Warren Buffett has been a much more reserved lately, although not as much as the recent performance might dictate. In the latest Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) annual report, he sounded like…
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) has just released its 2008 annual report, along with the ever-important letter to shareholders from the Oracle of Omaha, Warren Buffett. Last year was Buffett’s toughest ever.…
USG Corporation (NYSE: USG) had an important vote today that essentially allows Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) to get much more control of the company.
A new SEC filing shows that Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) has acquired even more shares of Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. (NYSE: BNI). As the company’s shares have slid…
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) (NYSE: BRK-B) does not go for short-term gains, and short-term losses are part of the game for investing. Warren Buffett has even told employees to only to…
We have had many inquiries this week over this EDF offer for Constellation Energy Group Inc. (NYSE: CEG) now that EDF in France gave a competing bid versus that of Warren Buffett’s…
Whenever something like this comes along, one has to ask, "Are these guys serious?" Electricite de France (EDF) yesterday offered Constellation Energy (NYSE:CEG) a premium of about 96% to purchase half of…
After today’s close, we’ll get to see earnings out of conglomerate, insurance giant, and recent bailout investor Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) NYSE: BRK-B). Warren Buffett and friends do not get many…
Depending upon where your local elections are held, it looks like we are the half-way mark for most voting poll times today. What has been a 19- or 20- month ordeal is…
There was an announcement this morning from Lexington Insurance Company, a unit of American International Group (NYSE: AIG). The unit has said that effective September 15, 2008 it has arranged a Contingent…
Good news and bad news…. Constellation Energy (NYSE: CEG) has found a buyer. The bad news is that it is a tentative deal that is for a mere $26.50 per share. MidAmerican…
Covering financial stocks on a day like today is sort of like watching the Chinese ping pong championship. It’s all action, happens faster than most can see, and no one really knows…
This morning there was a rather long CNBC interview where Becky Quick got to interview Berkshire Hathaway’s (NYSE: BRK-A) Warren Buffett live in Omaha. He noted specifically that the economic weakness was…
This week was a huge week as far as getting to see what the large funds and key money managers or investment gurus were putting into their portfolios. We compiled lists and…
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) has published its earnings after the close. Unfortunately, traders maybe looking more forward to the new list of public company holdings than anything. Net earnings were listed…
