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 the 1990s. …
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 March 31,…
Coty, which had made a $10.7 billion offer to buy Avon Products (NYSE: AVP), withdrew its bid. It said the the Avon board had failed to react to its offer by a…
Coalition talks in Greece have broken down and are not likely to resume. This means new elections are almost inevitable. That will delay the ability of the European Union and IMF to…
Avon Products (NYSE: AVP) said it will take a week to decide whether it will negotiate a new, sweetened deal from Coty. Coty has just gotten financial support from Warren Buffett’s Berkshire…
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 company via…
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 he still…
Voters in Greece and France turn away from German austerity measures set for the region’s weakest nations. (Reuters) AT&T (NYSE: T) moves into the home monitoring market. (Reuters) Ally Financial falls back…
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 a deal…
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 Omaha, Nebraska. …
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 example is…
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) (NYSE: BRK-B) will be in the news quite a bit now that the world’s most famous investor, chairman Warren Buffett, has been diagnosed with prostate cancer. We…
Warren Buffett is supposed to be invincible. Unfortunately the world is finding out that this is not the case. A disclosure letter came from Mr. Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A)…
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-B) may have been hoping that a review of the credit ratings of its Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroad unit would be given a credit upgrade. That is…
Jon C. Ogg Dollar General Corporation (NYSE: DG) was previously in the news for announcing a secondary offering of 25 million shares. The offering has now priced at what seems a fair discount for the…
