Omaha Business News

The Sage of Omaha has made what maybe his smartest, best and boldest investment yet by buying the Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroad. By buying the BNSF, Warren Buffett has positioned himself to profit from the future of American transportation....

M ichael Falco for The Globe and Mail George Soros at his offices in midtown Manhattan Shares of Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan hit a five-month high and led the Toronto Stock Exchange to higher ground Tuesday, after the hedge fund...

Berkshire Hathaway announced last week it was buying railway company Burlington Northern Santa Fe for $44 billion. Warren Buffett called the acquisition an " all-in wager on the economic future of the United States ." Buffett's big bet on Burlington...

Kimm most recently served as chief risk officer at Wells Fargo & Co.'s (WFC) Wells Fargo Advisors unit.

The cash and stock deal, which prices the Fort Worth, Texas-based railroad at $34 billion or $100 per share, is being made through Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway [ BRK.A , BRK.B ]. The Omaha, Neb., holding company, whose portfolio includes...

The national and regional economies diverged a bit last month, but both continued to show signs of growth. A monthly survey by the Institute for Supply Management showed manufacturing activity accelerated in October...It marked the third consecutive reading above the...

Capitalism is still alive and well, say the world's two richest men, despite lingering shocks from the longest, deepest recession since the Great Depression. "The financial panic is behind us," said famed investor Warren Buffett, who recently made what he...

Bull markets are born on pessimism, grow on skepticism, mature on optimism, and die on euphoria. The time of maximum pessimism is the best time to buy, and the time of maximum optimism is the best time to sell." --...