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XO Holdings, Inc. (OTCBB: XOHO) is not a usual company we’d cover because of the size and because of the Bulletin Board status.  But this week we have been getting multiple inquiries about this...
It was not that long ago that GAMCO INVESTORS INC. saw its credit rating hurt by an S&P downgrade, sort of.  S&P put the parent of Gabelli Funds credit rating outlook at Negative. And today,...
How frequently has Warren Buffett  been bashed by the media over Berkshire Hathaway Inc.’s  (NYSE: BRK-A) lackluster performance ?  What was interesting to see is his stake being lowered in...
There remains an issue about what to do with troubled banks, and the regulations over who can own banks and at what percentages only add more questions rather than answers.  FDIC Chairman Sheila...
We have just gotten the Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A)(BRK-B) holdings for the end of Q1-2009.  The cut off date here was March 31, 2009 and there are some changes that...
The first quarter of 2009 Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A)(BRK-B) holdings are now out for the cut off date here of March 31, 2009.  There are some changes from the end of...
Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A)(BRK-B) holdings for the first quarter of 2009 are now out for the cut off date here of March 31, 2009.  There are some changes from the end...
This morning we got to see the new equity holdings of T. Boone Pickens, via his BP Capital Management, L.P.,  as of March 31, 2009.  Some of the higher stakes look to be in Chesapeake Energy...
Bank of America Corporation (NYSE: BAC) just started out its annual shareholder meeting with a traditional introduction from CEO Ken Lewis.  It is no shock that he is under fire today, and we have...
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) has just released its 2008 annual report, along with the ever-important letter to shareholders from the Oracle of Omaha, Warren Buffett.  Last year was...
Everyone wants to know what the Oracle of Omaha is up to.  The great Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) stock has proven to be far from immune to the woes of the market and was down 50% from its...
Sears Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ: SHLD) beat earnings on the surface, but this is before huge charges.  The retail giant of Sears and KMart posted $2.94 EPS vs. $2.68 estimates, but revenues were...
BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE: BLK) is launching a new fund that is designed to essentially be a vulture in fixed income securities.  This is is technically a distressed fund being created to take advantage...
It’s that time again.  Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) have filed with the SEC showing what the Oracle of Omaha owns in public stocks as of the quarter or as of December...
The second group is out, and here are the year-end holdings of Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A).   This filing shows the holdings alphabetically as “H to R” for stocks...