Berkshire Hathaway Inc.

Berkshire Hathaway board OKs 50-for-1 class B share split - thestar.com
Toronto Star, The | 20 days 15 hours 10 minutes ago
NEW YORK Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK.B) is sending a plan to split the iconic company's class B shares to a shareholder vote as part of its plan to buy the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp.

Berkshire Hathaway board OKs class B share split - thestar.com
Toronto Star, The | 20 days 14 hours 36 minutes ago
NEW YORK Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK.B) is sending a plan to split the iconic company's class B shares to a shareholder vote as part of its plan to buy the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp.

Goldman scores on two big M&A deals - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 20 days 16 hours 27 minutes ago
Morgan Stanley downgrades semis, Intel

Fitch reviews whether to cut Berkshire rating
Boston Globe, The | 18 days 9 hours 40 minutes ago
CHICAGOFitch Ratings warned Thursday that Berkshire Hathaway Inc.'s deal for Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. could overexpose Warren Buffett's company to weaknesses in the economy at the expense of its more durable investments.

Berkshire acquires ExxonMobile stake
Globe and Mail (Toronto), The | 7 days 5 hours 47 minutes ago
Holding company also cuts stake in ConocoPhillips, nearly doubles share of Wal-Mart

Berkshire buys Nestle, Exxon; ups Wal-Mart stake
Yahoo! | 6 days 21 hours 38 minutes ago
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Billionaire Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc (BRKa.N)(BRKb.N) on Monday revealed new investments in Nestle AG (NESN.VX) (NSRGY.PK) and Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM.N) and that it has nearly doubled its investment in Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT.N).

Buffett's Berkshire acquires ExxonMobil stake
Forbes | 7 days 6 hours 45 minutes ago
OMAHA, Nebraska -- Billionaire Warren Buffett's company bought a nearly $60 million stake in Exxon Mobil Corp., trimmed holdings in oil rival ConocoPhillips and nearly doubled its stake in Wal-Mart Stores Inc. during the latest quarter.

US Stocks Helped By Rallying Transports, Though Chip Cos Slide - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 20 days 7 hours 45 minutes ago
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- A buyout by Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway had Burlington Northern and a bevy of other transport stocks rallying Tuesday, although analyst-induced declines for Intel, SanDisk and other chip stocks kept any market gains muted.

Berkshire Hathaway's net income triples
Yahoo! | 17 days 6 hours 37 minutes ago
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc (BRKa.N) (BRKb.N) on Friday said quarterly earnings tripled, as rising stock markets boosted its investment holdings and a quiet hurricane season contributed to higher insurance profit.

S&P may downgrade Berkshire, upgrade Burlington
Boston Globe, The | 19 days 6 hours 50 minutes ago
NEW YORKStandard & Poor's warned Wednesday that Warren Buffett's bid for Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. could sap the liquidity and capital position of the legendary investor's insurance operations at Berkshire Hathaway Inc., jeopardizing the company's AAA rating.

S&P mulls Berkshire AAA-rating cut on Burlington bid; railroad's rating may get boost
Chicago Tribune | 19 days 8 hours 32 minutes ago
NEW YORK (AP) — Standard & Poor's warned Wednesday that Warren Buffett's bid for Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. could sap the liquidity and capital position of the legendary investor's insurance operations at Berkshire Hathaway Inc., jeopardizing the company's AAA rating.

Capmark Financial to file bankruptcy: WSJ - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 30 days 13 hours 33 minutes ago
Capmark, formerly GMAC LLC's commercial real-estate arm, recently reported a second-quarter loss of $1.6 billion and signaled it may seek bankruptcy protection. The company will file this weekend, The Wall Street Journal reported in its online edition, citing an unnamed source.

Buffett's Berkshire buying Burlington Northern RR
Yahoo! | 20 days 10 hours 34 minutes ago
NEW YORK – Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. on Tuesday agreed to buy Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp., making a $34 billion bet on the future of the U.S. economy.

Goldman beefs up its M&A numbers - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 20 days 11 hours 51 minutes ago
"Fees from these deals will not be recorded until closing, but they are expected to be substantial," according to Rochdale Securities' analyst Dick Bove.