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Burlington : NC : USA | 27 days ago  
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  • Burlington Northern Santa Fe trains make their way through a rail yard in Cicero
    Burlington Northern Santa Fe trains make their way through a rail yard ...
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  • Burlington Northern Santa Fe trains make their way through a rail yard in Chicago
    Burlington Northern Santa Fe trains make their way through a rail yard ...
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  • Burlington Northern Santa Fe trains make their way through a rail yard in Cicero Illinois
    Burlington Northern Santa Fe trains make their way through a rail yard ...
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  • Burlington Northern Santa Fe logo is seen on a train in Cicero
    Burlington Northern Santa Fe logo is seen on a train in Cicero
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Burlington Northern Santa Fe trains make their way through a rail yard ...
Thanks to Fool user Ali for the idea behind this latest Duelling Fools. He asked us what were the pros and cons for UK investors looking to buy into Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway .  Considered by many people to be the greatest investor of all time, Warren Buffett has become one of...
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    Morgan lowered their rating on Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. on Wednesday to neutral from overweight, as they see limited upside to the shares in light of Berkshire Hathaway Inc.'s deal to acquire the railroad company for $100 a share. In a note...
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    Berkshire's deal highlights Buffett's affinity for profitable companies that don't rely on high technology: Burlington is the largest transporter of coal, hauling enough to power 10% of the homes in the United States. ... “They're capital-
  • Blog Source: guanteik.blogspot.com
    Nov. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Berkshire Hathaway Inc. agreed to buy railroad Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. in the company's biggest takeover under Warren Buffett. Buffett's firm will buy the 77.4 percent of the railroad it doesn't already ...
  • Blog Source: www.financialpost.com
    Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. is making a friendly US$44-billion bid to buy Burlington Northern. ... Buffett makes US$44-billion bid for Burlington Northern. Financial Post Published: Tuesday, November 03, 2009 ... Mr. Buffett said
  • Blog Source: www.joc.com
    Buffett says $34 billion buy puts investor 'all-in' on American economy. Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway announced Tuesday it will buy the Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroad in a transaction worth an estimated $34 billion. ... Berkshire
  • Blog Source: www.theepochtimes.com
    Billionaire investor and Berkshire Hathaway Chairman Warren Buffett on Tuesday pulled off the biggest deal of his career—purchasing the Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) railroad for $26 billion. ... The Fort Worth, Texas-based BNSF is one of
  • Blog Source: www.mineweb.com
    Buffett's $34bn rail bet on western coal's future and on U.S. economy. Will Berkshire Hathaway's $34bn investment in Burlington Northern Santa Fe make Warren Buffett the modern day railroad baron of western coal? ... Burlington Northern Santa Fe (
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