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RailAmerica, Another Buffett-Type Buyout Possibility

Posted: May 22, 2012 at 1:53 pm

When Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-B)(NYSE: BRK-A) made the acquisition of Burlington Northern Santa Fe, the speculation was that more rail mergers could be expected.  After all, ...
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Does DaVita Acquisition Make Warren Buffett Rethink His Kidney Dialysis Bet?

Posted: May 21, 2012 at 10:05 am

DaVita Inc. (NYSE: DVA) is facing a bit of a drag on its announcement that it is spending some $4.4 billion to acquire HealthCare Partners.  This is a transformative deal ...
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New Board at Canadian Pacific Wastes No Time

Posted: May 18, 2012 at 9:11 am

The 16-member board of directors of Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. (NYSE: CP) today includes 7 new members nominated by William Ackman and his hedge fund, Pershing Square Capital Management. The ...
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Warren Buffett Tries To Save The Newspaper Business

Posted: May 17, 2012 at 9:26 am

It is no secret that the newspaper business has not been a good sector over the last decade.  Subscriptions declined about as fast as the number of smokers did in ...
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Hedge Fund Stock Picks: Whale Hunting of the Kingmakers

Posted: May 16, 2012 at 5:43 pm

24/7 Wall St. published the full list of positions already for Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A). While there were some surprises out there and 24/7 Wall St. tracked ...
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Big Changes to Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway Stock Holdings, A to Z

Posted: May 15, 2012 at 5:05 pm

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-B, BRK-A) and Warren Buffett have just released their most recent U.S.-listed equity holdings for the Berkshire Hathaway empire. This cut off date is as of ...
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America’s Hottest Brands

Posted: May 14, 2012 at 6:18 am

24/7 Wall St. asked CoreBrand to identify America’s hottest brands. We wanted to know the biggest brands that were the best known and most well regarded. Read: America's Hottest Brands ...
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Nelson Peltz Joins Warren Buffett With Ingersoll-Rand (IR, BRK-A, BRK-B)

Posted: May 9, 2012 at 10:13 am

Ingersoll-Rand Plc (NYSE: IR) is often overlooked as a key company despite a nearly $13 billion market value.  The news is out that Nelson Peltz has taken a 7.1% stake in the ...
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What’s Important in the Financial World (5/8/2012) Buffett’s Newspapers, Facebook Road Show

Posted: May 8, 2012 at 6:42 am

For some reason, Europe’s largest stock markets have shrugged off election results in Greece and France. Many indexes are down, particularly in Greece. But the markets the world watches most ...
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Buffett Buys Newspapers

Posted: May 8, 2012 at 6:24 am

Warren Buffett surprised investors when he said Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK-A) may buy more newspapers. It already owns the daily in Buffalo and recently bought the paper in Omaha, which ...
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Most Likely Stock Purchases By Warren Buffett & Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-A, BRK-B, CVS, DVA, DTV, DG, GD, INTC, IBM, LMCA, V, WFC)

Posted: May 7, 2012 at 12:04 pm

Warren Buffett hosted the Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) over the weekend and this Monday morning he gave a long interview to CNBC.  In the interview Mr. Buffett noted how ...
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What Could Buffett Buy For $22 Billion? Canadian Pacific

Posted: May 6, 2012 at 12:27 pm

Warren Buffett, CEO of Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK-A), during the firm's annual meeting, claimed that he looked at a huge buyout recently, which would have cost $22 billion. Buffett says he did not make ...
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Buffett’s Unusual Position At Berkshire Hathaway Annual Meeting (BRK-A, BRK-B, GS, IBM, INTC, MSFT, DVA, DG, KO, WFC)

Posted: May 4, 2012 at 8:55 am

This weekend has perhaps the most widely followed annual meeting from any public company in America as Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) (NYSE: BRK-B) will have its shareholder meeting in ...
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Media Digest (5/3/2012) Reuters, WSJ, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: May 3, 2012 at 6:51 am

The European Central Bank will not act to help growth in the region, but it will seek solutions to Spain’s problems. (Reuters) Nokia (NYSE: NOK) promises to build new handsets ...
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The Most Powerful CEOs in America

Posted: May 2, 2012 at 6:49 am

Several CEOs and founders of well-known American companies have complete control over their companies. Through voting power, they control the boards and strategic decisions of these corporations. The best current ...
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