Berkshire Hathaway published its long awaited annual report on Saturday. Warren Buffett, CEO of Berkshire, penned the first 20 pages or so. For those who haven’t read the letter yet,…
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Buffett Cut J&J Stake, Other Holdings in Fourth Quarter
Berkshire Hathaway has released the list of its holdings for the fourth quarter of 2008 — and it looks like Warren Buffett has made some substantial changes to his company’s…
Munger on Morality, Higher Taxes, and How The Founding Fathers Can Help Us Now
Charles Munger, Warren Buffett’s long-time sidekick at Berkshire Hathaway, offers some tough medicine for the U.S. in an editorial written for today’s Washington Post. Calling the current situation “dire”, Munger…
Buffett: Fear Is Winning -- But It Won't Win In The End
In a wide-ranging interview with Dateline NBC’s Tom Brokaw, Warren Buffett says that fear is currently winning out over hope in the U.S. economy — but that he wouldn’t bet…
Buffett's '08 Bargain Binge: $20 billion +
The final tally from Warren Buffett’s 2008 buying spree: $20 billion-plus. “While most investors panicked or were forced to sell, [Buffett] put more than $20 billion to work last year,…
Looking at Berkshire's Holdings by ROE, ROA & ROI
We know that following Warren Buffett’s investments, even after they are publicly disclosed, can produce stellar long-term returns for investors. Knowing this, we decided to take 30 of Berkshire’s Q3…
Tilson on "Points of Maximum Pessimism", and Buffett Bashers
In a column for The Financial Times, fund manager Whitney Tilson says that, while he’s no optimist about the U.S. economy’s short-term prospects, he does “believe the level of panic…
Buffett, Berkshire Snatch Up More Rail Shares
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway now owns almost 20% of Burlington Northern after put options it wrote were exercised. Over the past year or so, Buffett has continued to buy up…
Buffett to Disclose More on Derivatives; Tilson Ups Berkshire Stake
Warren Buffett says he will give more information on Berkshire Hathaway’s much discussed derivative bets in the company’s end-of-year-report, Reuters is reporting. The derivatives contracts call for the firm to…
Billions in Derivatives Losses Looming for Buffett, Berkshire?
Investment author Jon Markman says in his Nov. 19 “Trader’s Advantage” newsletter that the losses Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway have recently incurred because of the plummeting market may be…