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Warren Buffett Unsure of Euro’s Future Even One-Year Out!

Posted: July 12, 2012 at 8:04 am

Warren Buffett of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) has been on CNBC this morning and he has an interesting observation about the future of the Euro.  When asked about whether ...
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The Next Mergers & Buyouts For 2012

Posted: July 2, 2012 at 8:14 am

As of late last week we had many potentially imminent buyouts that could have hit the market.  When we were just finishing the report draft on Friday is when the ...
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Expect More Break-Up Calls For P&G (PG, CL, KMB, CHD, BRK-A, BLK, STT)

Posted: June 13, 2012 at 12:30 pm

The calls for Procter & Gamble Co. (NYSE: PG) to unlock shareholder value are growing. This is a classic defensive stock with a big dividend, but if you eliminate the ...
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As the World Burns… Buffett & Berkshire Spending Billions For Private Jets and Mortgage Assets (BRK-A, BRK-B, TXT, FIG)

Posted: June 12, 2012 at 12:55 pm

If you have watched the flow of news out of Asia and Europe over the last month, you might have had a reason to think that the world was going to hell in ...
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Buffett Takes Stake in Lee for Newspapers, More to Come? (LEE, BRK-A, BRK-B, MEG, GCI, MNI, DJCO, BLC)

Posted: June 5, 2012 at 4:16 pm

Lee Enterprises, Inc. (NYSE: LEE) is a tiny media company with news and advertising.  It serves midsize and small markets in the United States with 52 daily and 39 Sunday ...
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RailAmerica, Another Buffett-Type Buyout Possibility

Posted: May 22, 2012 at 1:53 pm

When Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-B)(NYSE: BRK-A) made the acquisition of Burlington Northern Santa Fe, the speculation was that more rail mergers could be expected.  After all, ...
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Does DaVita Acquisition Make Warren Buffett Rethink His Kidney Dialysis Bet?

Posted: May 21, 2012 at 10:05 am

DaVita Inc. (NYSE: DVA) is facing a bit of a drag on its announcement that it is spending some $4.4 billion to acquire HealthCare Partners.  This is a transformative deal ...
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Kraft Gets IRS Nod for Spin-off

Posted: May 18, 2012 at 9:59 am

Kraft Foods Inc. (NYSE: KFT) announced this morning that it has received a “favorable private letter ruling” from the US Internal Revenue Service “confirming the tax-free status of the planned ...
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New Board at Canadian Pacific Wastes No Time

Posted: May 18, 2012 at 9:11 am

The 16-member board of directors of Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. (NYSE: CP) today includes 7 new members nominated by William Ackman and his hedge fund, Pershing Square Capital Management. The ...
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Warren Buffett Tries To Save The Newspaper Business

Posted: May 17, 2012 at 9:26 am

It is no secret that the newspaper business has not been a good sector over the last decade.  Subscriptions declined about as fast as the number of smokers did in ...
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Hedge Fund Stock Picks: Whale Hunting of the Kingmakers

Posted: May 16, 2012 at 5:43 pm

24/7 Wall St. published the full list of positions already for Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A). While there were some surprises out there and 24/7 Wall St. tracked ...
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Big Changes to Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway Stock Holdings, A to Z

Posted: May 15, 2012 at 5:05 pm

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-B, BRK-A) and Warren Buffett have just released their most recent U.S.-listed equity holdings for the Berkshire Hathaway empire. This cut off date is as of ...
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Nelson Peltz Joins Warren Buffett With Ingersoll-Rand (IR, BRK-A, BRK-B)

Posted: May 9, 2012 at 10:13 am

Ingersoll-Rand Plc (NYSE: IR) is often overlooked as a key company despite a nearly $13 billion market value.  The news is out that Nelson Peltz has taken a 7.1% stake in the ...
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Third Point Lowers the Boom on Yahoo (YHOO, EBAY)

Posted: May 7, 2012 at 1:04 pm

As promised, Daniel Loeb and his firm, Third Point LLC, have today sent a letter to Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) demanding that the Internet firm open its books and records ...
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Most Likely Stock Purchases By Warren Buffett & Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-A, BRK-B, CVS, DVA, DTV, DG, GD, INTC, IBM, LMCA, V, WFC)

Posted: May 7, 2012 at 12:04 pm

Warren Buffett hosted the Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) over the weekend and this Monday morning he gave a long interview to CNBC.  In the interview Mr. Buffett noted how ...
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