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SeekingAlpha.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
The Baseline Scenario submits: By Simon Johnson The G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank governors are meeting today in St. Andrews , talking about the data they will need to look at in order to monitor each other’s economic performance and sustain growth (seriously). Complete Story »
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iStockAnalyst.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
The G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank governors are meeting today in St. Andrews, talking about the data they will need to look at in order to monitor each other’s economic performance and sustain growth (seriously). Warren Buffett seems to agree. [More...]
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iStockAnalyst.com (Free subscription) | 13 hours ago
Last week Warren Buffett bought the rest of Burlington Northern Santa Fe (Symbol BNI) in part because of railroads’ inherent ability to transport goods more energy efficiently than trucks. Meanwhile, for a still-to-be-published magazine article, I interviewed a ... [More...]
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USA Today (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway said Friday that third quarter net income tripled, as rising stock markets boosted its investment ...
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Market Watch (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Net income more than doubles as the insurance-focused conglomerate run by Warren Buffett benefited from a rebound in the value of its large equity investments and derivatives exposures.
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Market Watch (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Berkshire Hathaway said late Friday that third-quarter net income more than doubled as the insurance-focused conglomerate run by Warren Buffett benefited from a rebound in the value of its large equity investments and derivatives exposures. Third-quarter net income came in at $3.24 billion, or $2,087 per Class A equivalent share, versus $1.06 billion, or $682 per Class...
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24/7 Wall St. (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) has just reported its Q3-2009 earnings. This will be perhaps one of the last similar earnings reports with a relative comparisons because of its recent acquisition of Burlington Norther Santa Fe (NYSE: BNI). The ongoing selling of Moody’s Corp. (NYSE: MCO) will be very limited in comparison to [...]
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Abnormal Returns (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
What would Warren do? The eventual successor to Warren Buffett as CEO of Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-A) is going to get asked that question a great deal. Unfortunately for him (or her) they will not be able to do many of the things that Buffett can. This due in large part to the capital, both public and [...]
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iStockAnalyst.com (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
Last Sunday morning, I embarked on a spirited 60-mile bike ride with a few like-minded 50-somethings. Our route took us along the beautiful Delaware River. The Delaware – named after the Indian tribe that crossed its waters – defines the north-south border between New Jersey and my home state of Pennsylvania. [More...]
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SeekingAlpha.com (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
STOCKMANMARC submits: Buffett gave us subtle hints almost 3 years ago when he stated he wanted to "bag an elephant", who new the elephant was an "Iron Horse"? Buffett has said in the past he was looking for a large deal, something that would move the needle- the needle being Berkshire's ( BRK.A ) enormous stock portfolio. Well Warren Buffett just bought Burlington Northern Santa...
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USA Today (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Why is Warren Buffett, arguably the world's most famous and successful investor, betting more than $26 billion of his spare cash ...
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24/7 Wall St. (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Updated throughout the day. The CEOs of Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) and JPMorgan (NYSE:JPM) met pay czar Feinberg before he announced pay cut plans (Bloomberg) Time Warner’s (NYSE:TWX) Time, Inc publishing division will lay off 500 people (various). Senator Chris Dodd will propose merging all four bank regulatory agencies (various). Cisco’s (NASDAQ:CSCO) earnings outlook is likely to be poor...