Read more Berkshire Hathaway stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/10062/berkshire-hathaway.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 14:18:24 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73929/buffett-financial-panic-is-behind-us.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWarren Buffett says the worst is over. "The financial panic is behind us," he declared at Columbia University. The Berkshire Hathaway chief acknowledged that the US economy "still is sputtering some," but he sounded a bullish note on investment opportunities around the globe. While he gave "high marks" to Ben...http://www.newser.com/story/73929/buffett-financial-panic-is-behind-us.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 12 Nov 2009 21:14:15 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73492/berkshire-may-join-sp-500.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCould Warren Buffett finally be headed to the S&P 500? For years, Berkshire Hathaway’s stock—both the A shares and the so-called “Baby Berkshire” B shares—have been too expensive for the index, at $101,000 and $3,380 each, respectively. But now that Berkshire has acquired S&P component Burlington...http://www.newser.com/story/73492/berkshire-may-join-sp-500.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 06 Nov 2009 10:34:03 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73233/buffetts-railroad-buy-is-a-smart-bet-on-coal.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBerkshire Hathaway’s acquisition of railroad operator Burlington North Santa Fe is really a "huge bet" by Warren Buffett on the coal industry, writes Steve Gelsi . Burlington hauls more coal than anything else, and the material accounted for a quarter of its third-quarter revenue. Buffett already is heavily invested in coal—...http://www.newser.com/story/73233/buffetts-railroad-buy-is-a-smart-bet-on-coal.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 03 Nov 2009 17:56:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73208/buffett-bets-on-recovery-buys-burlington-for-26b.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBerkshire Hathaway has agreed to buy up the 77.4% of railroad operator Burlington Northern Santa Fe it didn’t already own for $26 billion, in what would be Warren Buffett’s largest acquisition ever. “It’s an all-in wager on the economic future of the United States,” says Buffett. “I love those...http://www.newser.com/story/73208/buffett-bets-on-recovery-buys-burlington-for-26b.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 03 Nov 2009 8:41:13 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/68842/buffett-we-are-not-out-of-problems-yet.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagEven Warren Buffett had a bad financial crisis: The Omaha sage personally lost $25 billion in 2008, enough to put him behind Bill Gates on the worldwide rich list. But while many investors hunkered down as markets tanked, Buffett recalibrated, pouring billions into companies—Goldman Sachs, GE, BofA, Amex—that...http://www.newser.com/story/68842/buffett-we-are-not-out-of-problems-yet.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 08 Sep 2009 6:38:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/57891/buffett-i-didnt-cover-myself-in-glory-in-08.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSo how do you replace an oracle? By splitting the job into pieces. Warren Buffett told a record gathering of 35,000 Berkshire Hathaway shareholders that he's got three internal candidates who could easily replace him as chief executive, the Financial Times reports. The 78-year-old also has four candidates to...http://www.newser.com/story/57891/buffett-i-didnt-cover-myself-in-glory-in-08.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 02 May 2009 23:12:18 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/57879/buffett-reports-200m-drop-blames-recession.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWarren Buffett told Berkshire Hathaway shareholders today that the company's first-quarter earnings will fall to $1.7 billion from $1.9 billion last year, reports Bloomberg. At the annual meeting, Buffett said the recession “significantly to drastically affected” the company's bottom line. Full earnings details will be released Friday.http://www.newser.com/story/57879/buffett-reports-200m-drop-blames-recession.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 02 May 2009 14:13:18 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/57864/buffett-us-doing-the-right-things.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWarren Buffett said today the US government is taking the correct actions to help the economy recover. "The government is doing the right things," Buffett said before the opening of Berkshire Hathaway's annual shareholder meeting. "They're acting in a countercyclical manner." But he said he can't predict how quickly the...http://www.newser.com/story/57864/buffett-us-doing-the-right-things.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 02 May 2009 10:55:15 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/57792/financial-pearl-harbor-is-past-says-buffett.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Oracle of Omaha still sees tough times ahead for the US economy, but he says he thinks the worst is in the past, CNCBC reports. “We’re at a war now to some degree, but Pearl Harbor was September,” Warren Buffett says. “There was a strike at the heart of...http://www.newser.com/story/57792/financial-pearl-harbor-is-past-says-buffett.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 01 May 2009 14:05:01 CDT