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Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK.A) Wanted to buy Lehman Brothers [CONFIRMED]

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May 24, 2012
TEST6Berkshire Hathaway

UPDATE: 12:22PM EST: CONFIRMED! From Jonathan Weil: The letter is authentic. You can find it here: Courtesy of Whitney Tilson: Below is either a very interesting document or a very clever hoax (it was sent to my anonymously). It’s a letter/press release, apparently retrieved via a Freedom of Information Act request) from Dick Fuld dated March 28, 2008, announcing that Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK.A) (BRK.B)  had agreed to invest $3.5 billion into...
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Hewlett-Packard Earnings And The Apple Problem

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May 24, 2012
TEST6earnings preview

  Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE:HPQ) announced its earnings yesterday for the second quarter of 2012 beating analysts estimates. The company earned 98 cents per share on revenue of $30.69 billion. The firm’s shares soared on the announcement of a massive restructuring deal at the company that will see it shed 27,000 employees and save $3-$3.5 billion every year. Analysts were expecting the company to earn just 91 cents per share on revenue of $29.9 billion....
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John Taylor: Bank Run Starting in Spain, Portugal and Italy

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Morning Market News: Updates on GIS, HNZ, MA, SNPS, GS, RIMM

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Is Facebook (FB) The Next Yahoo?

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The Verdict: Google Did Not Infringe Oracle Patent

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Post-Market & Company News: Updates on HPQ, FB, P, GOOG, ORCL, RA

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Pharo Macro Fund: Euro Contagion will Spread to Emerging Markets

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Apple and Samsung Fail To Reach An Agreement During Mediation

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Samsung Galaxy S III Pre-orders in UK Breaks Record

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Dividend Yield Doesn’t Work, What Does? Three Key Conclusions

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