MidAmerican Energy, the utility holding company under the Berkshire umbrella, is snapping up Las Vegas' NV Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NVE) . Once you throw in NV Energy, Inc.
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May 31 - News
The S&P 500 and the narrower, price-weighted Dow Jones Industrial Average both fell 0.7% today.
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May 30 - News
Ever since Warren Buffett inked a deal to acquire a 50% stake in H.J Heinz Company (NYSE:HNZ) back in February, the world has spent a fair amount of time trying to figure out ...
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May 30 - News
Is Warren Buffett irreplaceable? Can Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
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May 29 - News
Starz (NASDAQ:STRZA) is getting a boost after Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
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May 29 - News
If you grew up in the 1970s and 80s like I did, one of the things you most likely remember about American Express Company (NYSE:AXP) is the phrase "Don't leave home without it...
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May 29 - News
It's no secret that Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRK.B) CEO Warren Buffett doesn't like bonds.
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May 29 - News
Have you ever seen anyone take notes during a flight, when the flight attendant gives the “in-flight safety instructions?” I haven’t.
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May 28 - News
This week, the U.S. department of Energy announced that Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) had repaid the remaining balance on its $465 million loan.
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May 28 - News
Editor's Note: Related Tickers: Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS), The Blackstone Group L.P. (NYSE:BX), Wells Fargo & Co (NYSE:WFC), Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRK.B), Apple Inc.
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May 28 - Hedge Funds
The stock market has hit record highs lately, and investors who still feel the lingering effects of the market's meltdown four years ago are finally starting to feel more comfortable...
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May 23 - News
To most stock holders, hedge funds are perceived as worthless, old financial tools of the past.
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May 23 - News
Editor's Note: Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRK.A), Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRK-B), American International Group, Inc.
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May 22 - Hedge Funds
The Dow Jones Industrial Average (Dow Jones Indices:.DJI) is up slightly, continuing its slow but steady rise. JPMorgan Chase & Co.
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May 21 - News
David Rolfe, the portfolio manager of Wedgewood Partners, has been generating a decent annualized return of 11.5% for his investors for the past twenty years, beating the S&P ...
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May 21 - Hedge Funds
Scores of investors scour Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRK.A)’s holdings in attempts to mimic legendary CEO Warren Buffett’s picks.
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May 20 - News
As the old adage goes, the two things you can't avoid are death and taxes.
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May 20 - News
Having Warren Buffett at your back usually bodes well, as big banks Bank of America Corp (NYSE:BAC) and Wells Fargo & Co (NYSE:WFC) well know.
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May 17 - News
Today, let's look at investing giant Warren Buffett. His Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
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May 17 - Hedge Funds
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRK.B) reported first quarter earnings on May 3, and what a quarter it was.
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May 15 - News
Matching a stable of strong insurance businesses with intelligent investing is one of the key formulas Warren Buffett used to turn Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
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May 15 - News
There is one type of financial risk, the risk of remote contingencies -- which, if they occur, can be devastating -- that market participants of all kinds almost always systematically...
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May 14 - News
Instead of wondering who will become the next CEO of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRK.A) or what Warren Buffett wrote in his first tweet I think most investors, including me...
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May 14 - Hedge Funds
On a day when the overall market is up less than a percent, the steady performer that is Wells Fargo & Co (NYSE:WFC) is up nearly twice as much and should close the day at a ...
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May 14 - News
In a previous piece, I covered two of Whitney Tilson’s recent picks from last week’s Value Investing Congress (Netflix, Inc.
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May 14 - Hedge Funds
At last week's Value Investing Congress, brainchild of Kase Capital's investing titan Whitney Tilson, the keynote presentation by Tilson highlighted three stocks he still loves...
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May 14 - News
Shares of Wells Fargo & Co (NYSE:WFC) have followed the larger market straight down into negative territory.
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May 13 - News
The tried and true "classic" Warren Buffett quotes are classics because they're great, timeless bits of investing wisdom. But sometimes they can also feel a bit too well worn.
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May 13 - News
The Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRK.A) annual meeting is attended by throngs of Berkshire faithful.
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May 12 - News
According to a report completed by Calvert Investments just a few months ago, most companies in the S&P 100 are improving their diversity initiatives and reporting, while a handful...
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May 12 - News
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRK.A) is a large, highly diversified conglomerate.
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May 10 - News
"A policy row caused by the infusion of outside money into Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
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May 10 - News
Change is uncomfortable. America is entering into a new stage. It is not the supreme world power that it was in the 1990s.
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May 10 - News
Yes, we know, Warren Buffett had a lot of wise things to say at the Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRK.B) annual meeting.
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May 10 - News
The Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRK.A) (NYSE:BRK.B) annual meeting wasn't the annual game in Omaha's town last week.
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May 10 - Hedge Funds
During the multi-hour question-and-answer session during the Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
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May 9 - News
While Warren Buffett gave his annual comfort speech to stock investors at the Berkshire Hathaway Inc.(NYSE:BRK.A) shareholders meeting, another famed value investor was preparing...
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May 9 - News
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRK.B) was in 66 hedge funds' portfolio at the end of the fourth quarter of 2012.
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May 8 - News
As it turns out, Berkshire recently approached the kidney disease specialist about increasing its 14% stake in the company, which led to a formal agreement "that reflects the ...
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May 8 - News
My wife and I are in the market for a new home. We've been saving for several years, including investing in stocks. I have started selling shares in order to free up cash ...
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May 8 - News
Recently, The Motley Fool had five analysts identify Warren Buffett's best investment.
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May 8 - Hedge Funds
Big bank JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) is on the rise once again this morning, with a 0.9% rise just after trading began.
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May 8 - News
Editor's Note: Related Tickers: Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO), Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ), Citigroup Inc. (NYSE:C), Trinity Industries, Inc.
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May 8 - Hedge Funds
Investors are hearing a lot about Carl Icahn himself these days, but his company continues to fly under the radar.
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May 7 - News
Despite being the star of the Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
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May 7 - News
Almost three weeks ago, shares of International Business Machines Corp.
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May 7 - Hedge Funds
Editor's Note: Related Ticker: Citigroup Inc. (NYSE:C), Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS), Credit Suisse Group AG (ADR) (NYSE:CS), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM), Herbalife Ltd.
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May 7 - Hedge Funds
Steven Check, the founder and Chief Investment Office (CIO) of Check Capital Management Inc.
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May 7 - Hedge Funds
In case you didn't notice, Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
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May 6 - Hedge Funds
In the past week, Wells Fargo & Co (NYSE:WFC) has had its share of ups and downs. But with the Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
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May 6 - News
