Buffett Pounces in Private-Jet Slump With $9.6 Billion

By Zvi Bar:Warren Buffett is considered one of the best long-term investors out there. His company, Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B), is a holding company that holds several large positions in well-known American companies. Additionally, most of his publicly traded investments have above-average dividends and a history of growing them over time.

By Zvi Bar:Warren Buffett made a big splash when he announced, on November 14, 2011, that Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A) (BRK.B) acquired a large position in International Business Machines (IBM), totaling 57.3 million shares at the end of the third quarte

Warren Buffett, the billionaire chairman of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., said investors should bet on the “natural juices” of capitalism in the U.S. even as lawmakers struggle to narrow the budget deficit. People tend to “focus too much on what the government’s done, and to give them either credit or blame,” Buffett said in an interview conducted by the chief executive officer of Business Wire, the Berkshire subsidiary that distributes press releases. “The real credit belongs to our system.”

By Tim Travis:Over the last decade, Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A) has morphed from a company that was largely a collection of investments executed by the finest capital allocator of the last half-century, to a conglomerate, which generates the majority of profits from a collection of high quality operating subsidiaries.

By Zvi Bar:On February 14, 2012, Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B) reported its 13F for the fourth quarter of 2011. Four times a year, Berkshire must state what public equities it is holding. This provides investors with a snapshot of the investments made by the major holdings conglomerate.

By Zvi Bar:Warren Buffett is considered one of the best long-term investors out there. His company, Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B), is a holding company that holds several large positions in well-known American companies. Additionally, most of his publicly traded investments have above-average dividends and a history of growing them over time.