Stocks are like underwear: The flashy ones get all the visibility, but can cause a whole bunch of trouble.
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March 13 - News
Just four months ago activist investor Nelson Peltz took a 1% stake in and laid out his investment thesis for the Paris-based food giant Groupe Danone SA (PINK:DANOY).
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March 13 - Hedge Funds
A lot of investors think that when Warren Buffett says to invest within one's own circle of competence, he means invest in companies whose operations you understand.
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March 13 - Hedge Funds
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) will announce plans for its cash hoard next month, according to Howard Ward, chief investment officer at investment firm Gamco.
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March 13 - News
Wouldn't it be great to have a self-made billionaire manage your money right alongside his own? Would it be even better if they didn't charge you for the service and even offered...
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March 13 - Hedge Funds
Last month, I found five quotes from Markel Corporation (NYSE:MKL) CEO Alan Kirshner that any long-term investor can appreciate.
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March 12 - News
Two American economic bellwethers began their tenure on the Dow Jones Industrial Average 2 Minute (Dow Jones Indices:.DJI) on March 12, 1987.
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March 12 - News
Today let's look at Eagle Capital Management, founded in 1988 by Ravenel Boykin Curry III.
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March 12 - Hedge Funds
If you've so much as glanced at a financial news outlet recently, you're probably aware that Warren Buffett released his 2012 annual letter to Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
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March 11 - Hedge Funds
In the following video, Fool senior technology analyst Eric Bleeker looks at a question that could seem ludicrous given Berkshire Hathaway's traditional aversion to technology...
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March 11 - News
American International Group Inc (NYSE:AIG) has plenty of reasons to celebrate on Wall Street these days -- from dethroning Apple as the hedge fund favorite, to big names like...
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March 11 - News
If you're a U.K. investor just starting out, U.S.
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March 11 - Hedge Funds
Berkshire remains one of Wall Street's favorites, and for good reason, but its insurance operations are not the only positive aspect of the company.
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March 10 - News
The Oracle of Omaha, Warren Buffett, and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
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March 8 - Hedge Funds
Buffett's folksy easy-as-pie investing image doesn't quite jibe with the usurious deals he's wrung from the likes of General Electric Company (NYSE:GE), Goldman Sachs Group, ...
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March 7 - Hedge Funds
Berkshire Hathaway’s annual letter to shareholders was released Friday. In the letter, Buffett states that the firm continues to look for large acquisitions.
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March 7 - Hedge Funds
In his highly anticipated letter to shareholders, the Oracle of Omaha drops little gems for his readers. This year the Chairman ofBerkshire Hathaway Inc.
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March 7 - Hedge Funds
In Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRK.B)'s 2012 letter to shareholders, Buffett again stressed his desire to make a large acquisition.
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March 7 - Hedge Funds
Stocks are holding on to this morning's gains, with the S&P 500 (S&P Indices: .INX) and the narrower, price-weighted Dow Jones Industrials Average (Dow Jones Indices: .DJI) up...
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March 7 - Hedge Funds
The last week of February always marks a special time for followers of Wall Street, as Warren Buffett publishes his must-read Shareholder Letter for Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
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March 7 - Hedge Funds
Okay, Okay! Another ‘Warren Buffett buys this, Buffett buys that’ article.
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March 6 - Hedge Funds
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE:WMT) has forever been a market leader, and a great company to have your money in.
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March 6 - News
After the much anticipated release of Warren Buffett's annual letter to Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
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March 6 - Hedge Funds
For all that is written on the topic, the key to beating the market can be boiled down to a single concept: variant perception.
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March 6 - News
Even though Warren Buffett is notoriously averse to tech stocks, he still has some advice for Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL).
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March 5 - Hedge Funds
Stocks opened nicely higher this morning, with the S&P 500 and the narrower, price-weighted Dow Jones Industrial Average up 0.8% each as of 10:05 a.m. EST.
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March 5 - Hedge Funds
Last Friday, Warren Buffett asked for a volunteer to be the bear on his panel of analysts at the upcoming Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRK.B) annual meeting. If Mr.
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March 5 - Hedge Funds
On February 14, 2013, as I suggested was possible a month earlier, Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRK.B) announced a joint deal with Brazilian based 3G ventures to buy H.J.
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March 4 - News
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. (NYSE:BRK.B) has paid out a dividend just once under Warren Buffett's watch, a $0.10-per-share payout in 1967.
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March 4 - Hedge Funds
Monday has been a big day of worry for the stock market so far this year: The S&P 500 has fallen during every single Monday session in 2013.
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March 4 - News
Last Friday, Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRK.B) CEO Warren Buffett released his annual letter to shareholders.
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March 4 - Hedge Funds
Nothing lasts forever, and even the strongest company can wither away.
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March 4 - News
It just seems counterintuitive that the greatest investor of all time, Warren Buffett, could make the bulk of his fortune with just a few decisions to purchase companies without...
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March 1 - Hedge Funds
We have spent the last couple weeks studying 13F filings from hedge funds and other notable investors. 13Fs disclose many long equity positions in U.S.
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February 27 - Hedge Funds
Mr. Jobs was, of course, the co-founder and long-time leader of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL).
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February 26 - News
In contrast to Apple Inc.
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February 26 - News
Warren Buffett has done it again. His Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
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February 25 - News
Legendary value investor and Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRK.A) (NYSE:BRK.B) CEO Warren Buffett has the kind of problems the rest of us only dream of having.
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February 25 - Hedge Funds
Fiscal 2012 was fairly uneventful for Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRK.B) in terms of acquisitions; Warren Buffett and his loaded rifle found no elephants large or impressive...
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February 25 - Hedge Funds
It took the near collapse of the economy for Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
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February 25 - News
For all that is written on the topic, the key to beating the market can be boiled down to a single concept: variant perception.
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February 23 - News
Warren Buffett's involvement in a $23 billion deal for H.J. Heinz Company (NYSE:HNZ) signifies the Oracle of Omaha's desire to put the trove of cash at Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
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February 22 - News
Compared to many other chief executive officers, Markel Corporation (NYSE:MKL) CEO Alan Kirshner sure doesn't spend much time in the limelight.
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February 22 - News
Nuclear power has been a hot political issue for a few decades now.
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February 21 - News
The recently announced acquisition of H.J. Heinz Company (NYSE:HNZ) by Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
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February 21 - Hedge Funds
If you want to be a smart investor, you can learn a lot from Warren Buffett.
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February 21 - News
A look at hedge fund manager Whitney Tilson's recent investor letter proved interesting.
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February 20 - News
There are many healthcare stocks traded on the market that an investor can choose from.
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February 20 - News
When it comes to investing, going with the crowd will rarely -- if ever -- make you rich.
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February 20 - News
With Burlington Northern Santa Fe still ringing in the backs of investors' minds, Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
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February 20 - Hedge Funds