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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 of billionaire investor...
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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 comes...
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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 other...
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3,425 , +30.00 , +0.88% ) said late Friday that third-quarter net income more than doubled as the insurance-focused conglomerate run by Warren Buffett benefited from a rebound in the value of its large equity investments and derivatives exposures.
Warren Buffett called the acquisition an "all-in wager on the economic future of the United States." Buffet's big bet on Burlington comes as he continues to take some of his Moody's chips off the table. Berkshire recently reduced its stake in the credit...
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Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc said it plans to limit the amount of business underwritten by its reinsurance operations, as it prepares to spend roughly $26 billion to buy railroad operator Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. The disclosure,...
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A day after drugmaker Merck & Co. completed its $41.1 billion purchase of rival Schering-Plough Corp., Fitch Ratings Service on Wednesday cut its ratings on Merck and upgraded Schering-Plough. Fitch downgraded Merck's issue default rating by one notch,...
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Airways, which he's described as one of his least successful investments. Berkshire bought back in, disclosing its stake in April 2007...Tom Pennington/Getty Images Rail sector may be on track for higher returns
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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,...
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The Royal Bank of Scotland said it would take billions more in British government aid, and UBS in Switzerland reported another quarter of losses , sending European stocks tumbling. In the opening minutes, the Dow Jones industrial average fell 80.79, or...
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