Berkshire Hathaway Inc.

S&P may downgrade Berkshire Hathaway AAA rating - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 19 days 33 minutes ago
S&P may downgrade Berkshire Hathaway AAA rating

Berkshire Hathaway, Burlington Northern in focus - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 20 days 4 hours 3 minutes ago
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Berkshire raised Wal-Mart, Wells Fargo stakes - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 6 days 19 hours 27 minutes ago
Berkshire's stake in Wal-Mart stood at 37,836,642 shares worth roughly $1.9 billion at the end of September, according to the filing. That compares to 19,944,300 shares worth less than $1 billion at the end of June.

Berkshire quarterly net income more than doubles - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 16 days 19 hours 49 minutes ago
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Baby Berkshire split may put shares in S&P 500 - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 19 days 22 hours 57 minutes ago
However, Berkshire created smaller Class B shares -- sometimes known as Baby Berkshire stock -- to keep investment firms away from smaller investors who wanted a piece of the action, but didn't have $100,000 to put to work. That stock is worth roughly one-thirtieth of the Class A shares.

Buffett gives up Berkshire stock to buy Burlington - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 19 days 21 hours 30 minutes ago
Berkshire couldn't do an all-cash deal, Buffett told The Wall Street Journal, adding that the offer was all he could afford to pay.

Fitch may downgrade Berkshire on Burlington deal - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 17 days 23 hours 30 minutes ago
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Berkshire says quarterly net profit surges - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 16 days 19 hours 19 minutes ago
Warren Buffett is paying a hefty premium for rail company Burlington Northern. Dow Jones Investment Banker's John Morris discusses the deal with Arindam Nag.

Berkshire rises as it makes biggest buy ever - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 20 days 2 hours 27 minutes ago
Berkshire on Tuesday said it is spending $44 billion to buy out railroad operator Burlington Northern Santa Fe, sealing the biggest acquisition in the company's history in what the famed investor called "an all-in wager on the economic future of the United States." See full story on Buffett's latest acquisition.

Berkshire to borrow billions for Burlington deal - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 16 days 17 hours 52 minutes ago
Warren Buffett is paying a hefty premium for rail company Burlington Northern. Dow Jones Investment Banker's John Morris discusses the deal with Arindam Nag.

Berkshire lifted Wal-Mart, Wells Fargo stakes - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 6 days 20 hours 15 minutes ago
Stocks surge as S&P 500 ends above 1,100

Berkshire Hathaway RR Buy Puts Insurer Units Under Best Scrutiny
National Underwriter | 16 days 21 hours 47 minutes ago
A.M. Best said concerns about Berkshire Hathaway Inc.'s plans to buy Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroad have led it to put the company's insurance subsidiaries' ratings under review.

Berkshire to borrow $8B to pay for Burlington - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 16 days 18 hours 48 minutes ago
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Berkshire buys Burlington Northern - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 20 days 5 hours 1 minute ago
"Our country's future prosperity depends on its having an efficient and well-maintained rail system," Buffett said in a press release. "Conversely, America must grow and prosper for railroads to do well. He added, "Most important of all, however, it's an all-in wager on the economic future of the United States. I love these bets."

Berkshire Hathaway says 3Q profit triples to $3.2B
Yahoo! | 14 days 7 hours 46 minutes ago
OMAHA, Neb. – Paper gains on derivative contracts helped Berkshire Hathaway Inc. triple its third-quarter profit as its insurance businesses did well, but Warren Buffett's company said Friday that many of its other operating businesses struggled.