Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway recently announced a share buy-back authorization, which may be signaling optimism from Buffett on the economy. The move marks the first time in four decades that Berkshire will be authorized to buy back its own shares, according to Bloomberg. It is allowed to do so only if its price is [...]
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Report: Buffett’s Been Buying As Market Falls
August 11, 2011
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Warren Buffett has been viewing the recent market turmoil as a buying opportunity, according to Fortune. “Buffett is looking to buy stocks — oh, and apparently to sell Berkshire bonds too,” writes Fortune’s Andy Serwer, who recently interviewed Buffett. “Berkshire is reportedly taking advantage of record low rates and issuing bonds to raise dirt-cheap capital. [...]
Read moreTilson Sees Economy “Muddling Along”; Playing Defense with Portfolio
May 12, 2011
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Top value investor Whitney Tilson says that we’re in unusually uncertain times, and that he’s playing defense with his portfolio. “We believe that we are in a period of ‘unusual uncertainty’”, Tilson says in a lengthy presentation that also includes a good deal of information about behavioral finance and the biases that investors are prone [...]
Read moreBuffett Passes on Gold; Continues to Bet on U.S.
May 3, 2011
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While gold has been reaching new high after new high, Warren Buffett isn’t intrigued by the precious metal. “Gold really doesn’t have utility,” Buffett said at Berkshire Hathaway’s annual meeting, according to London’s Telegraph. “If you take all of the gold in the world and put it into a cube, it would be about 67 [...]
Read moreBuffett Still Worried on Inflation
April 29, 2011
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Warren Buffett says he’s still worried about inflation, and says, contrary to what many believe, inflation can occur even if the economy is operating with significant excess capacity. “I don’t think there could be a better Fed chairman [than Ben Bernanke], but I still worry about inflation,” Buffett tells CNBC. “He didn’t talk about this [...]
Read moreBuffett Sees Buying Opportunity in Japan
March 21, 2011
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Warren Buffett says the tsunami, earthquake, and nuclear reactor scare in Japan wouldn’t deter him from investing in the country. In fact, he says it’s created a buying opportunity. “Frequently, something out of the blue like this, an extraordinary event, really creates a buying opportunity,” Buffett said during a visit to a South Korean factory [...]
Read moreBuffett’s Berkshire Makes Big Moves in Q3
November 16, 2010
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Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway made several changes to its portfolio in the third quarter, cutting back or eliminating several positions while adding one new financial firm to its holdings. Berkshire eliminated its positions in Home Depot, Republic Services, Carmax, Iron Mountain, and NRG Energy, according to CNBC’s Alex Crippen. Meanwhile, it opened a new position [...]
Read moreBuffett, Icahn, and Paulson all Busy in Q2
August 20, 2010
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The firms of several top investors were busy buying and selling stocks during the second quarter, and CNNMoney.com recently highlighted the moves of three of them. For starters, Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway added significantly to its position in Johnson & Johnson, CNNMoney reports. Berkshire also opened a new position in Fiserv, and upped its stakes [...]
Read moreBuffett, Berkshire Make Big Q1 Changes
May 18, 2010
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Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway cut back on several equity positions and eliminated others altogether in the first quarter, with one of the biggest moves being its sale of a billion or so dollars of Kraft shares. CNBC reports that Berkshire slashed its Kraft holdings by 22.8% in the first quarter, during which Buffett was critical [...]
Read moreBuffett: “Real Strength” in Economy
May 3, 2010
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In an interview on CNBC’s Squawk Box, Warren Buffett says he’s seen “real strength” in the economy over the past couple months. “The economy has picked up, I think, a lot of strength in March and April,” Buffett said, citing improvements in the businesses his Berkshire Hathaway owns. “The economy’s starting to move.” He adds [...]
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