We have just gotten the Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A)(BRK-B) holdings for the end of Q1-2009. The cut off date here was March 31, 2009 and there are some…
Investors flock to defensive stocks in times of trouble and and when they worry, assuming they look to stay in the market when they are worried. But if the trend here continues,…
As the executives at Apple (AAPL) were passing around the Dom Perignon, their counterparts at other companies which design and manufacture smartphones were putting all sharp objects out of reach. In a…
According to Reuters, Yahoo!’s (YHOO) profit dropped 80% and it will cut 5% of staff. Reuters reports that Chrysler bondholders offered to swap some debt for equity. Reuters reports that Geithner says…
There have been some pretty poor reports on earnings from DJIA components such as Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT), The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE: KO), EI DuPont de Nemours & Co. (NYSE: DD), International…
This morning’s news of Pepsico Inc. (NYSE: PEP) offering to acquire bottling affiliates PepsiAmericas Inc. (NYSE: PAS) and Pepsi Bottling Group Inc. (NYSE: PBG) may be a surprise to some, but it…
According to Reuters, AIG (AIG) will have to pay taxpayers back for bonuses it paid out before it can get its next $30 billion in loans. Reuters reports that Coke (KO) is…
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…
These are some of the top pre-market early bird analyst upgrades and downgrades from Wall Street this Monday morning: Amazon.com (AMZN) Raised to Buy at Piper Jaffray. Best Buy (BBY) Raised to…
On CNBC’s Stop Trading segment today, Jim Cramer said that he ran the worst case scenario on all of the DJIA components, and the worst level he can come up is 5,320. …
According to Reuters, Obama will start work on getting his healthcare plan passed. Reuters reports that February joblessness is estimated to rise 648,000 for February. Reuters reports that the pick for the…
It’s another rough trading day in the stock market. It is bad enough that the DJIA is down over 3% to decade lows and under 7,000… But even almost all of the…
Everyone wants to know what the Oracle of Omaha is up to. The great Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) stock has proven to be far from immune to the woes of the…
It’s that time again. Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) have filed with the SEC showing what the Oracle of Omaha owns in public stocks as of the quarter or…
We compiled a list of the equity holdings of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and for Bill Gates’ personal investment vehicle Cascade Investment. These are as of December 31, 2008 and…
