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Buffett increases stake in IBM
18 May 2015
3G Capital in talks to buy Kraft Foods Group for over $40 bn
25 Mar 2015
The PE firm will carry out the acquisition through H.J. Heinz Co., which it acquired 2013 in partnership with Warren Buffett’s investment arm Berkshire Hathaway
Berkshire Hathaway exits Exxon Mobil
19 Feb 2015
Warren Buffet’s Lubrizol to buy two units of Weatherford for $750 mn
02 Dec 2014
The acquisitions of these two businesses will give Lubrizol a more significant footprint in the $20-billion oilfield chemicals business
Warren Buffett to buy Duracell from P&G in a stock swap deal worth $3 bn
14 Nov 2014
The divestment is part of Procter & Gamble's strategy to improve its financial performance by focusing on about 80 brands that generate 95 per cent of its profits
IBM's earnings-forecast sinks Berkshire’s investment by $1 bn
21 Oct 2014
IBM has struggled to transform its business fast enough as more customers sought to store data and software on cloud-computing networks, rather than on site, which hit the demand for itss mainframes and servers
Berkshire Hathaway fined $896,000 by DoJ
21 Aug 2014
The settlement is a blemish for Warren Buffet, whose old-fashioned wit and uncanny business sense had earned him the nickname The Oracle of Omaha
Berkshire replaces Apple as top stock in Tiger 21 survey
23 Oct 2013
Warren Buffett’s firm Berkshire Hathaway has emerged as the preferred stock among US millionaires, followed by Apple
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