Roundtable and Launches New Payments Industry Portal, PYMNTS.Com

Thomas Walper Rejoins Munger, Tolles & Olson Bankruptcy Group

Symetra Financial Corp. Files Registration Statement for Initial Public Offering

Fitch Affirms MidAmerican Energy Holdings Co. & Subsidiaries; Outlook Stable

Capmark Financial Group Inc. Enters into Agreement for the Potential Sale of Its North American Servicing and Mortgage Banking Businesses

Johns Manville Introduces JM Corbond IIITM, a Premium High-Yield Closed-Cell Spray Foam Building Insulation

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. News Release

ParagonReport.Com Complimentary Market Update on JPMorgan Chase &Amp; Co. (NYSE: JPM), PMI Group Inc. (NYSE: PMI), Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK- A), and American Express Company (NYSE: AXP)

Johns Manville's E3 Company and Energy Conversion Devices to Deliver Photovoltaic Systems for Commercial Roofs

Form 4 BUFFETT WARREN E For: Feb 11 (10K)

Form 4 OLSON RONALD L For: Jun 29 (10K)

Form 5 BUFFETT WARREN E For: Dec 31 (10K)

Form 4 OLSON RONALD L For: Nov 20 (10K)

Form 4 BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC For: Nov 20 Filed by: MUNGER CHARLES T (10K)

Form 4 BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC For: Feb 14 Filed by: BUFFETT WARREN E (10K)