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Warren Buffet, the ‘Oracle of Omaha,’ recently faced weary shareholders of Berkshire Hathaway this past weekend for an update on the outlook of the conglomerate. Questions from shareholders indicated the anxiety was a largely a result of the recent...
United States (May 1st, 11)
United States (May 1st, 11)
Many regard the prosperity of Berkshire Hathaway as a broader indication of the overall economic status of the US economy. If you subscribe to this theory, the economy is not only rebounding, it’s flourishing. The manufacturing, service, and retailing op...
United States (Feb 26th, 11)
United States (Feb 26th, 11)
Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK) recorded a solid first quarter with profits of $3.63 billion, in contrast to last year's net loss of $1.5 billion during the same quarter.
Operating earnings increased from $1.7 billion last year to $2.2 billion this year, a 30 p...
Business (May 1st, 10)
Business (May 1st, 10)
Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK-A) are now looking to the real estate sector for some great bargains, and it looks like they have a lot to pick from, as their deal for Schiller Real Estate, a firm based in the Chicago area shows.
Berkshire wil...
Real Estate (Apr 9th, 10)
Real Estate (Apr 9th, 10)
Nobody and no company since Warren Buffett has held the reins of Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A) has come close to the performance concerning annualized returns, which have been over 20 percent during that time period stretching over 45 years.
The key to this reco...
Investing (Mar 5th, 10)
Investing (Mar 5th, 10)
In his annual report just released recently, Warren Buffett states that somewhere in 2011 the residential real estate crunch should be over, as demand starts to mirror the supply out there.
While that may seem like good news in general, part of that news is p...
Construction (Feb 28th, 10)
Construction (Feb 28th, 10)
Implying he was older and wiser than his people at Geico, Warren Buffett pressured them to develop a credit card offering for their people that they were against but which Buffett was sure would be a money-winner for Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK-A) and Geico. ...
Business (Feb 27th, 10)
Business (Feb 27th, 10)