dealbook.blogs.nytimes.com - 11/14/2008
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Shares of Warren E. Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway fell below $100,000 on Thursday for the first time since October 2006, less than a week after the company revealed large unrealized losses on derivative contracts tied to the stock market’s performance.
Berkshire’s Class A shares ...
ftalphaville.ft.com - 11/20/2008
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ftalphaville.ft.com —
Yes, that’s 1 trillion, on top of, or
taken from, the $700bn already contained in the Tarp....
FBR Capital Markets has written a 15-page note arguing that the US financial system needs at least that in tangible common equity to restore confidence and ...
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portfolio.com - 11/21/2008
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portfolio.com —
Jonathan Stempel of Reuters has a very useful
look at what's going on at Berkshire Hathaway, which...
fell $6,500 per share today to close at its lowest level in over five years. After reading his article, I think we might be one step closer to ...
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What's Happening to Berkshire Hathaway?
portfolio.com - 11/20/2008
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portfolio.com —
On the face of it, recent activity in
Berkshire Hathaway makes little sense. Credit default swaps on...
the triple-A company were trading at 388bp yesterday, and are somewhere over 450bp today , possibly having risen as far as 560bp this morning. As ...
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Will Berkshire Lose its Triple-A?
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Friday links: when you buy on the way down
Abnormal Returns —
... assets are on the outs. “Could the David Swensen days be over?” (Infectious Greed)
“(T)he current 53% decline in oil without a 20% rally is by far the biggest drop the commodity has seen since we have daily pricing for going back to 1986.” (Bespoke)
Now you only need five figures to purchase a share of Berkshire Hathaway (BRK). (DealBook also Bespoke)
A test of two bond market-related ...
Further Reading
FT Alphaville —
... for people who have have lost money on the top wines of 2005. - Why Berkshire Hathaway is a bargain at less than $100,000 per share. - “Was the 2002 yellow pages buyout boom the most ...
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