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Berkshire Hathaway Q1 Profits Soar 50.5% (BRK.A)

Renowned value investor, Warren Buffet’s Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) reported a 50.5% jump in its fiscal first-quarter net income on Friday, which also edged past Street’s consensus estimate.

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What Smart Hedge Funds are Buying and Selling for Early 2013

Equity markets are continuing to have an excellent run in 2013. Year-to-date, the S&P 500 has gained 6.45% and crossed the psychological 1,500 mark.

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Buffett Still Finds “Good Value” in Stocks (BRK.A)

Even as market participants are beginning to become slightly edgy over latest Bull Run on Wall Street, fearing whether the multi-year-high valuations are due to exuberance amid improving macroeconomic environment or backed by strong fundamentals, renowned value- investor, Warren Buffet believes that stocks still have “good value”.

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Heinz to be Acquired by Berkshire Hathaway and 3G Capital (HNZ, BRK.A)

H.J. Heinz (NYSE: HNZ) announced on Thursday that it has agreed to be acquired by Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK.A) and private equity firm 3G Capital in deal estimated at more than $28 billion, which will also include debt, sending shares of ketchup making giant up by nearly 20% in premarket trading.

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Major Gainers on February 14; HNZ, Z, VCLK

Shares of H.J. Heinz Company (NYSE: HNZ), a manufacturer and marketer of a range of food products throughout the world, are seeing a huge rally in trading today after the company agreed to be acquired by Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway and 3G Capital.

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Buffett’s MidAmerican Energy Buys Two Solar Projects from SunPower (SPWR, BRK.A)

SunPower Corp. (NASDAQ: SPWR) announced on Wednesday that it has sold two solar projects running in California to a firm controlled by Warren Buffet’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK.A). In lieu, SunPower would receive about $2.5 billion along with related contracts.

Shares of SunPower climbed more than 30% in early trading on Thursday. On Wednesday, [...]

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Deere Reports Q4 Results (DE)

Farm and construction equipment maker Deere & Company (NYSE: DE) reported an increase in fourth-quarter profit. However, the company’s results missed Street estimates, sending shares down sharply in early trading today.

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Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Raises Stake in DaVita (BRK.A, DVA)

Billionaire investor Warren Buffett’s investment company Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK.A) raised its stake in DaVita Inc. (NYSE: DVA).

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Buffett Bullish on Oil Stocks (BRK.A, NOV, PSX, INTC, COP, JNJ, PG, BK, DTV)

Warren Buffett’s investment company Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK.A) added new positions in National Oilwell Varco (NYSE: NOV) and Phillips 66 (NYSE: PSX), suggesting that the billionaire investor is bullish on oil companies.

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Berkshire Hathaway Q2 Earnings Drop (BRK.A)

Warren Buffett’s investment company Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK.A) reported a decline in its second-quarter earnings due to a loss on its derivative holdings.

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