On Monday September 7, 2009, privately held candy maker Mars Inc, and Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A / BRK.B) have offered to buy the Wm Wrigley Jr Co (WWY) for $23B. Wrigley is the world’s largest chewing gum maker. This will make Mars Inc, the maker of M&M, Snickers, and Twix candies into the world’s [...]
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Warren Buffett and Mars Inc To Buy Wrigley
Posted in WARREN BUFFETT, tagged Berkshire Hathaway, Cadbury PLC (CBY), Cadbury Schweppes PLC, Kraft Foods Inc (KFT), Mars Inc, WARREN BUFFETT, Wm Wrigley Jr Co (WWY) on September 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Warren Buffett (Berkshire Hathaway) Sells More Moody’s Shares
Posted in WARREN BUFFETT, tagged Berkshire Hathaway, Berkshire Hathaway stock portfolio, Moody's Corp (MCO), WARREN BUFFETT, Warren Buffett stock portfolio on September 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
According to the Form4 filing on 9/3/2009, Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway has again reduced its stake in Moody’s Corp [MCO], the credit ratings research and analysis company.
Q&A: Evaluating Stocks Out Of Buffett’s Portfolio vs S&P500?
Posted in WARREN BUFFETT, tagged Berkshire Hathaway, Do It Yourself DIY investing, Buffett stock picks versus the S&P500, The dangers of blindly following Warren Buffett, Evaluating stock portfolio performance, The dangers of piggybacking guru investors on August 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Reader Question: In March of this year I sold off my stock portfolio, and bought stocks from Buffett’s portfolio and am up. Is the improvement just average (due to the rise in the market) or due to the selection of stocks?
Related Article: Warren Buffet (Berkshire Hathaway) Stock Portfolio – Update 2009 Q2
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Warren Buffet (Berkshire Hathaway) Stock Portfolio – Update 2009 Q2
Posted in WARREN BUFFETT, tagged American Express (AXP), Bank Of America (BAC), Beckton Dickinson & Co (BDX), Benjamin Graham, Berkshire Hathaway, Carmx (KMX), Conoco Phillips (COP), Constellation Energy (CEG), Eaton Corp (ETN), Home Depot (HD), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), Lowes (LOW), MidAmerican Energy Comapny, Moody's Corp (MCO), United Health Group (UNH), US Bancorp (USB), USG Corp (USG), Wellpoint (WLP), Wells Fargo & Co (WFC) on August 18, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Warren Buffet’s Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A / BRK.B) stock updates for the second quarter of 2009 (End of 6/30/2009):
New Additions:
BDX [Beckton Dickinson & Co.]
- 1,200,000 shares were purchased. New Jersey based Beckton, Dickinson & Co (BD) was incorporated in 1906, and is a medical technology manufacturer of medical supplies, devices, lab equipment, and diagnostic products. The [...]
Berkshire Hathaway 2009 Q2 Results
Posted in WARREN BUFFETT, tagged WARREN BUFFETT, Berkshire Hathaway, Goldman Sachs, BYD, Geico Corp, General Re Corp, MidAmerican Energy Comapny, PacificCorp on August 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
On Friday August 7 2009, Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A / BRK.B) reported 2009 2nd quarter earnings:
- Profit of $3.3B, an increase of 14%.
- Insurance underwriting profit decreased 77% to $83M.
- Insurance investment income increased 31% to 1.16B.
- Income from non-insurance businesses declined 47% to $574M.
- Operating earnings fell to $1780 per Class A share, [...]
Salida Capital Corp Wins Warren Buffett Auction Lunch
Posted in WARREN BUFFETT, tagged Value investing, Benjamin Graham, diversification myth, Salida Capital Corp., Warren Buffett charity auction lunch, Investing like Warren Buffett on July 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A Toronto, Canada, hedge fund firm Salida Capital Corp. won this year’s charity auction lunch with Warren Buffett. The company’s winning bid was $1,680,300 USD, which includes up to eight guests. The company stated that each partner will personally pay for their share, which is also tax deductible. Proceeds of the auction will go to [...]
Warren Buffet (Berkshire Hathaway) Stock Portfolio – Update 2009 Q1
Posted in WARREN BUFFETT, tagged Berkshire Hathaway, Benjamin Graham, MidAmerican, Wells Fargo & Co (WFC), US Bancorp (USB), United Health Group (UNH), Nalco Holding Corp (NLC), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), Carmax (KMX), Conoco Phillips (COP), Constellation Energy (CEG), Burlington Nothern Santa Fe (BNI), Union Pacific Corp (UNP), Ingersoll-Rand Company Ltd (IR), Iron Mountain Inc (IRM) on May 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Warren Buffet’s Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A / BRK.B) stock updates for the first quarter of 2009 (End of 3/31/2009):
Added to:
BNI [Burlington Northern Santa Fe]
- Berkshire again added to the second largest railroad in the US, increasing his holdings to 76,777,029 shares. Buffett has been buying up the stock and has once mentioned that the fundamentals for [...]
