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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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