It's unlikely that you will ever hear this spoken: "I bought shares of this stock just so I could go to the annual meeting." Unlikely, that is, unless you're talking about Berkshire...
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May 6 - News
Editor's Note: Related Tickers: BMC Software, Inc. (NASDAQ:BMC), Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
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May 6 - Hedge Funds
It's not hard to be optimistic about the prospects for the broad-based S&P 500 (INDEXSP:.INX) with the index closing yesterday at a new all-time high.
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May 5 - News
We're still only a couple hours into the Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRK.A) annual meeting, but there's a significant theme already surfacing in Warren Buffett's comments.
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May 4 - News
Buffett thinks it would be extraordinary if the Federal Reserve were to expand its bond-buying program beyond the current $85 billion a month level.
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May 3 - News
Happy Friday! There are more good news articles, commentaries, and analyst reports on the Web every week than anyone could read in a month.
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May 3 - News
Editor's Note: Related tickers: American International Group, Inc. (NYSE:AIG), Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO), Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS), SandRidge Energy Inc.
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May 3 - Hedge Funds
Sometimes it pays to step outside your comfort zone.
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May 3 - News
Editor's Note: Related Tickers: Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRK.B), Dell Inc. (NASDAQ:DELL), MGM Resorts International (NYSE:MGM), Apple Inc.
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May 3 - Hedge Funds
Editor's Note: Related tickers: Yelp Inc (NYSE:YELP), Visa Inc (NYSE:V), LinkedIn Corp (NYSE:LNKD), Boston Beer Co Inc (NYSE:SAM), Key Energy Services, Inc.
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May 2 - News
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRK.B) has been a huge winner for its long-term shareholders. Between 1965 and 2012, the per-share book value of Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
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May 2 - Hedge Funds
About a year ago, I attempted to value Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRK.B), and I found it to be at least 20% undervalued at $82 per B-share.
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May 2 - Hedge Funds
First, there's Peter Eastwood, a 22-year American International Group Inc (NYSE:AIG) veteran who most recently headed up the company's domestic property-casualty operations.
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May 2 - Hedge Funds
No investment clears the bar for me, without a thorough evaluation of the bear case.
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May 2 - News
Billionaire and hedge fund manager David Tepper was recently reported to be buying shares of Metlife Inc (NYSE:MET). Mr.
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May 2 - Hedge Funds
This isn't the deal that veteran Warren Buffett watchers were waiting for. But for Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
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May 1 - Hedge Funds
Without a doubt, Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRK.B) stands alone as the most successful financial holding company in history.
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May 1 - News
Editor's Note: Related Tickers: Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE:HLF), Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA), Apple Inc.
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May 1 - Hedge Funds
Warren Buffett's success with Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRK.B) has inspired countless investors to emulate the insurance and private equity model.
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April 30 - News
There are few things more important than brand loyalty when it comes to the automotive industry.
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April 30 - News
The massive supply of natural gas that has resulted from new drilling technologies applied to U.S.
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April 29 - News
Over the years, Buffett has largely made his name by identifying stocks whose share prices have lagged the intrinsic value of their underlying businesses.
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April 29 - News
Executives move from from one company to another all the time -- that's a normal proceeding of the business world.
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April 28 - News
When I was asked to write this piece for our ongoing series on Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
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April 28 - News
How do you get the most bang for your buck in the stock market? You buy conglomerates.
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April 26 - News
In the cutthroat grocer business, a vote of confidence from a big-time investor goes a long way.
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April 26 - News
Listen to a lot of successful business people talk, and you'll often be let down. Many of them just aren't very articulate.
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April 26 - Lists, News
After around 70 years of investing, Warren Buffett has undoubtedly emerged as one of the great investors all of time, but also one of the pickiest.
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April 25 - News
The Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK.B) chairman is well known for his keen and quotable prose.
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April 25 - News
When we look at Buffett's company, Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
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April 24 - News
The Wall Street investment house almost always seems to make money, no matter what's going on with the rest of the economy, which is one of the primary reasons it attracts such...
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April 23 - News
They will be there to toss newspapers onto the porch of a Clayton Home.
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April 23 - News
Earlier this month, I outlined a few reasons Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
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April 22 - News
Warren Buffett declared last summer that housing was on the rebound.
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April 19 - News
With Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
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April 19 - News
Now, a 1.75% 10 year bond might seem risk-free.
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April 18 - News
Although a half-decade has passed since the nadir of the world-spanning financial crisis that reshaped the global banking industry, many regular investors continue to view bank...
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April 18 - News
As the world knows, H.J. Heinz Company (NYSE:HNZ) announced it agreed to be acquired by Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRK.B) and 3G Capital, a private equity firm, on Feb.
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April 18 - News
Editor's Note: Related Tickers: Baidu.com, Inc. (ADR) (NASDAQ:BIDU), Micron Technology, Inc.
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April 18 - News
On Thursday, Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE:UNP) will release its latest quarterly results.
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April 17 - News
I've been following the remarkable rise of the railroads as the preferred shipment option for our increased crude oil production.
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April 16 - News
When Warren Buffett was just beginning to build Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
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April 15 - News
Editor's Note: Related tickers: Colgate-Palmolive Company (NYSE:CL), The Gap Inc.
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April 15 - Hedge Funds
You would think that the medical-device sector would be rife with big gainers thanks to an aging population, but it's not quite as simple as that.
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April 14 - Hedge Funds
Charitable giving is an important part of American society, and many corporate leaders, who've earned their wealth through the stock market or other investments, have gone on ...
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April 14 - News
Global beverage titan The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO) has for a long time been one of Warren Buffett's largest holdings at Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRK.B).
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April 13 - Hedge Funds
As two of the world's most closely followed investors for the past half-century, it's safe to say people usually like to listen to Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK.B) CEO Warren ...
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April 12 - News
As a fan of regional banks over their much larger compatriots, PNC Financial Services (NYSE:PNC) is one bank that has always interested me, so I decided to take a deeper look ...
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April 12 - News
Chief executives are born leaders. But when private sector heads become soapbox pundits, it can drastically affect their business.
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April 11 - News
