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Buffett/Berkshire Annual Report: No Dividend nor Successor, Will Keep Buying Stocks and Companies

Posted: March 1, 2013 at 4:58 pm

Warren Buffett of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) has released his annual letter to shareholders. Investors will want to review the book value metric before anything else. That was $114,214 ...
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What to Expect from Buffett’s Annual Letter

Posted: March 1, 2013 at 7:45 am

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-B) is releasing its annual results and the widely read annual letter to shareholders on Friday afternoon. 24/7 Wall St. is looking at the tea leaves ...
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The Top Dividend Stocks from Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway

Posted: February 21, 2013 at 8:10 am

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) has been actively watched in the news of late. After its participation in the $28 billion acquisition of H.J. Heinz Co. (NYSE: HNZ), this does change the ...
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Major Companies Hitting All-Time Highs! (AWK, AWR, BRK-B, UNP, HON, MMM, CELG, GOOG, CL, KMB, PG, CLX, URI, DIS)

Posted: February 20, 2013 at 12:30 pm

You know it is a bull market when you see major household names hitting 52-week highs. Right now we have many major stocks hitting fresh all-time highs! Should you be ...
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The Stocks That Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway Should Sell Now

Posted: February 15, 2013 at 11:25 am

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) and Warren Buffett released their full stock holdings for 2013 on Thursday after the close. Earlier in the week we highlighted how Berkshire Hathaway shares ...
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Berkshire Hathaway and Buffett Make Many Portfolio Changes for 2013

Posted: February 14, 2013 at 5:22 pm

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-B, BRK-A) and Warren Buffett may have surprised the markets with the $28 billion purchase of H.J. Heinz Company (NYSE: HNZ), but there is another look ...
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GE Unloads Rest of NBCUniversal to Comcast, Share Buybacks and Dividends Await

Posted: February 12, 2013 at 4:49 pm

General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE) is about to be entirely without its former NBCUniversal media unit. After the close came word that Comcast Corp. (NASDAQ: CMCSA) has decided to acquire ...
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The Best Conglomerate Stock for the Rest of 2013: Value, Yield, Upside

Posted: February 8, 2013 at 8:30 am

The markets may no longer be in a straight line higher, but 2013 is off to a great start. After taking a look at various Dow Jones Industrial Average components ...
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Warren Buffett’s Best Stocks of 2013 Helping Him Beat DJIA/S&P 500

Posted: February 5, 2013 at 1:23 pm

2013 is yet another year getting off to a great start for stocks, and Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) is actually outperforming the broad stock market so far in 2013. ...
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Many Big DJIA Dividend Hikes Expected Very Soon

Posted: February 5, 2013 at 12:00 pm

24/7 Wall St. is still a big fan of dividends. What is even better than a high dividend yield is when companies with solid dividends raise their dividend payouts. Dividend ...
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Largest Non-Founder CEO Retirement Packages of Modern Business History

Posted: February 4, 2013 at 5:47 am

Corporate governance issues are sometimes a blessing for shareholders, but they also can crush the rights of shareholders in many cases. Tracking CEO pay of large public companies is now considered ...
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Berkshire Hathaway Files to Raise Capital

Posted: January 28, 2013 at 5:39 pm

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) is about to raise some new debt financing. An SEC filing S-3ASR from Warren Buffett and friends was filed on behalf of the Berkshire Hathaway ...
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Caterpillar’s Chinese Woes Weigh on Earnings

Posted: January 28, 2013 at 8:08 am

Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT) reported fourth-quarter and full-year 2012 results before markets opened this morning. For the quarter, the heavy equipment firm posted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $1.04 ...
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New 52-Week High Follows Honeywell Earnings Report

Posted: January 25, 2013 at 8:12 am

Honeywell International Inc. (NYSE: HON) reported fourth-quarter and full-year 2012 results before markets opened this morning. For the quarter, the conglomerate posted adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $1.10 ...
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Earnings Lifts 3M to New Annual High

Posted: January 24, 2013 at 8:03 am

3M Co. (NYSE: MMM) reported fourth-quarter and full-year 2012 results before markets opened this morning. For the quarter, the conglomerate posted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $1.41 on revenues ...
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