The first quarter of 2009 Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A)(BRK-B) holdings are now out for the cut off date here of March 31, 2009. There are some changes from…
According to Reuters, the Fed’s plans to buy Treasuries is like a program called “Operation Twist” which was part of the agencies effort to help the economy almost fifty years ago. Reuters…
If you thought things were tough in the economy for retailers and apparel manufacturers, Goldman Sachs thinks they are going to get worse. Under Armour, Inc. (NYSE: UA), Columbia Sportswear Company (NASDAQ:…
The second group is out, and here are the year-end holdings of Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A). This filing shows the holdings alphabetically as “H to R” for stocks…
According to Reuters, Chrysler will idle its plant for a month to cut inventory and costs. Reuters reports that the SEC is under fire over the Madoff investigation. Reuters reports that Obama…
Nike Inc. (NYSE: NKE) seems to be avoiding the recession so far. Not entirely, but much better than other we have seen. The sports apparel giant made a profit of $391 million,…
These are the top downgrades or negative calls we have seen this Wednesday morning from Wall Street analysts: American Express (AXP) Started as Sell at Banc of America; Started as Sell at…
Jim Cramer came on CNBC’s MAD MONEY this week with several ideas for shotgun marriage merger proposals he wanted to throw out there where he was calling for more mergers from the…
On tonight’s MAD MONEY on CNBC, Jim Cramer called for companies with high cash balances to make acquisitions while competitors are dirt cheap and vulnerable. Yesterday, Cramer called for Pfizer (NYSE: PFE)…
We have outlined the changes we have seen in the holdings of Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) and these were put into groups in alphabetical order from I to S…
The New York Times has a new writer, at least for a day. Warren Buffett has written an op-ed piece for the paper titled "Buy American. I Am." to shore up some…
According to Reuters, policy makers around the world are trying to deal with the fact that the economy is moving into a deep recession. Reuters writes that Google (GOOG) exceeded forecasts and…
NIKE, Inc. (NYSE: NKE) reported quarterly revenue rose 17% to $5.4 billion, although currency changes increased growth by 7%. Net income fell 10% to $510.5 million, as earnings per shareh fell 8%…
Douglas A. McIntyre Nike Inc. (NYSE: NKE) has decided to jump on the stock buyback bandwagon this morning. The footwear and sports apparel and equipment maker has just announced it would repurchase up to $5…
Douglas A. McIntyre These are more of Warren Buffett’s and Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) holdings as of June 30, 2008: Home Depot Inc. (NYSE: HD) 4,181,000 shares Ingersoll-Rand (NYSE: IR) 5,636,600 shares Iron Mountain…