Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-B, BRK-A) has now shown its latest holdings as of the close on March December 31, 2010. These are Warren Buffett’s most recent holdings, even though some may have changed slightly since the end of March. These have been broken down into 3 groups of ‘A to G’ and ‘H to [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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Drilling Onshore, Less Risky for Investors (BP, RIG, XOM, CVX, COP, OXY, DVN, APA, SU, FST, NFX)
May 11
The continuing disaster in the Gulf of Mexico has called into question the practices and procedures for drilling safely for oil in the ultra-deepwaters of the world. Drilling in a well in water more than 5,000 feet deep lies at the very cutting edge of technology.
Partners TransCanada Corp. (NYSE:TRP) and Exxon Mobil Corp.
Reuters: The push for a stronger yuan have been modest at the G20 meetings. Reuters: A Goldman Sachs Group (NYSE: GS) Rajat Gupta told hedge fund billionaire Raj Rajaratnam about a $5 billion investment in Goldman by Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.B) Reuters: Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) has got an extension on loans it made on hotels in [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
The acquisition by Schlumberger Ltd. (SLB) of competitor oilfield services company Smith International Inc. (SII) for $11 billion could be another sign that mergers and acquisitions in the energy sector will pick up in 2010.
Reuters: Obama pushed his nuclear initiative and backed a new plant. Reuters: Oil moved toward $78 on hope of an improved economy. Reuters: Toyota (NYSE:TM) will cut auto output.
The refining industry has been under pressure for some time. It seems that rising prices were not a shoe-in for windfall profits at all. A rapid drop in oil prices was also not a recipe for windfall profits in refining. Valero Energy Corp. (NYSE: VLO) has been one of those energy patch companies which has [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
The Federal Open Market Committee has just kept rates steady at the ongoing 0.00% to 0.25% rate target. The vote today was 9-1 rather than unanimous, with KC’s Hoenig being the dissenting vote. The FOMC’s outlook and stance is a bit more upbeat than in the past meetings, but the stance that fed funds will [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Alcoa (NYSE:AA) announced poor earnings and its stock fell over 11% ending the session on January 12th at $15.52. Some superstitious traders believe that because Alcoa is the first large American company to release earnings each quarter that it is a harbinger of what other corporate reports will show. That is as ridiculous as the [[ This is a content summary only
A Double Dip In Germany?
Jan 13
The concern that the Japanese economy has reached a point of stagnation has grown recently as its fourth quarter GDP figures failed to show a substantial recovery. More analysts have questioned the power of Japanese government programs to stimulate economic activity when exports are being hurt by a slow recovery in much of the West and [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
