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By Ben Berkowitz, Reuters |
April 18, 2012
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. CEO Warren Buffett said he has stage 1 prostate cancer but his condition "is not remotely life-threatening or even debilitating in any meaningful way."
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By Randall Chase, Associated Press |
March 20, 2012
A Delaware judge dismissed a shareholder lawsuit alleging that billionaire Warren Buffett and directors of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. failed to take proper action in response to stock trades by a former Berkshire executive ahead of the company's $9 billion acquisition of chemical manufacturer Lubrizol.
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By Josh Funk, Associated Press |
February 27, 2012
Fourth-quarter profit at Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway was down 30 percent on investment and derivative valuations.
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By Josh Funk, AP Business Writer |
November 14, 2011
Billionaire investor Warren Buffett says Europe's debt concerns and the anemic U.S. home construction business will continue to hurt the economy even though many businesses are performing well.
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By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com |
April 28, 2011
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. is considering whether to pursue legal action against former company executive David Sokol, who was once thought to be among a handful of candidate to replace chief executive Warren Buffett.
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By Phil Gusman, PropertyCasualty360.com |
April 21, 2011
Moody’s Investors Service says a recently announced transaction that will see Chartis transfer legacy asbestos claims to National Indemnity Insurance Company (NICO) is credit positive for Chartis, as it reduces the insurer from adverse development of asbestos liabilities.
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By Josh Funk, AP Business Writer |
April 20, 2011
A shareholder of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. has filed a lawsuit alleging that Warren Buffett and the company's board hurt investors by failing to act swiftly when they found out about stock trades that outgoing executive David Sokol made ahead of Berkshire's $9 billion takeover of chemical company Lubrizol.
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By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com |
August 2, 2010
Favorable prior year loss reserve development and investment results boosted 2010 second-quarter net income for CNA Financial Corp. to $283 million.
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By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com |
July 15, 2010
CNA Financial Corp. has entered into an agreement with Berkshire Hathaway Inc. to transfer its legacy asbestos and environmental pollution liabilities to Berkshire's National Indemnity Company (NICO).
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By Staff Writer |
June 23, 2010
A group of domestic insurers has responded to a YouTube video opposing an offshore insurer tax increase with its own video in support of the measure.
