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The Unusual Suspects (BRK-B, CH, ECH, NBG, CRXX, COST, TM, F, RDY, MIL, PALM, SIRI)

This coming week we have many key issues coming front and center in our list of “Unusual Suspects.”  Some are ongoing issues with mergers and the waves of earnings reports seem to be quieting down considerably.  We had big news from Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-B, BRK-B) this weekend and expect more coverage Monday on [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

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Next Week’s Top Must Watch Issues (AIG, BRK-B, CRXX, COST, MIL, TMO, MMM, SIRI, PAY, F, TM)

Earnings season has mostly wound down.  We have many key business events and key economic events scheduled for next week.  In asset sales and merger land, we will be paying close attention to American International Group Inc.

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Media Digest 2/23/2010 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Reuters:   The $15 billion jobs bill advanced in the Senate.

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Buffett & Berkshire Hathaway 2010 Stock Holdings A to F (BRK-B, BRK-A, AXP, BAC, BDX, KMX, KO, CMCSA, CDCO, COP, COST, XOM, BNI)

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-B, BRK-A) has shown its holdings as of the close of business for December 31, 2009, so that being said these are Warren Buffett’s most recent holdings going into 2010.  We have already seen how some holdings have been trimmed, and some of these holdings will have been further cut even [[ This is a content summary only.

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The Death of AAA Ratings… S&P and Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-A) (BRK-B) (BNI)

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) NYSE: BRK-B) is in the process of selling $8 billion in notes today to help fund the acquisition of Burlington Northern Santa Fe (NYSE: BNI).  And Standard & Poor’s just gave Warren Buffett a pre-sale slap in the face.  S&P has lowered the rating of Berkshire Hathaway over how the [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

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Safer Than Sovereign Debt… Buffett & Bekshire Hathaway Raising $8 Billion (BRK-A, BRK-B, JPM, WFC, BNI)

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) (NYSE: BRK-B) is about to price a very large debt offering.  With as many European nations as we are seeing having debt downgrades or credit concerns on their sovereign debt, Warren Buffett should probably go ahead and get this behind him as soon as he can.  After all, this is [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

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Top Day Trader Alerts (HGSI, BRK-B, SIFY, SANM, TM)

These are this Wednesday’s top day trader and active trader alerts.  We have more details and analysis with a link to each full story over at VSInvestor.com: Human Genome Sciences (NASDAQ: HGSI) is trading up 2.6% on a positive brokerage initiation. Berkshire Hathaway inc. (NYSE: BRK-B) is up 8% on the S&P 500 inclusion.

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Buffett & Berkshire Hathaway Retiring Debt, With Debt (BRK-A, BRK-B)

Warren Buffett is raising capital.  Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) has just filed with the SEC to raise up to $1 billion via a sale of debt securities.  It is selling its own equivalent of a long-bond: Senior Notes due 2040, up to $750 million.  It is also selling up to $250 million in Floating [[ This is a content summary only.

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Comcast President Burke Now Top Candidate To Be Berkshire Hathaway CEO

Stephen Burke, the 51-year-old president of Comcast (NASDAQ:CMCSA), has to be the new lead choice to become CEO of Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK.A) when Warren Buffett retires or dies. Burke was added to the Berkshire board

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Buffett & Berkshire Earn Dough (BRK-A, BRK-B, BNI, MCO)

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) has just reported its Q3-2009 earnings ahead of the formal expectations.  This will be perhaps one of the last similar earnings reports with a relative comparisons because of its recent acquisition of Burlington Norther Santa Fe (NYSE: BNI).  The ongoing selling of Moody’s Corp. (NYSE: MCO) will be [[ This is a content summary only.

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