Tag - Warren Buffett
Warren Buffett (né le 30 août 1930 ) est un homme d'affaires , philanthrope et investisseur américain . Surnommé « l' oracle d' Omaha  », il fait partie des hommes les plus riches du monde depuis le début du XXI e  siècle. En mars 2008, avec une fortune évaluée à 65 milliards de dollars américains , il était considéré comme l'homme le plus riche au monde selon le classement annuel du magazine Forbes . Cependant au 11 mars 2010, toujours d'après le classement du magazine Forbes, sa fortune est estimée à 47 milliards de dollars américains et il demeure le troisième homme le plus riche du monde [1] .
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway buying Burlington Northern
The company will pay $34 billion for the railroad giant in what the billionaire investor calls 'an all-in wager on the economic future of the United States.' Billionaire investor Warren Buffett's $34-billion acquisition of railroad giant Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. is the biggest bet yet on a U.S. economic recovery, one that could resonate from the international sea lanes to the railroads ...
2009-11-04 -
Los Angeles Times
Who will be Warren Buffett's successor?
America's largest cable television company Comcast's Chief Operating Officer (COO) Steve Burke was appointed by Warren Buffett as the youngest member of Berkshire Hathaway board, and he may become candidates for Warren Buffett's successor. &$ &$Comcast's Chief Operating Officer (COO) Steve Burke &$ &$ According to Taiwan Economic Daily News quoted foreign reports, Berkshire Hathaway Chairman ...
2009-12-25 -
People's Daily
Buffett Is Continuing to Buy Sanofi Stock, Wansquare Says
Dec. 28 (Bloomberg) -- Warren Buffett is continuing to buy Sanofi-Aventis SA shares, Wansquare reported on its Web site, without citing anyone. Vivendi SA Chairman Jean-Rene Fourtou recently sold 12.4 million euros worth of Sanofi stock, according to Wansquare.
2009-12-28 -
Bloomberg
Warren Buffett Interviewed By Matt Rose
By guruek. On December 21, 2009, Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation ( BNI ) posted on its intranet a video of CEO Matt Rose interviewing Warren Buffett, CEO of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. ( BRK-A ) ( BRK-B ), on matters related to the acquisition by Berkshire Hathaway of BNSF. Read more » »
2010-01-01 -
Guru Focus
Buffett sour on Kraft's Cadbury deal :
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Warren Buffett said Kraft Foods Inc's <KFT.N> proposed $19.6 billion (12 billion pound) acquisition of Cadbury Plc <CBRY.L> is a "bad deal" and questioned how ...
2010-01-20 -
Boursorama
Smaller investors can buy into Buffett
Peter Eischeid has long had his nose pressed to the glass of billionaire Warren Buffett's investment empire. No more. Thanks to a stock split approved Wednesday, small investors can snatch up lower-tier Berkshire Hathaway Inc. shares for just $69. That's down from about $3,500.
2010-01-23 -
Louisville Courier-Journal
Kraft Joins Buffett Wager in Bonds for Buyouts: Credit Markets
Feb. 5 (Bloomberg) -- Companies in the U.S. are spending the highest portion of bond-sale proceeds in more than a decade for acquisitions and expansions, joining Warren Buffett’s “all- in wager” on a recovery and taking advantage of the lowest borrowing costs since 2004.
2010-02-05 -
Bloomberg
David Einhorn Q4: Buys BDX, BSX, CIT, EPL, RAH
After losing 17.6% in 2008, David Einhorn's Greenlight Capital gained 32% in 2009. He is one of the few who made a nice profit in the past two years, and a young guru who is certainly worth to be followed. Like Warren Buffett, he also runs an insurance company, the publicly traded Greenlight Re. Read more » »
2010-02-17 -
Guru Focus
Warren Buffett Q4: Buys BDX, IRM, RSG, WFC, WMT
Berkshire Hathaway reported its fourth quarter equity holdings after today's market close. Apparently Warren Buffett did not find any new ideas, but he added to his holdings in Wells Fargo & Company, Republic Services Inc., Iron Mountain Inc., Walmart Stores Inc., Becton Dickinson And Company. He sold all Berkshire's holdings in Union Pacific Corp. and Norfolk Southern Corp. during the 3-months ...
2010-02-17 -
Guru Focus
Berkshire cuts stakes in major firms
NEW YORK: Berkshire Hathaway Inc cut stakes in Johnson and Johnson and Procter and Gamble Co as chairman Warren Buffett raised cash for the biggest acquisition of his career. Buffett's firm sold 26 per cent of its stake in Johnson and Johnson, 9 per cent of its Procter and Gamble, and 34 per cent of oil producer ConocoPhillips, Berkshire said yesterday in a regulatory filing. The stocks were the ...
2010-02-17 -
Business Times (Malaysia)
Berkshire Hathaway fine-tunes its holdings
OMAHA -- Billionaire Warren Buffett's company reduced its holdings in Johnson & Johnson, Procter & Gamble, ConocoPhillips and Exxon Mobil during the last three months of 2009, according to documents filed last week.
2010-02-21 -
Washington Post