Warren Buffett

...Northern Santa Fe. By James Quinn, US Business Editor Published: 8:38PM GMT 06 Nov 2009 Warren Buffett -Why did Warren Buffett pay $44bn for a ticket to ride? Burlington Northern is very different to Buffett's most recent...

In this article: Berkshire Hathaway, US, Coal, Carbon, Leap of faith, Revenue, and Burlington Northern Santa Fe

...which had their heyday in another era, are rarely mentioned as a must-have investment for those looking to get rich. So why is Warren Buffett, arguably the world's most famous and successful investor, betting more than $26 billion of his...

In this article: Berkshire Hathaway, Burlington Northern Santa Fe, United States, USA Today, General Electric, and Ice cream

Berkshire Hathaway chairman and world's second-richest man Warren Buffett said Tuesday that his $34 billion purchase of Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway is a bet on America's future. It's a bet, but not just on America. With the...

In this article: BNSF, Coal, Berkshire Hathaway, U.S., White House, Recession, and Time horizon

...generate long-term gains, says Lawrence Cunningham, author of How to Think Like Benjamin Graham and Invest Like Warren Buffett. Buffett already had a 22.6% Burlington Northern stake and will pay $100 a share for the rest, a 31.5% premium...

In this article: Berkshire Hathaway, USA Today, Coal, Burlington Northern Santa Fe, Lawrence Cunningham, USA, and Time horizon

By Megan Davies and Michael Erman Billionaire Warren Buffett decided he did not need investment bankers when he negotiated his rapid takeover of Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp even as the railroad was represented by veteran banker Roger...

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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc will pay $26 billion to buy out Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp in a bet the nation's largest rail company will benefit from a recovering U.S. economy. The deal, announced on...

In this article: BNSF, Coal, Union Pacific Corp., Revenue, United States, Thomson Reuters, and Norfolk Southern Corp

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Billionaire Warren Buffett likes to compare his company to a masterpiece that he's been painting for nearly five decades, and the deal he announced Tuesday will permanently alter the color of Berkshire Hathaway Inc.'s...

In this article: BNSF, Recession, ConocoPhillips, General Electric Co., Competitive advantage, and Coal

...manager with Sanibel Captiva Trust Co in Sanibel Island, Florida and the author of "How to Pick Stocks like Warren Buffett." He added that Buffett often spends as he sells, and has done that in the past year when he sold some of his stake in...

In this article: General Electric, Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp, CNBC, and General Re

By Jonathan Stempel and Lilla Zuill If you always wanted to invest alongside Warren Buffett, but found it too expensive, you now have your chance. Buffett's decision to conduct a 50-for-1 split of Class B shares of his Berkshire Hathaway...

In this article: S&P 500, Charlie Munger, Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp, and Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce

UPDATED at 1:05 p.m.: As I've written before, super-investor and world's second-richest man Warren Buffett invests like an 8-year-old boy in the 1950s: He either owns outright or has big stakes in Coca-Cola, Dairy Queen and candy and...

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