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Warren Buffett defends 3G, Clayton Homes as Berkshire profit grows
2016-02-27 18:05:06| Food - Topix.net
Warren Buffett on Saturday launched vigorous defenses of a private equity firm and a mobile home unit that critics say employ controversial business practices antithetical to Buffett's own at Berkshire Hathaway Inc ( In his widely-read annual letter to Berkshire shareholders, Buffett said he would do more deals with 3G Capital, a Brazilian firm with which Berkshire owns a majority of Kraft Heinz Co ( Buffett also devoted more than 1,200 words in his roughly 18,000-word letter to defending Berkshire's Clayton Homes unit, after articles in the Seattle Times accused the nation's largest mobile home builder of predatory lending and exploiting black and Latino borrowers.
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Warren Buffett says it's 'highly likely' climate change poses a major problem
2016-02-27 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Business Insider: Warren Buffett doesn't think climate change is a major worry for Berkshire Hathaway shareholders. In his latest letter to holders, Buffet addressed the topic of climate change as there is a proxy proposal for Berkshire to discuss how climate change could affect its insurance business at its upcoming meeting. Buffett writes that he is not denying the science showing that climate change will likely be a problem. But he's just not 100% certain that it will be. From the letter (emphasis ours):...
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Footwear stock a good fit for Buffett, Graham-based portfolios
2016-02-26 14:03:21| Footwear - Topix.net
Validea's pick of the week provides a detailed report on a company that scores well in the stock-screening service's model portfolios. On Validea.ca , investors can analyze 1,000 Canadian stocks through 12 different guru-based models and get individual reports on each company.
Waiting for Warren Buffett to give his view of the world
2016-02-25 16:36:47| Railroads - Topix.net
Buffett wrote that Berkshire's net income in 2014 increased by $18 billion. That gain wasn't matched last year as freight volumes at Burlington Northern were flat, auto claims at insurer Geico were up, and share prices in two companies where Berkshire has major holdings, IBM Last year's letter ran to 43 pages, twice the usual length, amid the 50th anniversary of Buffett taking control of a failing textile firm and turning it into a huge conglomerate that today is America's fifth-biggest company.
Buffett Buys These 3 Stocks, Should You Too?
2016-02-20 18:04:08| Industrial Machines - Topix.net
Warren Buffett's uber long-term approach to investing is legendary, and because Buffett remains one of the globe's wealthiest people, investors might want to follow in his footsteps -- especially, given market volatility lately. With that in mind, let's learn more about Buffett's big buys last quarter.
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