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Hartford reports net loss, but raises forecast - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 19 days 18 hours 38 minutes ago
Hartford shares climbed 3.2% to $26.64 in late trading after the results.


The Ritz-Carlton Destination Club and Marquis Jet Unveil New Partnership [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 18 days 22 hours 7 minutes ago
...alliance between the two companies. NetJets, a Berkshire Hathaway Inc. company, is the worldwide leader in fractional...Through its exclusive alliance with NetJets, a Berkshire Hathaway Inc. company, Marquis Jet provides the convenience...


Buffett's big bet: $34B on 2nd-largest railroad
Forbes | 19 days 15 hours 31 minutes ago
NEW YORK -- The biggest name in investing is making what he calls an "all-in wager" on the U.S. economy - $34 billion to own a railroad that hauls everything from corn to cars across the country.


Fitch: Capmark Finance Inc.'s Commercial Mortgage Servicer Ratings Remain on Watch Evolving [Press Release]
Business Wire | 27 days 21 hours 17 minutes ago
Fitch Ratings' commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) servicer ratings for Capmark Finance Inc. (Capmark) remain on Rating Watch Evolving as follows:


Berkshire Hathaway lines up $8B loan to help pay for $26.3B acquisition of BNSF railroad
Star Tribune (Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn.) | 3 days 17 hours 52 minutes ago
OMAHA, Neb. - Warren Buffett's company has lined up an $8 billion loan to help pay for its $26.3 billion acquisition of Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp.


Buffett's Berkshire Secures $8B Loan for BNSF Deal
ABC News | 3 days 17 hours 53 minutes ago
Berkshire Hathaway lines up $8B loan to help pay for $26.3B acquisition of BNSF railroad


Wire Business News
Sacramento Bee (Calif.), The | 19 days 20 hours 30 minutes ago
FILE - In this May 2, 2009 file photo, Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett speaks to a reporter prior to the annual Berkshire Hathaway shareholders meeting in Omaha, Neb. Warren Buffet's Berkshire Hathaway said Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009, it has agreed to buy Burlington Northern Santa Fe in a deal valuing the railroad at $34 billion.


Classic Buffett Bet Also Has Economic Kicker
Wall Street Journal, The | 19 days 19 hours 3 minutes ago
Berkshire Hathaway Inc.'s acquisition of Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. is classic Warren Buffett: A bet on an easily understandable company with high barriers to entry and a dependable, if economically sensitive, business.


Berkshire to Acquire Burlington Northern
Wall Street Journal, The | 19 days 21 hours 57 minutes ago
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. agreed to acquire the 77% of Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. it doesn't already own for about $26 billion in cash and stock, placing a hefty wager on the economic recovery. The deal values all of the railroad holding company at $34 billion.


Checkers /Rally s Selects McLane for Distribution [Press Release]
Business Wire | 19 days 2 hours 22 minutes ago
McLane Foodservice, a division of McLane Company, Inc., today announced that Checkers Drive-in Restaurants, Inc. has selected McLane to provide food distribution services through its Memphis and Manassas facilities to more than 190 restaurants in those regions.


Berkshire Hathaway to buy Burlington Northern Santa Fe
American City Business Journals | 19 days 21 hours 59 minutes ago
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp.'s strong management, competitive advantages and healthy cash position helped contribute to the company's acquisition by Warren Buffett’s investment firm Berkshire Hathaway Inc.


UPDATE 2-Berkshire buys Nestle, Exxon; ups Wal-Mart stake
Forbes | 6 days 18 hours 19 minutes ago
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK, Nov 16 (Reuters) - Billionaire Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc on Monday revealed new investments in Nestle AG and Exxon Mobil Corp and that it has nearly doubled its investment in Wal-Mart Stores Inc.


Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Almost Doubles Wal-Mart Holdings During Summer
CNBC | 6 days 19 hours 38 minutes ago
Executive Producer Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway increased its holdings of the big discount retailer Wal-Mart by almost 90 percent during the summer, adding almost 18 million shares currently worth almost $1 billion.





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Company Overview


Company: Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
Industry: Investment Firms
Website: http://www.berkshirehathaway.com

Berkshire Hathaway is where Warren Buffett, the world's second-richest man (behind his good buddy Bill Gates), spreads his risk by investing in a variety of industries, from insurance and utilities to apparel and food, and building materials to jewelry and furniture retailers. Its core insurance subsidiaries include National Indemnity, GEICO Corporation, and reinsurance giant General Re. The company also owns Dairy Queen, Fruit of the Loom, Johns Manville, Clayton Homes, Helzberg Diamonds, McLane Company, and MidAmerican Energy Holdings. Known as the Oracle of Omaha, Buffett holds more than a quarter of Berkshire Hathaway, which owns more than 70 firms and has stakes in more than a dozen others.


Key Numbers

Sales in U.S. Dollars (mil.) 107,786 (2008)
One-year % Growth in Sales -8.8 (2008)
Net Income in U.S. Dollars (mil.) 4,994 (2008)
One-year % Growth in Net Income -62.2 (2008)
Number of Employees 246,000 (2008)
One-year % Growth in Number of Employees 5.6 (2008)
Fiscal Year-End December