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By Noah Buhayar, Bloomberg |
August 15, 2012
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. added a stake in National Oilwell Varco Inc. in the second quarter as billionaire Chairman Warren Buffett pared investments in consumer-products stocks including Procter & Gamble Co.
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By Canaccord Genuity Morning Coffee |
August 7, 2012
Warren Buffett’s ice-cream-to-insurance conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway reported a smaller profit for the second quarter on Friday as losses on derivatives dragged down results.
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By David Glovin and Patricia Hurtado, Bloomberg |
May 23, 2012
Warren Buffett’s investment in Goldman Sachs Group Inc. in September 2008 was so confidential that even his chief financial officer was unaware of it before being briefed on the details by a Goldman Sachs executive.
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By Canaccord Genuity Morning Coffee |
May 17, 2012
Shares of GM received a boost after Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A) disclosed it bought 10 million shares in the largest U.S. automaker in the first quarter.
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By Zachary Tracer, Bloomberg |
May 17, 2012
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. agreed to pay $142 million for Media General Inc.’s newspapers including the Richmond Times-Dispatch as Warren Buffett bets community-focused publications will weather an advertising slump.
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By Noah Buhayar, Bloomberg |
May 16, 2012
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. disclosed stakes in General Motors Co. and Viacom Inc. as former hedge- fund managers Todd Combs and Ted Weschler built portfolios under Chairman Warren Buffett.
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By Canaccord Genuity Morning Coffee |
May 8, 2012
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway more than doubled its profit in the first quarter buoyed by gains in its insurance businesses and derivatives holdings.
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By Andrew Frye, Michelle Fay Cortez and Jeff Green, Bloomberg |
April 18, 2012
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Chairman Warren Buffett has been diagnosed with stage 1 prostate cancer that is “not remotely life threatening,” the billionaire investor said in a letter to investors.
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By Canaccord Genuity Morning Coffee |
February 28, 2012
Warren Buffett published his annual letter, reporting that Berkshire Hathaway’s per-share book value increased by 4.6% in 2011
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By Canaccord Genuity Morning Coffee |
February 16, 2012
In a regulatory document filed late Tuesday, Warren Buffet’s Berkshire Hathaway said it had significantly increased its exposure to media companies
