| Prev Close | 344,414.00 |
| Day Low/High | 339,139.18 / 343,520.00 |
| 52 Wk Low/High | 294,510.60 / 347,400.00 |
| Avg Volume | 300.00 |
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK.A)
340,199.05
NYSE : Finance
| Exchange | NYSE |
| Shares Outstanding | 708.00K |
| Market Cap | 561.17B |
| EPS | 2,446.00 |
| P/E Ratio | 23.52 |
| Div & Yield | N.A. (N.A) |
4 Market Segments to Avoid
These sectors are full of high-priced, low-growth stocks.
Cramer: Watch Bank of America; It Will Tell You What Will Happen
Banks and insurers have surged on hopes of rate rises. What now?
Caterpillar and Deere Are in Recession
Long-term holders' patience has not been rewarded with these two stocks.
What Grace Slick Can Teach You About Investing
"And if you go chasing rabbits And you know you're going to fall, Tell 'em a hookah-smoking caterpillar Has given you the call. Call AliceWhen she was just small. ... When logic and proportion Have fallen sloppy dead, And the White Knight is talking...
Apple and Berkshire Are Better than Cash
Parking money in either makes sense in today's low-rate world.
Warren Buffett Knows Something About Walmart
The Oracle of Omaha was right to slash his stake in the retailer.
Stocks Slip From Record Levels; BHP Billiton Shares Rise Despite Monster Losses
U.S. stocks moved lower Tuesday, after the three major indices closed at record highs on Monday.
Home Depot Matches Earnings, Revenue Expectations and Raises Guidance
More Americans remodeled their homes in the spring months as Home Depot matched both earnings and revenue estimates.
Life Insurers Are Croaking
With the Bank of England easing monetary policy today, I'd like to point out that life insurance is the most-exposed sector to lower rates. (The second-most-exposed one is banking). Frankly, the "float" ain't what it used to be for insurers, while r...
Why Warren Buffett Doesn't Care About Currency Movements
It's the subtle, yet powerful benefit of long-term investing.
Insurance Stocks: Trouble With the (Yield) Curve
Investors may finally be catching up to it.
Taking In Several Shorts
I'm down to tag ends on the following shorts: The "B" shares of Berkshire Hathaway Coca-Cola Fastenal Foot Locker Lincoln National MetLife Netflix Nordstrom Starbucks Walt Disney Co.
Cramer: Alcoa Shows Astounding Growth in Europe and China
Better snap up Alcoa now, before its splits, to take advantage of both its businesses.
Tweets on the Street: Gates and Buffett Mark Friendship's Silver Anniversary
It has been 25 years since the Oracle of Omaha befriended the co-founder of Microsoft.
There are No Dollars in Dogma
"Be fearful when others are greedy and greedy when others are fearful." -- Warren Buffett The investment mosaic is complex, and the "rules" are ever-changing -- just consider what's happened to the S&P 500 in recent days. The index nearly hit a new ...
'Defensive' Consumer Staples Aren't
Consumer staples are being taken out to the woodshed this morning, with Pepsico (PEP) and Coca-Cola (KO) leading the way lower. Both are down about 1% so far this morning, perhaps in reaction to Philadelphia passing a soft-drink tax yesterday. Even ...
Trade of the Week: Short Apple
I'm making a short of Apple (AAPL) my Trade of the Week this week at $99 a share. I recently covered most of my Apple short at prices much lower than today's level, but re-upped my exposure in the past week or two on the stock's renewed strength. Ap...
It's Been a Busy Week for Buffett, Berkshire
First the Apple buy, then the role in the Yahoo acquisition.
Doug's Morning Musings
Let's start the day today with a roundup of news and observations: The Markets I took in some of my index shorts at good prices yesterday amid four weeks of market declines. I remain in a pessimistic mode, but a practical one. Trading around positio...
Behold the Breathtaking Beauty of Berkshire Hathaway's Stock
The secret sauce is not that Buffett is a great capital allocator but that he gets better over time because he knows how to change.
Mel Brooks and the Markets
Moses (played by Mel Brooks): "The Lord, the Lord Jehovah has given unto you these 15 ... [drops one of three tablets] ... Oy! Ten! Ten commandments for all to obey!" -- History of the World, Part I Wall Street seems like a Mel Brooks film festival ...
Top 3 Shake-Ups in Buffett's Berkshire Portfolio
The legendary 'Oracle of Omaha' surpised many on Wall Street in rolling out his investment giant's latest stock holdings.
Closing Bell: Oil Closes at Highest Level Since November; Apple Ends Higher
U.S. stocks ended near session highs thanks to a big boost for Apple shares on word that Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway took a $900 million stake.
Cramer: Is This the Kiss of Death From Buffett?
This may not have been his call, but when Buffett buys tech, he buys it wrong anyway.
Buffett's Apple Buy Is Warren-ted
Berkshire's purchase of 10 million shares couldn't have come at a better time.
Buffett's Apple Buy Is Warren-ted
Berkshire's purchase of 10 million shares couldn't have come at a better time.
Midday Report: Baird Backs J.C.Penney; Apple Boosts Dow, Nasdaq
U.S. stocks held near session highs as Apple did heavy lifting for the Dow Jones Industrial Average and Nasdaq.
Here’s What Jim Cramer Thinks About Warren Buffett’s Stake in Apple
Jim Cramer said Berkshire Hathaway's $1 billion investment in Apple could give the beaten down stock a floor.
And We're Off!
The markets have open slightly higher, and here's a short list of what's driving investors' moods this morning: Weak Chinese Data Economic figures out over the weekend called into question the rebound in China and overall global economic growth. Chi...
Our Take on Buffett's Apple and Yahoo! Moves
It seems the "Oracle of Omaha" is changing his tune on technology. Warren Buffett has has shunned tech in the past, but we learned over the weekend that he plans to help bankroll billionaire Dan Gilbert's bid for Yahoo! (YHOO). And this morning, Buf...
