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247wallst.com - 11/3/2009
Buffett Makes His Whale of an Acquisition (BRK-A, BRK-B, BNI, UNP)
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We always knew that Warren Buffett loved the railroad stocks. We also had for years heard Buffett talk about the prospects of a “whale of a deal” in large acquisitions. And now this morning he is showing just how much. Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) is acquiring Burlington ...
ritholtz.com - 28 days ago
Treasury DKs Goldman/Fannie/BRK Tax Credit Scam
— ritholtz.com — Due to an unexpected outbreak of rationality and perhaps embarrassment, the Treasury department has rejected requests of... Goldman Sachs and Berkshire Hathaway to purchase Tax Credits from Fannie Mae. This paper transaction would have provided ... (more) Treasury DKs Goldman/Fannie/BRK Tax Credit Scam

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reuters.com - 11/3/2009
More people now likely to invest with Buffett
— reuters.com — Lilla Zuill NEW YORK (Reuters) - If you always wanted to invest alongside Warren Buffett, but found... it too expensive, you now have your chance. Buffett's decision to conduct a 50-for-1 split of Class B shares of his Berkshire Hathaway Inc ( BRKa.N ) ( ... (more) More people now likely to invest with Buffett

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ft.com - 11/4/2009
Buffett bets $27bn on US
— ft.com — By Francesco Guerrera and Justin Baer in New York and Robert Wright in London Published: November 3... 2009 13:45 | Last updated: November 4 2009 01:01 Warren Buffett on Tuesday struck the biggest deal of his life with the $26.6bn purchase of Burlington ... (more) Buffett bets $27bn on US

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Tuesday links: leverage cycles
Abnormal Returns — At least one company is not hoarding cash any more.  Berkshire Hathaway (BRK) buys railroad Burlington Northern (BNI).  (WSJ, 24/7 Wall St., DealBook, FT Alphaville) Warren Buffett is betting on the American economy (and continued stimulus spending).  (The Money Game, Beanieville, Fund My Mutual Fund, Big Picture, MarketBeat) ...

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Today’s Best Market Rumors (10/27/2009) (SNE)(UTX)(BRK.A)
247wallst.com 10/27/2009 — Updated throughout the day. Google’s (NASDAQ:GOOG) new social search feature may not include industry leader Facebook (TechCrunch) David Sokol interim CEO of Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK.A) subsidiary NetJets Inc, is the top candidate to take ...
As Buffett Dumps Moody’s (BRK-A, MCO) — 24/7 Wall St.
Warren Buffett is dumping Moody’s Corp. (NYSE: MCO). We’ll never know until it is already done whether the Oracle of Omaha wants to jettison it entirely from the holdings of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A), but he has already lightened up twice in his stake, most recently this ...
Berkshire Hathaway buying Burlinton Northern Santa Fe — BloggingStocks
A major acquisition is coming to light this morning, as Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A, BRK.B ) has announced that it is acquiring Burlington Northern Santa Fe (NYSE: BNI ). The deal calls for BRK to dish out $100 per share in cash and stock for the 77.4% of BNI shares that BRK doesn't already ...