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Now that August is in the books, let's look at where we are and update some of my previous thoughts: In the call, the following exchange was had: Jeffrey Zekauskas - JPMorgan: "Good morning. On average shouldn't your raw material costs be down sequentially in the third quarter?

Berkshire Hathaway’s (BRK.A) (BRK.B) HomeServices of America residential real estate brokerage unit, run by CEO Ron Peltier, is putting the pedal to the metal acquisition-wise: Peltier said he expects to spend $200 million in the next two years paying 20 cents to 25 cents on the dollar for distressed brokerages to get HomeServices into new markets.

With the stock market in turmoil, it's a good time to check in on what Warren Buffett is doing with his portfolio. Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRK.A, BRK.B) has struggled in the first half of the year. But Money Morning's Jason Simpkins says a $4-billion spending spree could reignite the investment vehicle.

Not even Warren Buffett was immune to the stock market’s rampant first-half gyrations, as Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK.A, BRK.B) notched its worst first half in 18 years, with the shares skidding more than 16%.

BUY rating on Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK.A) Start Price: $115400.0 Start Date: 08/25/2008

Well, this investor thinks so ......Cartoon of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK.A), with a "deep value" investor.

Are the top value hedge funds going to beat the market every quarter, or just outperform when the market is going up? Maybe we should ask Will Ferrell, errr, I mean Robert Goulet:

I have noticed an interesting trend over the last several years. When times are good, companies have a higher level of profitability and higher cash flows. As a result, the higher profits lead to higher share prices. This is pretty much common sense. The higher cash flows cause management to make some decisions.

Warren Buffett is arguably the greatest value investor the world has ever seen. His investment holding company, Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A), has averaged a compounded return of 21% a year since 1965. That turned every dollar into $400,863. By contrast, the same investment in the S&P 500 would only be worth $6,840.

“History is merely a list of surprises. It can only prepare us to be surprised yet again.” - Kurt Vonnegut Having experienced a multitude of market crises, I realize that history never repeats itself exactly, so I’d be arrogant not to admit that almost anything can happen from here.