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GE to Raise $15 Billion, Buffett Gets Preferred Stake
By Scott MaloneBOSTON (Reuters) - General Electric Co plans to raise $15 billion through stock sales -- including $3 billion from Warren Buffett -- to improve liquidity and give it the option of more acquisitions at a time of intense market turmoil, the U.S. conglomerate said on Wednesday.The news helped...
Buffett Gets Preferred Stake in GE
By Scott MaloneBOSTON (Reuters UK) - General Electric Co GE plans to raise $15 billion (8.47 billion pounds) through stock sales -- including $3 billion from Warren Buffett -- to improve liquidity and give it the option of more acquisitions at a time of intense market turmoil, the U.S. conglomerate...
Buffett to Invest $5 Billion in Goldman
By Jonathan StempelNEW YORK (Reuters UK) - Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway will invest $5 billion (2.7 billion pounds) in Goldman Sachs Group, in a major boost for the Wall Street bank from perhaps the world's best-known investor."It's a vote of confidence which is gold plated," said Michael Holland, a money...
Buffett to Invest $5 Billion in Goldman
By Jonathan StempelNEW YORK (Reuters) - Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc BRKa BRKb will invest $5 billion in Goldman Sachs Group Inc GS, in a major boost for the Wall Street bank from perhaps the world's best-known investor."It's a vote of confidence which is gold plated," said Michael Holland, a...
Buffett May Have $3.5 Billion Two-day Financials Profit
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc BRKa BRKb, which has avoided major acquisitions in the financial sector in recent months, may have had a $3.5 billion two-day paper profit on six major banking and financial ...
Buffett's MidAmerican to Buy Constellation
By Michael Erman and Matt Daily NEW YORK (Reuters) - Constellation Energy Group Inc CEG agreed to sell itself to a unit of Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc BRKa BRKb for about $4.7 billion in cash on Thursday after investor fears about its...
Is There a Margin of Safety in Financials?
Noise Free Investing submits: “Sometimes, what matters is not so much how low the odds are that circumstances would turn quite negative, what matters more is what the consequences would be if that happens” Jean Marie Eveillard by Noise Free Investing
A.M. Best Affirms Ratings of Berkshire Hathaway Homestate Companies and Its Members
OLDWICK, N.J. -- A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating FSR of A++ Superior and issuer credit ratings ICR of "aa+" of the Berkshire Hathaway Homestate Companies and its six property/casualty group members. The members of the group include Brookwood Insurance Company (Coralville, IA), Cornhusker Casualty Insurance Company...
Zacks Bull and Bear of the Day Highlights: Sciele Pharmaceuticals, Avnet, Berkshire Hathaway, Eli Lilly and Anglo American
CHICAGO -- Zacks Equity Research highlights Sciele Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: SCRX) as the Bull of the Day and Avnet, Inc. (NYSE: AVT) as the Bear of the Day. In addition, Zacks Equity Research provides analysis on Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A), Eli Lilly & Co. (NYSE: LLY) and Anglo American, Plc. (Nasdaq:...
Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Kraft Foods, Berkshire Hathaway, Altria Group, MEMC Electronic and L-3 Communications
CHICAGO -- Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the financial markets. Stocks recently featured in the blog include: Kraft Foods Inc. (NYSE: KFT), Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK-A), Altria Group...
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Extends Expiration of Registered Exchange Offers to June 3, 2008
OMAHA, Neb. -- Berkshire Hathaway Inc. ("Berkshire") and Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corporation ("BHFC") today announced that they have extended the expiration date of two separate registered exchange offers to June 3, 2008. The first is an offer to exchange up to $500,000,000 of BHFC's newly registered 4.50% Senior Notes due...
Zacks Analyst Interview Highlights: MBIA, Berkshire Hathaway and Ambac
CHICAGO -- Zacks.com releases the latest Analyst Interview. Today's interview is with senior analyst Eric Rothmann, who discusses MBIA (NYSE: MBI), Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) and Ambac (NYSE: ABK).
Zacks Analyst Interview Highlights: Colgate-Palmolive, Estee Lauder, Kraft Foods, Berkshire Hathaway and Altria Group
CHICAGO -- Zacks.com releases the latest Analyst Interview. Today's interview is with senior analyst Steven Ralston, who discusses Colgate-Palmolive (NYSE: CL), Estee Lauder (NYSE: EL), Kraft Foods (NYSE: KFT), Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) and Altria Group (NYSE: MO).
Research and Markets: The Berkshire Hathaway: Company Profile Report Offers a Comprehensive Analysis of the Organization, its Business Segments, and Competitors
DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c92493) has announced the addition of "Berkshire Hathaway: Company Profile" to their offering.
Buffett Doubles Down on Embattled Insurers
Lots of people are down on the prospects for many big U.S. health plans, which have been battered by declining enrollment, bad claims management, poor investment performance, and continued run-ins with state insurance regulators. But uber-investor Warren Buffett sees a silver lining somewhere in all that bad news. ...
A 2,500-Employee Berkshire Hathaway Rental Company Unifies and Streamlines HR Processes with Ultimate Software's UltiPro
WESTON, Fla. -- Ultimate Software (Nasdaq:ULTI), a leading provider of end-to-end strategic human resources, payroll, and talent management solutions, announced today that its customer CORT Business Services, a Berkshire Hathaway Company and leading provider of business and residential rental furniture, apartment locating and relocation services, has achieved significant efficiencies with...
Business Wire to Raise Funds for Abused Children by Selling Trading Cards to Berkshire Hathaway Annual Meeting Attendees
OMAHA, Neb. -- Business Wire will go beyond showcasing its own services at this year's Berkshire Hathaway annual meeting, raising funds for a local children's charity by selling commemorative trading cards to conference attendees.
World's Largest Brick To Attend Annual Berkshire Hathaway Shareholders' Meeting
FORT WORTH, Texas -- The annual Berkshire Hathaway shareholders' meeting is an opportunity for shareholders to get an intimate view of the companies that comprise the Berkshire Hathaway family. On May 3rd of this year, at the annual meeting in Omaha, Nebraska, Mr. Buffett and attending Berkshire Hathaway shareholders will...
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Commences Registered Exchange Offers
OMAHA, Neb. -- Berkshire Hathaway Inc. ("Berkshire") and Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corporation ("BHFC") today announced that they have commenced two separate registered exchange offers. The first is an offer to exchange up to $500,000,000 of BHFC's newly registered 4.50% Senior Notes due 2013 (the "2013 Exchange Notes") for an equal...
HomeServices of America, Inc., a Berkshire Hathaway Affiliate, Names Robert Moline President and Chief Operating Officer
MINNEAPOLIS -- Robert Moline has been named president and chief operating officer COO of HomeServices of America, Inc., a Berkshire Hathaway affiliate, and the second-largest home services provider in the United States.
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- Incorporated: 1973
- CEO: Mr. Warren E. Buffett
Berkshire Hathaway is a holding company owning subsidiaries engaged in a number of business activities. Co.'s key businesses are its insurance businesses, which are conducted on a primary and reinsurance basis. Co.'s insurance businesses provide insurance and reinsurance of property and casualty risks world-wide and also reinsure life, accident and health risks world-wide. As of Dec 31 2007, Co.'s insurance and reinsurance activities were conducted through about 60 domestic and foreign-based insurance entities. Co. also owns and operates other businesses, which include utilities and energy businesses, manufacturing, service and retailing, as well as finance and financial products businesses.
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Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Company Info
Board of Directors
Mr. Warren E. Buffett
Chairman
Mr. Ronald L. Olson
Mr. Walter E. Scott Jr.
Mr. Charles T. Munger
Vice-Chairman
Mr. Howard G. Buffett
Ms. Susan L. Decker
Mr. William H. Gates III
Mr. David S. Gottesman
Ms. Charlotte Guyman
Mr. Donald R. Keough
Mr. Thomas S. Murphy
Contact Information
1440 Kiewit Plaza
Omaha, NE
http://www.berkshirehathaway.com
402 346 1400
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