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It’s a case that has left Warren Buffett’s Dairy Queen business cold.
International Dairy Queen Inc, the ice-cream company owned by the billionaire investor’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc., has asked a court to stop a southern California rival from selling a frozen yogurt with a name similar to Blizzard, its biggest-selling menu item. Get the full story »
From Smartmoney.com | USG stock jumped following a disclosure that billionaire Omaha investor Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway has made a major investment stake.
Investor Warren Buffett has delivered his annual gifts of Berkshire Hathaway stock worth $1.9 billion to the five foundations he has promised the bulk of his $45 billion fortune to. Buffett made his gift of 24.5 million Class B shares of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. stock on Thursday.
Berkshire Hathaway Chairman and CEO Warren Buffett in Omaha on May 2, 2010. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)
Associated Press | Billionaire Warren Buffett’s firm says it cut its holdings in a dozen companies in the first quarter, including slashing its stake in Kraft Foods Inc., as it finished raising cash for its $26.7 billion acquisition of the Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroad.
The sale of more than 30 million Kraft shares came after Buffett criticized the company for overpaying when it acquired British candy maker Cadbury for $19.5 billion in February.
