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What’s Next For Buffett and Berkshire? (BRK.A, KO, PG, JNJ, KFT, WFC, BK, MCO, WMT, WPO, NKE, LZ, BRK.B)

Posted by Jason Smith at 11:30AM on May 3rd

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A, BRK.B) will disclose its end-of-Q1 holdings via regulatory filing with the SEC later this month, and after a tumultuous several weeks for the world’s most closely watched investors, many will be looking closely to see if…

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Buffett: Pricing Power Trumps Management (BRK.A, MCO, KFT, AXP, KO, UPS, BRK.B)

Posted by Todd Shriber at 12:15PM on February 18th

Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A, BRK.B) head Warren Buffett said that a company’s ability to raise prices or its pricing power is the single most important factor in an evaluating a business and companies that can raise prices without losing business to rivals…

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Billionaire Buffett Makes Big Sales, Buys Big Into Big Bank (BRK.A, NSRGY, BDX, LOW, BAC, NKE, FISV, CMCSA, NLC, BK, MCO, WFC, BRK.B)

Posted by Jason Smith at 9:32AM on February 15th

After cashing out of a number of positions in Q3, Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A, BRK.B) continued its selling ways to close out 2010, with one very major exception. Analysts continue to speculate on what might be behind Buffett’s decision to…

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Einhorn Talks Long-Short at Reuters Event (AAPL, MSFT, PFE, JOE, MCO, MHP, BAGL, BDX, CAH, GDX)

Posted by Jason Smith at 9:54AM on December 9th

Greenlight Capital manager David Einhorn talked stocks at the Reuters 2011 Investment Outlook Summit on Tuesday, offering his opinion on some of his biggest equity bets, as well as some notable short positions. According to the news company’s coverage of…

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Billionaire Buffett Builds Cash Hoard in Q3 (BRK.A, HD, NRG, IRM, RSG, KMX, SYA, BK, WFC, JNJ, PG, MCO, NKE, KO, BRK.B)

Posted by Owen Vater at 9:42AM on November 16th

After reporting a nearly $35 billion cash position at the end of the third quarter, traders began speculating whether Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A, BRK.B) may be on the lookout for another major acquisition, and while there’s still no telling what Buffett has…

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LDK Scores Solar Deal with Berkshire-Backed BYD (BYDDF, LDK, JKS, DQ, TSL, SOL, SOLF, BRK.A, NKE, MCO, WPO, BRK.B)

Posted by Jason Smith at 1:29PM on October 25th

Back in January, Chinese electric car and battery maker BYD (BYDDF) announced plans to spend $3.3 billion building China’s largest solar power battery plant over the next five years. When completed, the plant will have the capacity to produce 5,000 megawatts…

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Bump In the Road for Buffet-Backed BYD (BYDDF, BRK.A, NKE, COST, MCO, CRTP, AXPW, ZBB, BRK.B)

Posted by Owen Vater at 10:14AM on October 13th

A recent visit from 10% stakeholder Warren Buffett helped BYD (BYDDF) rebound from a five-month slide, but according to Bloomberg, the company now faces a new speed bump from the Chinese government. China accuses BYD of using land illegally, and the…

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Buffett Attention Boosts BYD (BYDDF, BRK.A, WPO, MCO, NKE, VLNC, AONE, ALTI, BRK.B)

Posted by Owen Vater at 11:12AM on September 29th

Chinese electric car and battery firm BYD (BYDDF) has gotten some negative press of late after the company missed second-quarter earnings expectations and slashed its 2010 sales outlook by -25%, but recent remarks by Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A, BRK.B) CEO Warren Buffett have…

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Buffett Sees No Double-Dip (BRK.A, KO, AXP, WFC, WMT, MCO, USG, LOW, KMX, BRK.B)

Posted by Jason Smith at 1:36PM on September 13th

Billionaire Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A, BRK.B) CEO Warren Buffett offered a bullish economic outlook at Monday’s Montana Economic Development Summit, contrasting a number of high-profile pundits who are forecasting a double-dip recession. “We will not have a double-dip recession at all,” Buffett…

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What’s Next for Buffett and Berkshire? (BRK.A, PG, KFT, COP, JNJ, MCO, KO, WFC, AXP, WMT, WPO, NKE, BYDDF, BRK.B)

Posted by Owen Vater at 9:10AM on August 10th

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A, BRK.B) will disclose its end-of-Q2 holdings via regulatory filing with the SEC later this month, and investors will be watching closely to see if the firm was buying or selling during the market’s second-quarter slide. Given…

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