Berkshire Hathaway News

I emphasized that Berkshire should be a core, long-term holding in investors' portfolios and not a stock to trade in and out off.

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. said a oethe credit crisis has abated,a bolstering the firma s earnings potential after Chief Executive Officer Warren Buffett agreed to pay $26 billion and take on debt to fund his biggest takeover.

A deadline loomed Monday for Kraft Foods Inc. to make a formal offer for British candy maker Cadbury PLC or walk away for six months.

Some great posts this weekend over at "The Big Picture" by Barry Ritholtz; Barry is essentially the "trailblazer" of financial blogging and many a blogger has followed in his footsteps.

I've been hearing a lot about Buffett's recent purchase of Burlington Northern Santa Fe .

Berkshire Hathaway reported results for the third quarter following the close of trading Friday.

Goldman Sachs filed its quarterly report with the SEC on Wednesday, giving investors a peek at just how consistently profitable its trading activity was in the third quarter.

Updated: Capmark Financial Group Inc. of Horsham, the giant commercial real estate lender that filed for bankruptcy protection in Delaware last month, agreed earlier this year that, if it went bankrupt, it would be acquired by Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc.

Burlington Northern Santa Fe locomotives are seen in a rail yard in Kansas City, Kan.

WASHINGTON - Consumers borrowed less for a record eighth straight month in September amid rising unemployment and tight credit conditions.

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. a s managers may deliver more cost cuts to Chief Executive Officer Warren Buffett after the billionaire replaced Richard Santulli as the head of a money-losing plane-leasing unit.

Montana political and agricultural leaders hope Berkshire Hathaway's planned purchase of the Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroad will lead to lower shipping costs in Montana, but they doubt much will change.

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway investment company has purchased America's second largest railroad , the Burlington Northern Santa Fe, for $34 billion.

More wind power is coming to Iowa. The Iowa Utilities Board has approved MidAmerican Energy's plans to build wind farms producing 1,001 megawatts of power.

VERMILLION - Twenty-seven University of South Dakota Business School students are scheduled to meet with billionaire investor Warren Buffett on Friday in Omaha.

Canada's two largest railways enjoyed a "Buffet bounce" on Tuesday after legendary U.S. investor Warren Buffet announced he will pay a premium price for Burlington Northern Santa Fe.

NetJets Inc., the unprofitable plane- leasing unit owned by Warren Buffetta s Berkshire Hathaway Inc., is firing 495 pilots as the slowdown in corporate flights persists.

Warren Buffett didna t just buy a railroad when he announced his purchase of Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp.

Wang Chuanfu, chairman of electric car and battery maker BYD, has become China's richest person, according to an annual rich list released by Forbes Thursday.

A major shake-up is underway in the insurance industry, with key assets coming on the market across the globe as the fallout from the financial crisis continues.