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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)
It seems Warren Buffett is getting geared up for the upcoming annual Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK) meeting, which should provide some fireworks over the holdings of the company in Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) and a more upbeat atmosphere than last year's meeting, w...
Banking (Apr 30th, 10)
Banking (Apr 30th, 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)
As measured by market capitalization, Wal-Mart (NYSE:WMT) was surpassed by Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) on Friday, as the pre-orders for iPad generated a lot of interest in the stock.
In less than an hour, close to 2 million shares of Apple changed hands, as the price...
Technology (Mar 13th, 10)
Technology (Mar 13th, 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)