Insurance Highlights from Buffett’s 2011 Letter to Berkshire Shareholders February 27, 2012 By Andrew G. Simpson Warren E. Buffett thinks that among large insurance operations, those owned by his Berkshire Hathaway are the “best in the...
Buffett Adds to Bullish U.S. Economic Recovery Signals February 26, 2012 By Ben Berkowitz Anyone looking for more evidence of a strengthening U.S. economic recovery need only consider conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway, where businesses ranging...
Broker/Analyst Cheuvreux Urges Buffett to ‘Come to Europe’ November 4, 2011 By Simon Jessop Warren Buffett should come to Europe to tap regional champions at knock-down valuations, including in his favored sectors, Cheuvreux analysts...
Berkshire Hathaway to Buy Back Shares September 26, 2011 Warren Buffett’s conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway said it will launch a share buyback program, an extremely rare move from Buffett that...
Buffett Picks Another Successor September 13, 2011 By Ben Berkowitz and Svea Herbst-Bayliss Warren Buffett advanced his succession plan Monday by naming Ted Weschler, a low-profile hedge fund manager who has produced out-sized...
Unhappy Investors Want Bank of America Mortgage Case Moved to Federal Court August 29, 2011 By Jonathan Stempel Investors objecting to Bank of America Corp.’s $8.5 billion settlement of claims over losses on mortgage-backed securities are seeking to...
Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Shores Up Bank of America with $5 Billion August 26, 2011 By Ben Berkowitz and Joe Rauch Warren Buffett will invest $5 billion in Bank of America Corp., stepping in to shore up the largest U.S. bank...
Bids for Transatlantic Tighten But Eyes on Buffett August 10, 2011 By Ben Berkowitz and Paritosh Bansal The spread between two of the dueling offers for reinsurer Transatlantic Holdings virtually disappeared Wednesday amid a fresh market rout,...
Why Wall Street Likes Reinsurance Business August 9, 2011 By Ben Berkowitz Warren Buffett’s entry into the bidding for Transatlantic Holdings is drawing fresh attention to the reinsurance industry, which specializes in...
Buffett Lunch Bids Topping $1.5 Million June 6, 2011 Double-dip recession or not, people will still pay any price to have lunch with Warren Buffett. The annual charity auction...