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Berkshire Hathaway & Burlington Northern Santa Fe
Financial Times - 21 days 15 hours 45 minutes ago
That is some train set. Warren Buffett is set to acquire a 32,000 route mile rail network by buying the portion of Burlington Northern Santa Fe...
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Warren Buffett Drops Jaws With Biggest Buy Ever
The Atlantic - 21 days 18 hours 15 minutes ago
When value-investing tycoon Warren Buffett says he believes in America's future, it means something. One year ago , at the peak of the crisis he...
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Buffett Buys American
Forbes - 21 days 19 hours 53 minutes ago
You may not be ready to bet on the U.S. economic recovery, but Warren Buffett sure is. The billionaire made a splash Tuesday when his investment...
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Buffett's Bet: Not as Rosy as it Looks?
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Posted by: Michael Mandel on November 03 This morning Warren Buffet’s company Berkshire Hathaway announced that it was buying Burlington Northern...
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Omaha's sage makes 'all-in' bet on BNSF
Size aside, Berkshire Hathaway’s proposed acquisition of Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroad is about as typical a Warren Buffett deal as they...
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Classic move is vote of confidence in industry
Warren Buffett’s takeover of Burlington Northern Santa Fe is his biggest deal to date, and an affirmation that US railroads were an acquired...
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