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• Warren Buffett To Sell Union Pacific & Norfolk Southern Stakes (UNP & NSC)

  
  market folly — Authority: 621
  Following Warren Buffett & Berkshire Hathaways announcement of their Burlington Northern (BNI) purchase, we now see that he is set to make another round of moves in the railroad industry. As of last portfolio disclosures, Buffett owned shares in Burlington Northern, Union Pacific, and Norfolk Southern. Upon his ...
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• Buying One, Buffett Aims to Sell Off 2 Railroads

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 913
  At the same time Berkshire Hathaway is planning its takeover of Burlington Northern, it is looking for an exit from two other railroad companies.
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• Buffett to Sell Stakes in 2 Other Railroad Companies

  
  DealBook — Authority: 783
  As Warren E. Buffett takes on Burlington Northern Santa Fe in his biggest-ever deal, he is looking to sell off his stakes in two other big railroad companies, Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern.
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• Upcoming Business Wire Events – November 9 Edition

  
  BusinessWired - Business Wire Blog — Authority: 121
  Join Business Wire experts in your area for media breakfasts, panel discussions and other insightful events. We bring local media members and industry thought leaders to your market to discuss today’s most relevant topics, from writing for SEO to marketing with social media. Best of all, Business Wire events are ...
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• Manufactured homes may need more than tax breaks to spur sales

  
  DailyFinance — Authority: 792
  Filed under: Columns , Economy , Berkshire Hathaway President Barack Obamas recently extended homebuyers tax credit may help revive the flagging fortunes of the manufactured home industry -- and not a moment too soon. According to the Manufactured Housing Institute, about 55,000 prefabricated homes will be sold ...
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• Berkshire B’s See Pick-Up In Short Interest

  
  WSJ.com: MarketBeat — Authority: 658
  One of the nuances of Berkshire Hathaways deal to buy Burlington Northern was a 50-for-1 split of Berkshires class B stock to get the deal done.
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• Berkshire Hathaway Highest ever Book Value!

  
  Uncommon Financial Wisdom — Authority: 116
  Berkshire Hathaway reported late Friday its 3rd quarter results.  As expected its book value went above $80K to $81,247 per A share.  It is now trading at 1.26 times book value.  Its book value is now at an all time high.  Pretty impressive performance in the middle of a recession! However, there is still much ...
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• Market Updates: McDonald’s (NYSE: MCD), Kraft Foods (NYSE: KFT), Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRKA), Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA)

  
  Jutia Group — Authority: 562
  McDonald’s (NYSE: MCD) stated that domestic sales open at least 13 months dropped 0.1 percent last month, as the company’s Dollar Menu items and McCafe coffee…
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• Berkshire Says Credit Crisis Has Abated

  
  DealBook — Authority: 783
  Berkshire Hathaway said "the credit crisis has abated," bolstering the firms earnings potential after Chief Executive Warren Buffett agreed to pay $26 billion and take on debt to fund his biggest takeover.
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• Earnings highlights: CBS, Comcast, News Corp., Time Warner, UBS, Viacom ...

  
  BloggingStocks — Authority: 661
  Filed under: Earnings reports , Time Warner (TWX) , Viacom (VIA) , CBS Corp B (CBS) , Clorox Co (CLX) , Comcast ClA (CMCSA) , Dean Foods (DF) , News CorpB (NWS) , Garmin Ltd (GRMN) , World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) Here are some highlights from last weeks earnings coverage from BloggingStocks: ...
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• Warren Buffetts Bet on BNSF

  
  California High Speed Rail Blog — Authority: 551
  by Rafael Recently, Berkshire Hathaway, the company led by renowned investor and industrialist Warren Buffett, announced a takeover bid for the 77% of shares in the Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) railroad it does not already own. Remarkably, the offer price of $100-a-share is around 30% above that of the ...
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• Berkshire Hathaway says 3Q profit triples to $3.2B

  
  Business Finance & Economy - business.marc8.com — Authority: 163
  Warren Buffetts company says its third-quarter profit tripled as the improving economy and stock market boosted the value of Berkshire Hathaway Inc.s derivative contracts.
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• FINALLY A TINY BIT OF GOOD NEWS

  
  InvestmentWatch — Authority: 449
  “Treasury to Block Fannie Sale of Tax Credits to Goldman Sachs” Wall Street Journal - Nick Timiraos “The US Treasury has blocked Fannie Mae’s proposed sale of nearly $3 billion in low-income housing tax credits to Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and Berkshire Hathaway Inc. after concluding that the deal would lose ...
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• Berkshire Hathaways net profit triples while stock portfolio bests S&P 500

  
  DailyFinance — Authority: 792
  Filed under: Berkshire Hathaway Warren Buffett, one of the worlds richest men and CEO of conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway ( BRK.A ), once proclaimed that "the banking business is no favorite of ours." The comment came in one of his famous missives to Berkshires shareholders by way of explaining that financial ...
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• Berkshire Says Profit Tripled in Quarter

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 913
  The big Warren Buffett-led conglomerate said its third-quarter profit tripled as the improving economy and stock market boosted the value of its derivative contracts.
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• Berkshire Hathaway Posts $3.24 Billion Profit in Q3

  
  Ub News — Authority: 567
  Berkshire’s operating results for the third quarter and first nine months of 2009 are summarized in the following paragraphs. However, we urge investors and reporters to read our 10-Q, which has been posted at www.berkshirehathaway.com. The limited information that follows in this press release is not adequate for ...
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• Why did Warren Buffett pay 44bn for a ticket to ride?

  
  Family: News and advice on family matters children and parents — Authority: 975
  At 79 Warren Buffett still has the ability to surprise sending shockwaves through the market with his purchase of Burlington Northern Santa Fe.
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• Berkshire Shares to Split 50 to 1?

  
  Got Shares? (GotShares.com) — Authority: 129
  Just a quick note: According to this article, Berkshire Hathaway shares might split, making them more accessible to the general public. Shareholders still have to approve the stock split, and the final vote tally might be close. Buffett started giving away his shares to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, so ...
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• Buffett and Gore on opposite sides of coal question

  
  Muckety.com - Exploring the paths of power and influence — Authority: 424
  Two seemingly unrelated investment stories roused the press and the public this week.
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• BLOOMBERG: Buffett’s ‘Wake-Up Call’ to Managers May Signal More Cost Cuts

  
  Everything Warren Buffett — Authority: 441
  By Andrew Frye Nov. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Berkshire Hathaway Inc. ’s managers may deliver more cost cuts to Chief Executive Officer Warren Buffett ...
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