Warren Buffett's Overpaying For Heinz
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway ($BRKB) has agreed to buy H.J. Heinz ($HNZ) in a deal worth more than $23 billion. The deal calls for HNZ shareholders to get $72.50 per share in cash. That’s a 20%...
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Buffett's Berkshire Buys More GM, Sells Johnson & Johnson (BRKA, JNJ, DTV, GM)
Today was a big day for Berkshire Hathaway.In addition to becoming the ketchup kings of America, they also filed their 13-F disclosure of new stakes in public companies.According to StreetInsider,...
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The SEC Sues Unidentified Traders Over Suspicious Activity Before The Heinz Deal
This just in from Bloomberg: the SEC is suing some unidentified traders over suspicious trading activities before the Heinz deal Warren Buffett did this week (check out the complaint here).Yesterday,...
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The People Doing The Heinz Deal Had Code Words For Everything
How do you keep a $23 billion deal between international investors a secret?Code words, obviously?Warren Buffett and Brazil's richest man Jorge Lemann planned their purchase of Heinz (announced...
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Now The FBI Is Investigating Alleged Insider Trades In Advance Of The Heinz Deal
The FBI is investigating suspicious trades that occurred just prior to Berkshire Hathaway's announcement that it was buying Heinz, the New York Times Ben Protess reports.A flurry of unusual options...
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Greek Yogurt Could Be The First Real New Consumer Staple To Emerge In Decades
It's too late to grab ketchup for your portfolio now that Warren Buffett has taken the biggest player, Heinz, off the shelf with a record $23 billion acquisition. But it's not too late to catch yogurt...
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The People Behind Those Suspicious Heinz Trades Didn't Show In Court, So...
The SEC summoned the unidentified traders that executed suspicious trades on Heinz stock earlier this month to a New York City Court on Friday. The problem is, the unknown traders didn't show.On...
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Exactly A Year Ago, Warren Buffett Made A Spot-On Call About Gold That Would...
Warren Buffett's annual must-read shareholder letter is supposed to come out today, according to reports.But the great thing about Buffett is that all of his writing stands the test of time.Last year...
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Warren Buffett Called The Explosion Of The Biggest Leveraged Buy-Out Deal In...
Yet again, the Oracle of Omaha's predictions have come true.Last year, in his annual investor letter, Buffett lamented his $2 billion bond investment in Dallas-based Energy Future Holdings, saying it...
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The 5 Greatest Letters Warren Buffett Has Ever Written
Warren Buffett's annual letter to shareholders comes out this evening, and it's guaranteed to be a must-read.But Buffett's entire archive of letters make for great reading.So what ones should you...
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15 Insights That Show Why Warren Buffett Is One Of The Most Beloved And...
Every year, investors look forward Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway annual report, and it's not because they love analyzing the holding companies expenses.The report is valuable because it comes...
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The Real Reason You Will Never Invest As Well As Warren Buffett (BRK)
Sorry, but you'll never be able to replicate the investment strategy that has made Warren Buffett a billionaire.To be clear, we're not suggesting that the principles of long-term, value investing are...
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TRADER: The Keystone Pipeline Decision Could Be 'VERY' Bad For Warren Buffett
According to reports, we're going to get a decision on the Keystone Pipeline.Analyst Dave Lutz of Stifel Nicolaus has some super-quick reaction.While just the environmental report, one has to expect it...
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BUFFETT'S ANNUAL LETTER IS OUT: Here Are The Key Points!
Just out: Warren Buffett's annual shareholder letter.Here are the key points:For just the 9th time, Berkshire's book value rose less than the S&P 500. Buffett calls the year subpar.Berkshire...
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BUFFETT: Here's A Message To My Fellow CEOs Who Whine Incessantly About...
Here's a great segment from Warren Buffett's new shareholder letter, slamming CEOs who don't engage in business or investment because of "uncertainty."The kicker line at the end is this one: "If you...
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Here's An Amazing Opportunity For Someone Who Hates Berkshire Hathaway
This sounds really fun.From Warren Buffett's letter, a plan to spice up his annual shareholder meeting.Finally – to spice things up – we would like to add to the panel a credentialed bear on Berkshire,...
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Buffett Explains Why He Paid $344 Million For 28 Newspapers, And Thinks The...
Warren Buffett's annual shareholder letter is out. In it, he has a huge section on newspapers.In the past 15 months, Berkshire Hathaway acquired 28 daily newspapers for $344 million.With what everyone...
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Warren Buffett Does A Beautiful Job Of Explaining Dividends, And Why...
Back in September 2011, Warren Buffett announced that Berkshire Hathaway would be buying back shares of the company.At the time, some people went after Buffett for not offering a cash dividend.Today,...
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The 23 Best Things Warren Buffett Ever Said About Investing
Most would agree that Warren Buffett is the greatest investor who ever lived.And Buffett is frequently sharing the wisdom that earned him his riches.Thankfully, he has a remarkable ability to...
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A Wonderful Lesson From Warren Buffett That Explains One Of The Biggest...
Warren Buffett is known as the world's most famous "value investor," but that term is not well understood.In his latest letter to shareholders (.pdf), Buffett includes a great paragraph explaining that...
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