The Washington Post Company (WPO), New York Times (NYT): Buffett Buying Newspapers
A flurry of acquisitions involving John Henry, Jeff Bezos, and even Warren Buffett has the print world buzzing.
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Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK.B), The Walt Disney Company (DIS), Starbucks Corporation (SBUX): 3 Companies Making Smart Acquisitions
You are what you eat, and you also eat what your food eats. That´s why the organic and natural food moment is gaining so much popularity around the world.
Warren Buffett News Trends: The Coca-Cola Company (KO), Bet on Newspapers, Advice for Kids & More
Warren Buffett is undoubtedly one of the best investors to ever grace the markets, but even he sometimes makes mistakes.
BYD COMPANY LTD ADR (BYDDY), Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK.A) (BRK.B): Buffett’s Electric-Car Maker Is Still on Sale
A battery, solar-panel, and automobile maker made famous by a certain Omaha-based oracle, BYD COMPANY LTD ADR (OTCMKTS:BYDDY) has seen its fair share of peaks and troughs.
Warren Buffett Updates: Return-On-Equity Dividend Stocks, General Motors Company (GM), Predictions & More
What sort of qualities do you look for in a business when investing? It’s a key question; after all, most of history’s greatest investors—people like Warren Buffett, Benjamin...
American International Group Inc (AIG), Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK.B), Markel Corporation (MKL): A Stalwart, an Upstart, and a Turnaround: Which Stock Should You Buy?
Finding undervalued companies can be very difficult in a bull market like the one we're currently experiencing.
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK.B), SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY): If You Can’t Beat the Market, Join It
As a general rule, it's best to assume that you can't beat the market by picking individual stocks.
Today in History: Food Pioneers, Toyota Motor Corporation (ADR) (TM) in America, and Buffett Buys the Gecko
If you are or once were a college student, you're probably quite familiar with two low-cost nutritional options: canned food and ramen noodles. Both claim Aug.
The Washington Post Company (WPO), Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN): Investing Wisdom From Warren Buffett’s Amazing 19-Page Memo
A mildly non-conventional investment approach, emphasizing a business approach to security selection, gives some opportunity for long-term results slightly above average...
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK.B), International Business Machines Corp. (IBM): Three Buffett Predictions for the Rest of 2013
As the fourth richest person in the world today -- even after giving away roughly $24 billion of his shares in Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
Facebook Inc (FB), Knight Capital Group Inc. (KCG): NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (NDAQ)’s Flub Shows Warren Buffett Is Right Again
For a good chunk of the trading day today, investors weren't able to trade stocks listed on the NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:NDAQ)'s namesake Nasdaq exchange. No buying.
Suncor Energy Inc. (USA) (SU), DISH Network Corp. (DISH): How To Invest Like A Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK.B) Insider
For some, it's being in your favorite football team's locker room during the coach's inspiring halftime speech.
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK.B), Suncor Energy Inc. (USA) (SU), DISH Network Corp. (DISH): Here’s What Warren Buffett Has Been Buying and Selling
Today, let's look at investing giant Warren Buffett. His Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
Viacom, Inc. (VIAB), American Tower Corp (AMT): Last Week’s Billion-Dollar Borrowers
Viacom, Inc. (NASDAQ:VIAB) led the borrowing by broadcasting five-, 10-, and 30-year notes raising a total of $3 billion.
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK.B), Corning Incorporated (GLW), Activision Blizzard, Inc. (ATVI): 15 Surprising Facts to Put Buffett’s Giving Into Perspective
The way I see it is that my money represents an enormous number of claim checks on society. It is like I have these little pieces of paper that I can turn into consumption.
Apple Inc. (AAPL), Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK.B), The Walt Disney Company (DIS): Companies and Their NFL Quarterback Equivalents
While September brings the end of summer, the turn of the calendar also means that football is back.
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK.B), Charles Schwab Corp (SCHW): The Theory and Practice of Beating the Market
"Admittedly, it is preposterous to suggest that stock speculation is like coin-flipping. I know there is more skill to stock speculation.
Bank of America Corp (BAC), Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (GS), American Express Company (AXP): 10 Reasons Buffett Is Buffett (and I’m Not)
Buffett would have probably excelled regardless of when he was born, but not unlike the industrial titans of the Gilded Age, it didn't hurt that he came into the world on the ...
Warren Buffett News Updates: Zhao Danyang’s Gains, Adds Wells Fargo & Co (WFC), 1975 Memo for The Washington Post Company (WPO) & More
Editor's Note: Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRK.B), Suncor Energy Inc. (USA) (NYSE:SU), The Washington Post Company (NYSE:WPO), Gannett Co., Inc.
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK.B), Discover Financial Services (DFS): Warren Buffett’s Next Big Buy
That's the line that careful readers may have found in Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRK.B)'s 13F filing -- the SEC filing that discloses the company's major stock positions.
General Motors Company (GM), Suncor Energy Inc. (USA) (SU): U.S. Stocks Collapse; Buffett Keeps Buying
Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over daily movements, we do like to keep an eye on market changes -- just in case they're material to our investing...
International Business Machines Corp. (IBM), Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK-B): A Surprising Reason Why Warren Buffett Must Be Happy
Warren Buffett made a big and unexpected move in 2011, when he decided to take a big position in International Business Machines Corp.
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK.B), BlackBerry Ltd (BBRY): Should You Always Follow the “Smart Money”?
The "smart money" isn't always a bunch of investing geniuses. Institutional shareholders run into the same value traps as individual investors.
Boykin Curry IV Likes Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK.B), Oracle Corporation (ORCL) & More
Eagle Capital Management is a hedge fund that was founded by Ravenel Boykin Curry III in 1988. His son, Ravenel Boykin Curry IV, is now partner of the fund.
Royal Dutch Shell plc (ADR) (RDS.B), TOTAL S.A. (ADR) (TOT): Companies Saving Big-Time With Low Bond Rates
Royal Dutch Shell plc (ADR) (NYSE:RDS.B) topped the big borrowers list with $3.5 billion spread across five-, 10-, and 30-year issues.
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK.B), Devon Energy Corp (DVN): Charlie Munger on Our Crazy Obsession With Energy Independence
Energy independence is one of the only topics that doesn't incite partisan battles or ideological bickering.
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK.B), Abbott Laboratories (ABT): The S&P 500’s 5 Most Loved Stocks
These days there doesn't seem to be much in the way of economic news that can stop the ascent of the broad-based S&P 500 .
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK.B), KKR & Co. L.P. (KKR), Siemens AG (ADR) (SI): Warren Buffett’s Not Afraid of This; Why Are So Many Other Companies?
Warren Buffett, who turns 83 years old in August and has been at the helm of Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK.A), National-Oilwell Varco, Inc. (NOV): Want to Invest Like Warren Buffett? It’s Easier Than You Think.
I recently took a trip to my neighborhood book store and perused the business section.
Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN), The Washington Post Company (WPO): Warren Buffett’s Awful Two-Decade Investment
Despite this, the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX), Wall Street's "fear index," continued its descent, shedding 1.17% to close at 11.84.
Markel Corporation (MKL), Platinum Underwriters Holdings, Ltd. (PTP): Two Great Stocks I’m Buying
The logic is simple: If you are going to be a net buyer of stocks in the future, either directly with your own money or indirectly ... you are hurt when stocks rise.
NV Energy, Inc. (NVE), Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK.A): Where Human Brains Still Beat Computer Algorithms
Zacks Investment Research just upgraded electric generating company NV Energy, Inc.
American Express Company (AXP), Mastercard Inc (MA): You Can’t Pay Credit Without Paying Buffett
If you look at Berkshire Hathaway's latest 13F filing, you'll see three credit companies listed: American Express Company (NYSE:AXP), Mastercard Inc (NYSE:MA), and Visa Inc (...
Wells Fargo & Co (WFC)’s Uncanny Knack for Sensing Trouble
The news that Wells Fargo & Co (NYSE:WFC) is exiting the mortgage joint venture arena is grabbing headlines, but it shouldn't surprise anyone.
Netflix, Inc. (NFLX), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ): What Businesses Can Learn From the Case of Ryan Braun
Since 1992, my family has held season tickets for the Milwaukee Brewers.
NV Energy, Inc. (NVE), Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK.A): The Not-So-Dirty Secret Behind Warren Buffett’s Recent Buy
Back in late May, MidAmerican Energy, a subsidiary of Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRK.A), made a $5.59 billion offer to buy NV Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NVE).
Why the Bears Are Wrong About Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK.A)
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRK.A) growth over the last year would be impressive, at least, if you ignored the upward drift of the Dow Jones Industrial Average.
American Express Company (AXP), The Coca-Cola Company (KO), International Business Machines Corp. (IBM): Buffett’s 3 Largest Dow Positions
It's no secret that Warren Buffett has had tremendous success investing in large, well-known companies, many of which appear in the Dow Jones Industrial Average.
What Will Happen to Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK.A) After Warren Buffett Dies?
Warren Buffett will turn 83 in August, which means that according to the Social Security Administration's period life table, the world's greatest living investor will have a 91...
Union Pacific Corporation (UNP), CSX Corporation (CSX): Should You Make a Bakken Oil Play With the Railroad Companies?
The Bakken play produces vast amounts of gas and oil that need to be transported, either by pipeline or railroad.
Why Hartford Financial Services Group Inc (HIG) Earnings Should Soar This Quarter
Hartford Financial Services Group Inc (NYSE:HIG) will release its quarterly report on Monday, and the insurance company's prospects have been looking increasingly favorable lately...
Union Pacific Corporation (UNP): The Staggering Growth of Crude Oil Shipments by Rail
The surge in U.S. oil production since 2008 has created tremendous opportunities for the midstream companies involved in oil storage and transportation.
eBay Inc (EBAY) Needs to Grow Up
eBay Inc (NASDAQ:EBAY)'s various businesses are growing quite nicely at the moment, but I'm surprisingly disappointed with the company nonetheless.
Wells Fargo & Co (WFC), The Coca-Cola Company (KO) & More: Why Warren Bufffett Will Always Outperform You
Warren Buffett, investor extraordinaire and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRK.A), will always outperform you.
Looking for the Next Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK.A)
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRK.A) has delivered truly amazing returns for investors who were smart enough to invest with Buffett and Munger for the long term.
VF Corp (VFC), Berkshire Hathaway Inc.(BRK.A) – Hiding in Plain Sight: Investing in Your Favorite Brands
Many popular consumer brands are owned by a parent company that you've never heard of.
The Coca-Cola Company (KO), Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK.A), C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. (CHRW): Where to Put Your Money in a Bull Market
The incredible bull market fed by Ben Bernanke's monetary stimulus has inflated the prices of many stocks well beyond their intrinsic value.
Pay Close Attention to Goldman Sachs Group Inc (GS)’s Earnings
A slew of corporate earnings announcements have recently marked the opening session of Q2 earnings.
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (GS): 8 Fascinating Reads
Happy Friday! There are more good news articles, commentaries, and analyst reports on the Web every week than anyone could read in a month.
