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- Warren Buffett and the Return of the Railroads
- Sky-high energy prices, increasingly crowded commuter corridors, and worries about the environment are setting the stage for trains to thunder once again across the US moving commerce and people, predicts Harvard University professor John R. Stilgoe. “Train travel will supplant highway and air travel in the next few decades....
- Blog posts 2008-04-16
- Buffett not buying.
- Leave it to the BBM (billion-aire Buff Man) to throw a wet towel on Tuesday's stock rally. Against a backdrop of a soaring U.S. stock market, legendary investor Warren Buffett said Berkshire Hathaway Inc., his Omaha, Neb., investment company ...
- Research articles 2001-04-02
- Reverse Spin: Investors hear abbreviated-war drums.(Briefs)
- Byline: Frederick P. Gabriel Jr. Never let it be said that the folks on Wall Street aren't an optimistic bunch. The market shot up Thursday on speculation that a possible war with Iraq would be short and sweet. ...
- Research articles 2003-03-17
- Buffett's bid for GEICO sparks P&C stock jamboree.(Warren Buffett, property and casualty insurance stocks)(Month in Insurance Stocks)(Column)
- Warren Buffett's $2.3 billion bid for 49% more of GEICO has boosted the price of that company's stock and sparked interest in insurance stocks across the board. The month of August, 1995 was a good one to hold insurance stocks, especially for property andWarren Buffett's $2.3 billion bid for 49%...
- Research articles 1995-09-18
- USG'S PIED PIPER; Investors following Buffett even as housing outlook sours.(Markets)
- Byline: BOB TITA George Silva has been investing in stocks for about 15 years. But he didn't pay any attention to USG Corp. until last year, when he read that Warren Buffett was helping the building-supplies company exit bankruptcy. He bought...
- Research articles 2007-02-19
- Capital in command. (Berkshire Hathaway's acquisition of General Reinsurance Corp)
- Berkshire's buyout of Gen Re to create gargantuan reinsurer STAMFORD, Conn. - Berkshire Hathaway Inc.'s approximately $22 billion stock acquisition of General Reinsurance Corp. is expected to create a powerful giant in the reinsurance industry but one Berkshire's buyout of Gen Re to create gargantuan reinsurer ...
- Research articles 1998-06-29
- Buffet's GEICO bid boosts August insurer stock prices.(Warren Buffett)
- Thank you, Warren Buffett! Your publicly-traded domain, Berkshire Hathaway, helped turn August into a banner month for property-casualty stocks! You did that with a $2.3 billion bid for the 49 percent of direct writer GEICO that your vastly successfulThank you, Warren Buffett! Your publicly-traded domain,...
- Research articles 1995-09-18
- Bear Bites Warren Buffett. (Buy and Hold).(Berkshire Hathaway's stock performance in 2001)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
- THE YEAR 2001 has not been kind to the Sage of Omaha. THE YEAR 2001 has not been kind to the Sage of Omaha.
- Research articles 2002-01-01
- Warren Buffett Is Buying Utility Stocks. Award-Winning Author and Bloomberg News Columnist Offers Insight as to Why in His New Book, "The Merchant of Power"
- Why is Warren Buffett buying utility stocks ? Because "that's where the cash is," says award-winning author and Bloomberg News columnist John Wasik . Wasik's new book, "The Merchant of Power" (Palgrave, 2006), offers insight into the fascinating and evolving history of electrical-generating companies. Acclaimed by...
- Research articles 2006-10-10
- BLAME IT ON BUFFETT: Newspaper's fund takes hit;Investment in Berkshire Hathaway stock was a loser last year for The Washington Post Co.'s pension plan.
- WASHINGTON -- Blame it on Warren Buffett. The Washington Post Co.'s pension fund lost $175 million last year, posting a -13% return on its assets, in no small measure because a significant portion of its equity investments are in Berkshire Hathaway WASHINGTON -- Blame...
- Research articles 2000-05-01
- Master Investor Warren Buffett Gets a Sweet Tooth with Cadbury Schweppes Stock.
- By Brett Arends, Daily Mail, London Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News By Brett Arends, Daily Mail, London Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
- Research articles 2004-02-19
- Warren Buffett Family Donates Berkshire Hathaway Stock to Charities.(Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News)
- Dec. 28--Warren Buffett and his wife, Susan, announced Monday that they have donated 2,500 shares of Berkshire Hathaway Inc.'s class A common stock to four charitable organizations. Dec. 28--Warren Buffett and his wife, Susan, announced Monday that they have donated 2,500 shares of Berkshire...
- Research articles 2000-01-02
- A Bailout for Berkshire?
- Julian Van Erlach submits: Warren Buffett, considered by many to be the world’s smartest investor, rarely if ever gives public advice; until now. He recently urged Americans to buy stocks. I do not however, recall him issuing us a sell call prior to the $8T, 40% loss of...
- External links 2008-10-23
- Comcast Looks Incredibly Cheap
- Ockham Research submits: Let’s face it, those stocks once thought to be “safe” no longer are. Over the last two months even the most strident of bulls has lost at least some of their confidence. Consumers are cash strapped, unemployment is rising and the stock market has tanked. So,...
- External links 2008-10-24
- Warren Buffet, The Ultimate Dividend Investor
- Dobromir Stoyanov submits: Warren Buffett is the greatest investor in America. The famous value investor topped Forbes richest individuals list in 2008, overthrowing his pal Bill Gates from Microsoft MSFT from his twelve year period of holding this title. Investors have long followed Buffett’s advice on stock selection, economic issues...
- External links 2008-11-02
- It Pays to Throw Good Money After Bad
- Do the math: investing steadily when stocks are swinging wildly will help you rebuild your tattered retirement savings faster than you might think. If you don't believe it, let us show you how it worked even in the worst bear market ever, the Great Depression. Rational brain, you...
- Articles 2009-04-01
- The Future of Investing
- Want to pick a date for the stock market to get back to its 2007 high? You may need a calendar that goes to 2017. ...
- Articles 2009-06-22
- Another Great One-Liner from Warren Buffett
- Time will tell whether Berkshire Hathaway's acquisition of railroad operator Burlington Northern Santa Fe is a money-maker, although I would be the last one to doubt Warren Buffett. The deal is not just momentous in terms of size, but it also includes the...
- Blog posts 2009-11-03
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- The judgment of Salomon. (Salomon Brothers and Warren Buffett)
- Famed investor Warren Buffett is seemingly in the midst of one of his few blunders, as he tries to direct what his firm, Berkshire Hathaway, should do with the stock it owns in the investment bank Salomon Brothers. He plans to convert his preferred sharesFamed investor Warren Buffett is seemingly...
- Research articles 1996-09-21
- Warren Buffett Invests Billions in Goldman Sachs
- Ron Haruni submits: On Tuesday, the Goldman Sachs Group GS, which on Monday relinquished its investment bank status and adopted a bank-holding co. structure, announced that it had reached an agreement to sell $5 billion of perpetual preferred stock to Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A) in a private offering. The...
- External links 2008-09-24
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