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What do investors make of it when short sellers increase their bets against the top stock holdings of Warren Buffett? Isn't he supposed to be the greatest investor of all time?
GE announced an agreement to sell its U.S. Sponsor Finance business and a $3 billion bank loan portfolio to Canada Pension Plan Investment Board in a transaction valued at roughly $12 billion.
A fresh research report from Credit Suisse comes with potential upside for Eaton that could go far above and beyond the most bullish views of other Wall Street firms.
It turns out that Buffett has five public stocks that used to be far larger stakes or which seem like token positions.
24/7 Wall St. has released the full list of Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway holdings and we have added color on those positions as they have changed through time.
TwitterBerkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) has released its first quarter earnings for 2015 ahead of this weekend’s annual shareholder meeting. The company’s net earnings per share attributable...
Investors have already seen the huge restructuring and the charges recently announced, so this report should be considered for a quarter in which GE threw in everything but the kitchen sink.
GE already took away much of the potential thunder that the bulls would have used outside of earnings. The conglomerate simultaneously took away any roar from the bears.
GE has announced the exit of most GE Capital assets and a structure that will accommodate huge buybacks, higher dividends and a focus on being an industrial conglomerate.
General Electric reportedly is close to selling a large part of its real estate holdings, as the company aims to shrink its finance and capital business.
It now might be easier to argue that Berkshire Hathaway is becoming more like a public private equity shop, rather than being a conglomerate.
Jon OggGeneral Electric Co. (NYSE: GE) has disclosed in its proxy summary filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission the pay of its top executives. This pay will likely be criticized by those...
Warren Buffett, the Oracle of Omaha, loves dividend stocks, even if Berkshire Hathaway itself does not pay a dividend and likely will not do so for another generation.
ThinkstockBerkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) has made some interesting news this week. The conglomerate under Warren Buffett has successfully borrowed over $3 billion in new note and bond...
Market chatter suggests that GE CEO and Chairman Jeff Immelt could step down as chief executive next year. This is not the first such call has been made.