GuruFocus Updates (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago
By Bill Freehling. Berkshire Hathaway's Board of Directors believes a 50-for-1 split of the company's B shares is advisable regardless of whether the deal to buy Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. goes through, according to an SEC filing yesterday. Read more » »
SeekingAlpha.com (Free subscription) | 21 hours ago
Joe Eqcome submits: Having the privilege to have met Sir John Templeton, the founder of The Templeton Funds , I was stuck not only by his crushing intellect but also by his sense of optimism regarding investing. Warren Buffett, a fellow optimist, who upon acquiring Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. ( BNI ) for $26.3 billion said, “It was a bet on America”. Optimistic Investing: Being...
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | yesterday
The Burlington Northern Santa Fe refueling depot in Huetter is in compliance with local environmental regulations.
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | yesterday
The Burlington Northern Santa Fe refueling depot in Huetter is in compliance with local environmental regulations.
iStockAnalyst.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
Warren Buffett, the CEO and Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A)/(BRK.B), announced on Thursday to borrow $8 billion of loan for the acquisition of Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation (BNI). Berkshire Hathaway, which already owns a 22% stake in Burlington Northern, announced earlier this month it would acquire the rest for a total value of $34 billion. Buffet agreed to pay $100 a share in cash...
SeekingAlpha ETFs (Free subscription) | yesterday
The current technical "triple top" on the chart of the IShares DJ Transportation Average ETF ( IYT ) has an interesting fundamental basis. The ETF formed a double top in mid-October and then began a period of rapid decline falling 12%, from $73 to $64, in nine days breaking a “swing low” made in the beginning of the month. The subsequent “Dow Theory” speculation threatened...
Market Wire (Free subscription) | yesterday
LONDON (MARKET WIRE) Financial and materials sectors try to come to market's rescue on Wednesday 18, 2009. Couple of weaker than expected earnings reports coupled with weak economic reports took their toll on market today. In light of this Benchmark Journal research team completed in-depth analysis on Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. (NYSE: BNI), Consolidated Edison Inc. (NYSE: ED), Hovnanian Enterprises...
Bloomberg (Free subscription) | yesterday
Nov. 20 (Bloomberg) -- JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Wells Fargo & Co. are arranging an $8 billion loan for Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. to help finance the takeover of railroad Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp.
Miami Herald (Free subscription) | yesterday
Warren Buffett's company has lined up an $8 billion loan to help pay for its $26.3 billion acquisition of Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp.
San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
Warren Buffett's company has lined up an $8 billion loan to help pay for its $26.3 billion acquisition of Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. Berkshire Hathaway Inc. said in documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission Thursday that it signed... Berkshire Hathaway - Warren Buffett - Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation - BNSF Railway - United States
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
Warren Buffett's company has lined up an $8 billion loan to help pay for its $26.3 billion acquisition of Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp.
SeekingAlpha.com (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
Arjun Rudra submits: With the S&P 500 failing to close above its 50% retracement from its 666 low and oil failing to break above 80.40/50 even after receiving the news of the 0.9 million drawdown in EIA crude inventories, the markets may be setting up for a significant decline. Did Warren Buffett get it wrong when he said his acquisition of Burlington Northern Santa Fe ( BNI ) was a "bet...
iStockAnalyst.com (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
Having gone “all in” on a U.S. economic recovery with his $44 billion acquisition of Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. (NYSE: BNI), Warren Buffett showed a less aggressive stance in Berkshire Hathaway Inc.’s (NYSE: BRK.A, BRK.B) Nov. 16 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). [More...]
Money Morning (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
By Jason Simpkins Managing Editor Money Morning Having gone “all in” on a U.S. economic recovery with his $44 billion acquisition of Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. (NYSE: BNI), Warren Buffett... Money Morning is here to help investors profit handsomely on this seismic shift in the global economy. Money moves markets. But Money Morning lets you move first.
NewWest.Net Boise (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
For years, panhandle residents have been trespassing on a narrow strip of private land along the northwest shore of Lake Pend Oreille, using an old road along the shoreline to bike, run, ski, walk their dogs, and occasionally take a dip in the lake. Although their trips rarely traverse more than a mile or two, the land they cross has a multitude of owners--including several private citizens, the cities...
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