<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0" xmlns:activity="http://activitystrea.ms/spec/1.0/" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><channel><title>Newsvine - berkshire-hathaway</title><link>http://www.newsvine.com/berkshire-hathaway</link><description>Newsvine - berkshire-hathaway</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2013</copyright><lastBuildDate>Thu, 11 Apr 2013 17:17:59 +0000</lastBuildDate><pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 20:50:56 +0000</pubDate><generator>http://www.newsvine.com</generator><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><item><title>New owners move Burger King CEO to Heinz helm</title>
<description><![CDATA[The new owners of Heinz are tapping Burger King CEO Bernardo Hees as the company's next top executive, a move that installs one of their own at the helm of the ketchup maker.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Candice Choi]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Candice Choi]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/10/17703991-new-owners-move-burger-king-ceo-to-heinz-helm</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/10/17703991-new-owners-move-burger-king-ceo-to-heinz-helm</guid><category>business</category><category>us</category><category>ceo</category><category>berkshire-hathaway</category><category>warren-buffett</category><category>heinz</category><category>burger-king-ceo-bernardo-hees</category><pubDate>Thu, 11 Apr 2013 00:28:57 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=2123deda-4eba-4e94-b177-ea00128cc868.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="350" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=2123deda-4eba-4e94-b177-ea00128cc868.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="105" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;This undated photo provided by Burger King Corp. shows the company's chief executive officer, Bernardo Hees. Heinz is tapping Hees as its next top executive after its acquisition by Berkshire Hathaway and 3G Capital. Hees remains a partner at 3G, which bought Burger King in 2010. (AP Photo/Burger King Corp.)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Swiss Re settles dispute with Berkshire Hathaway</title>
<description><![CDATA[Swiss Re Ltd., the world's second-biggest reinsurer, says it has settled a dispute with Warren Buffet's firm Berkshire Hathaway, in a deal that will boost the Swiss company's profits in the first quarter.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/28/17498903-swiss-re-settles-dispute-with-berkshire-hathaway</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/28/17498903-swiss-re-settles-dispute-with-berkshire-hathaway</guid><category>eu</category><category>berkshire-hathaway</category><category>swiss-re</category><category>world-news</category><category>warren-buffet</category><pubDate>Thu, 28 Mar 2013 10:06:27 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Heinz sets date for vote on company sale</title>
<description><![CDATA[Shareholders of H.J. Heinz Co. will vote on April 30 whether to sell the ketchup maker to Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway and 3G Capital for $23.3 billion.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/27/17486384-heinz-sets-date-for-vote-on-company-sale</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/27/17486384-heinz-sets-date-for-vote-on-company-sale</guid><category>business</category><category>us</category><category>berkshire-hathaway</category><category>warren-buffett</category><category>heinz</category><pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2013 14:21:57 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Berkshire amends warrant deal with Goldman Sachs</title>
<description><![CDATA[Warren Buffett's company will likely become one of the biggest shareholders in Goldman Sachs Group Inc. later this year, and Berkshire Hathaway Inc. won't even have to part with any cash to do so.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Josh Funk]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Josh Funk]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/26/17472031-berkshire-amends-warrant-deal-with-goldman-sachs</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/26/17472031-berkshire-amends-warrant-deal-with-goldman-sachs</guid><category>business</category><category>us</category><category>berkshire-hathaway</category><category>warren-buffett</category><category>goldman-sachs</category><category>goldman-sachs-group</category><pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2013 13:37:28 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Shareholder wants Berkshire to set emissions goals</title>
<description><![CDATA[Berkshire Hathaway shareholders will get another chance to require the company's utilities to set goals for reducing greenhouse gas emissions.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/14/17314825-shareholder-wants-berkshire-to-set-emissions-goals</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/14/17314825-shareholder-wants-berkshire-to-set-emissions-goals</guid><category>business</category><category>us</category><category>berkshire-hathaway</category><category>greenhouse</category><category>gases</category><pubDate>Thu, 14 Mar 2013 20:28:35 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Buffett gives exec raise while his pay stays same</title>
<description><![CDATA[Warren Buffett's total compensation declined 14 percent last year to $423,923 as Berkshire Hathaway spent less on his security, but his salary remained unchanged at $100,000.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/14/17314620-buffett-gives-exec-raise-while-his-pay-stays-same</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/14/17314620-buffett-gives-exec-raise-while-his-pay-stays-same</guid><category>business</category><category>us</category><category>berkshire-hathaway</category><category>executive</category><category>warren-buffett</category><category>compensation</category><pubDate>Thu, 14 Mar 2013 20:05:33 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Buffett firm's 4Q up 49 pct. on paper gains</title>
<description><![CDATA[Warren Buffett's company reported a 49 percent surge in fourth-quarter profit because of a big paper gain on its investments and derivative contracts, but the investor called the year "subpar" as Berkshire's results lagged the S&P 500.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Josh Funk]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Josh Funk]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/01/17150020-buffett-firms-4q-up-49-pct-on-paper-gains</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/01/17150020-buffett-firms-4q-up-49-pct-on-paper-gains</guid><category>business</category><category>us</category><category>earns</category><category>berkshire-hathaway</category><category>warren-buffett</category><pubDate>Fri, 1 Mar 2013 21:28:08 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Buffett calls year with 45 pct. profit jump subpar</title>
<description><![CDATA[Most companies would undoubtedly be thrilled with the results Warren Buffett called "subpar" at Berkshire Hathaway because his company's value trailed the overall market.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Josh Funk]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Josh Funk]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/28/17133902-buffett-calls-year-with-45-pct-profit-jump-subpar</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/28/17133902-buffett-calls-year-with-45-pct-profit-jump-subpar</guid><category>us</category><category>letter</category><category>berkshire-hathaway</category><category>warren-buffett</category><category>buffett</category><category>us-news</category><category>investor-warren-buffett</category><pubDate>Thu, 28 Feb 2013 17:52:56 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=1fc99e4e-aa4e-450c-9eb2-ed95b82f92e4.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="341" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=1fc99e4e-aa4e-450c-9eb2-ed95b82f92e4.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="180" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE- In this May 6, 2012, file photo,Warren Buffett, chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, plays bridge during the annual shareholders meeting in Omaha, Neb. Warren Buffett will release his annual letter to the shareholders on Friday, March 1, 2013. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Tulsa World sold to Warren Buffett's Berkshire</title>
<description><![CDATA[Billionaire Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway said Monday that it is buying the Tulsa World, bringing its newspaper unit to 28 small- or medium-sized dailies.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Josh Funk]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Josh Funk]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/25/17088692-tulsa-world-sold-to-warren-buffetts-berkshire</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/25/17088692-tulsa-world-sold-to-warren-buffetts-berkshire</guid><category>technology</category><category>us</category><category>world</category><category>berkshire-hathaway</category><category>billionaire-warren-buffett</category><category>tulsa-world</category><pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2013 17:31:36 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Heinz 3rd-quarter net income dips</title>
<description><![CDATA[Food maker H.J. Heinz Co., which is being bought by Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway and 3G Capital for $23.3 billion, on Thursday reported a 5 percent drop in its fiscal third-quarter net income as higher sales in emerging markets were offset by costs related to selling a frozen food business in China.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/21/17047434-heinz-3rd-quarter-net-income-dips</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/21/17047434-heinz-3rd-quarter-net-income-dips</guid><category>business</category><category>us</category><category>earns</category><category>berkshire-hathaway</category><category>warren-buffett</category><category>heinz</category><pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2013 22:37:35 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Buffett's firm discloses stakes in ADM, Verisign</title>
<description><![CDATA[Warren Buffett's company disclosed new investments in the Archer Daniels Midland Co. and Verisign Inc. on Thursday as part of a busy quarter.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Josh Funk]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Josh Funk]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/14/16965988-buffetts-firm-discloses-stakes-in-adm-verisign</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/14/16965988-buffetts-firm-discloses-stakes-in-adm-verisign</guid><category>business</category><category>us</category><category>berkshire-hathaway</category><category>warren-buffett</category><category>investments</category><category>billionaire-warren-buffett</category><pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2013 23:29:48 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Heinz becomes perfect side to Buffett's deals</title>
<description><![CDATA[Billionaire Warren Buffett remains happiest while hunting for deals like Thursday's $23.3 billion acquisition of the maker of Heinz ketchup his Berkshire Hathaway Inc. is helping finance.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Josh Funk]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Josh Funk]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/14/16965031-heinz-becomes-perfect-side-to-buffetts-deals</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/14/16965031-heinz-becomes-perfect-side-to-buffetts-deals</guid><category>us</category><category>berkshire-hathaway</category><category>buffett</category><category>us-news</category><category>deals</category><category>billionaire-warren-buffett</category><category>big-deals</category><pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2013 21:23:28 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=f9ef76b0-2e67-4b80-b413-7941c7e3a586.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="268" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=f9ef76b0-2e67-4b80-b413-7941c7e3a586.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="81" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Warren Buffett, chairman and CEO, Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., arrives at the Allen &amp; Company Sun Valley Conference in Sun Valley, Idaho, Friday, July 13, 2012. Buffett remains happiest while hunting for deals like the $23.3 billion acquisition of the maker of Heinz ketchup his company announced Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013, it will be helping finance.  So Berkshire shareholders can set aside the idea that the Buffett, 82, might retire someday even if he did undergo prostate cancer treatment last summer. Buffett enjoys what he does as Berkshire's chairman and CEO far too much.(AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>At A Glance: Ketchup king Heinz</title>
<description><![CDATA[Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway said Thursday it is teaming up with investment firm 3G Capito to buy ketchup maker H.J. Heinz Co. for $23.3 billion. The deal is the largest ever in the food industry and is intended to help the 144-year-old Heinz transform into a global business.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[The Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/14/16964483-at-a-glance-ketchup-king-heinz</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/14/16964483-at-a-glance-ketchup-king-heinz</guid><category>us</category><category>glance</category><category>berkshire-hathaway</category><category>warren-buffett</category><category>us-news</category><category>heinz</category><pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2013 19:55:22 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Buffett's Heinz buy puts spotlight on big deals</title>
<description><![CDATA[Warren Buffett and a fellow billionaire are teaming up to snap up the Heinz ketchup company, marking the food industry's biggest ever deal and yet another sign that the lifeless merger market is finally picking up.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[C]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[C]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/14/16960980-buffetts-heinz-buy-puts-spotlight-on-big-deals</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/14/16960980-buffetts-heinz-buy-puts-spotlight-on-big-deals</guid><category>business</category><category>us</category><category>berkshire-hathaway</category><category>warren-buffett</category><category>us-news</category><category>heinz</category><category>billionaire-warren-buffett</category><category>warren-buffet</category><pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2013 13:05:31 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bd917df0-0b5b-4c0a-a2b2-0a2bc1db94d4.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bd917df0-0b5b-4c0a-a2b2-0a2bc1db94d4.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this March 2, 2011 file photo, Heinz ketchup is seen on the shelf of a market in Barre, Vt. H.J. Heinz Co. says it agreed to be acquired by an investment consortium including billionaire investor Warren Buffett in a deal valued at $28 billion. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=f9ef76b0-2e67-4b80-b413-7941c7e3a586.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="268" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=f9ef76b0-2e67-4b80-b413-7941c7e3a586.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="81" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Warren Buffett, chairman and CEO, Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., arrives at the Allen &amp; Company Sun Valley Conference in Sun Valley, Idaho, Friday, July 13, 2012. Buffett remains happiest while hunting for deals like the $23.3 billion acquisition of the maker of Heinz ketchup his company announced Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013, it will be helping finance.  So Berkshire shareholders can set aside the idea that the Buffett, 82, might retire someday even if he did undergo prostate cancer treatment last summer. Buffett enjoys what he does as Berkshire's chairman and CEO far too much.(AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=3bd1cdf9-0a29-487f-86d4-92775a45c265.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="335" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=3bd1cdf9-0a29-487f-86d4-92775a45c265.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="183" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Managing Partner of 3G Capital, Alex Behring speaks at a news conference at the world headquarters of the H.J. Heinz Co. on Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013, in Pittsburgh. Billionaire investor Warren Buffetts Berkshire Hathaway and its partner on the deal. 3G Capital, are dipping into the ketchup business as part of a $23.3 billion deal to buy the Heinz ketchup company. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=95b6f617-e7b1-48eb-bbc2-5412f03edb3b.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="320" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=95b6f617-e7b1-48eb-bbc2-5412f03edb3b.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="192" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;H.J. Heinz Co. CEO William Johnson, is seen behind two bottles of Heinz ketchup as he speaks at a news conference at the world headquarters of the H.J. Heinz Co. on Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013, in Pittsburgh. Billionaire investor Warren Buffetts Berkshire Hathaway and its partner on the deal. 3G Capital, are dipping into the ketchup business as part of a $23.3 billion deal to buy the Heinz ketchup company. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=b15f581d-48c5-4484-be36-cd9d07765dd5.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="240" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=b15f581d-48c5-4484-be36-cd9d07765dd5.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="72" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;H.J. Heinz Co. CEO William Johnson, left, and 3G Capital Managing Partner Alex Behring speak at a news conference at the world headquarters of the H.J. Heinz Co. on Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013, in Pittsburgh. Billionaire investor Warren Buffetts Berkshire Hathaway and its partner on the deal. 3G Capital, are  dipping into the ketchup business as part of a $23.3 billion deal to buy the Heinz ketchup company. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=d348b6bf-b153-4bde-bead-9a1a7cafad6f.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="368" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=d348b6bf-b153-4bde-bead-9a1a7cafad6f.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="111" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;H.J. Heinz Co. CEO William Johnson, left, and 3G Capital Managing Partner Alex Behring shake hands after a news conference at the world headquarters of the H.J. Heinz Co. on Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013, in Pittsburgh. Billionaire investor Warren Buffetts Berkshire Hathaway and its partner on the deal. 3G Capital, are dipping into the ketchup business as part of a $23.3 billion deal to buy the Heinz ketchup company. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=f1e536c3-0e7e-421f-9889-30368d013123.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="331" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=f1e536c3-0e7e-421f-9889-30368d013123.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="186" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;A sign welcomes visitors in the reception area at the world headquarters of the H.J. Heinz Co. on Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013, in Pittsburgh. Billionaire investor Warren Buffetts Berkshire Hathaway and its partner on the deal. 3G Capital, are dipping into the ketchup business as part of a $23.3 billion deal to buy the Heinz ketchup company. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=6ce127f9-d499-4156-b6ed-5ec9dec8bfb2.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="297" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=6ce127f9-d499-4156-b6ed-5ec9dec8bfb2.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;H.J. Heinz Co. CEO William Johnson, speaks at a news conference at the world headquarters of the H.J. Heinz Co. on Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013, in Pittsburgh. Billionaire investor Warren Buffetts Berkshire Hathaway and its partner on the deal. 3G Capital, is dipping into the ketchup business as part of a $23.3 billion deal to buy the Heinz ketchup company. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Buffett's firm buys Greensboro, NC, newspaper</title>
<description><![CDATA[Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. said Thursday that it is adding the Greensboro, N.C., News & Record to its growing newspaper division.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Josh Funk]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Josh Funk]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/31/16792101-buffetts-firm-buys-greensboro-nc-newspaper</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/31/16792101-buffetts-firm-buys-greensboro-nc-newspaper</guid><category>business</category><category>us</category><category>berkshire-hathaway</category><category>newspapers</category><category>warren-buffett</category><pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2013 16:45:11 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Lawyer: No charges for ex-Berkshire Hathaway exec</title>
<description><![CDATA[A former top Berkshire Hathaway executive who many investors expected to succeed Warren Buffett one day reportedly won't face any charges for questionable trades he made before resigning in 2011, his lawyer said.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Josh Funk]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Josh Funk]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/04/16353158-lawyer-no-charges-for-ex-berkshire-hathaway-exec</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/04/16353158-lawyer-no-charges-for-ex-berkshire-hathaway-exec</guid><category>business</category><category>us</category><category>berkshire-hathaway</category><category>warren-buffett</category><category>sokol</category><category>berkshire-hathaway-sokol</category><pubDate>Fri, 4 Jan 2013 19:43:43 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Berkshire Hathaway sells 2 short-line railroads</title>
<description><![CDATA[Warren Buffett's company has sold two short-line railroads it recently discovered it owned to satisfy regulators who might have reviewed Berkshire Hathaway's 2010 acquisition of the Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroad.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Josh Funk]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Josh Funk]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/26/16169239-berkshire-hathaway-sells-2-short-line-railroads</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/26/16169239-berkshire-hathaway-sells-2-short-line-railroads</guid><category>business</category><category>us</category><category>berkshire-hathaway</category><category>warren-buffett</category><category>railroads</category><category>burlington-northern-santa-fe</category><pubDate>Wed, 26 Dec 2012 19:13:05 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=2965e06f-3ea8-4be4-9fbe-98da455aa258.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="197" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=2965e06f-3ea8-4be4-9fbe-98da455aa258.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="59" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this Saturday, May 1, 2010, file photo, Berkshire Hathaway Chairman and CEO Warren Buffett surveys a model railroad prior to participating in the annual shareholders meeting, in Omaha, Neb. Warren Buffett's company announced Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012, that it has sold two short-line railroads it recently discovered it owned to satisfy regulators who might have reviewed Berkshire Hathaway's 2010 acquisition of the Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroad. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Berkshire Hathaway spends $1.2B on share buyback</title>
<description><![CDATA[Warren Buffett's company paid $1.2 billion to repurchase 9,200 Class A shares from the estate of a longtime shareholder, and Berkshire Hathaway said Wednesday that its board approved paying higher prices for future buybacks.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Josh Funk]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Josh Funk]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/12/15864457-berkshire-hathaway-spends-12b-on-share-buyback</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/12/15864457-berkshire-hathaway-spends-12b-on-share-buyback</guid><category>business</category><category>us</category><category>buyback</category><category>berkshire-hathaway</category><category>warren-buffett</category><pubDate>Wed, 12 Dec 2012 15:04:58 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Buffett's firm adds Deere stake, ups bank holdings</title>
<description><![CDATA[Billionaire Warren Buffett's company revealed several new investments Wednesday, including a stake in Deere & Co., as part of a busy quarter of buying and selling for Berkshire Hathaway Inc.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Josh Funk]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Josh Funk]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/14/15169788-buffetts-firm-adds-deere-stake-ups-bank-holdings</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/14/15169788-buffetts-firm-adds-deere-stake-ups-bank-holdings</guid><category>business</category><category>us</category><category>berkshire-hathaway</category><category>investments</category><category>billionaire-warren-buffett</category><category>wabco-holdings</category><pubDate>Wed, 14 Nov 2012 22:53:38 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Buffett's firm will close suburban DC newspaper</title>
<description><![CDATA[Warren Buffett's company is planning to close a small Virginia newspaper that it bought from Media General earlier this year.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Josh Funk]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Josh Funk]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/14/15163563-buffetts-firm-will-close-suburban-dc-newspaper</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/14/15163563-buffetts-firm-will-close-suburban-dc-newspaper</guid><category>business</category><category>us</category><category>closing</category><category>berkshire-hathaway</category><category>warren-buffett</category><category>newspaper</category><category>ne</category><pubDate>Wed, 14 Nov 2012 15:46:38 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Buffett's firm says 3Q profit jumps 72 percent</title>
<description><![CDATA[Warren Buffett's company said Friday its third-quarter profit soared 72 percent because the value of its investments and derivative contracts improved significantly.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Josh Funk]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Josh Funk]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/02/14887684-buffetts-firm-says-3q-profit-jumps-72-percent</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/02/14887684-buffetts-firm-says-3q-profit-jumps-72-percent</guid><category>business</category><category>us</category><category>earns</category><category>berkshire-hathaway</category><category>warren-buffett</category><pubDate>Fri, 2 Nov 2012 21:50:59 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Berkshire Hathaway buying Oriental Trading</title>
<description><![CDATA[Warren Buffett will soon be prepared to throw a giant party for almost any occasion now that his Berkshire Hathaway is buying Oriental Trading Co.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Josh Funk]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Josh Funk]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/02/14876697-berkshire-hathaway-buying-oriental-trading</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/02/14876697-berkshire-hathaway-buying-oriental-trading</guid><category>business</category><category>us</category><category>berkshire-hathaway</category><category>warren-buffett</category><category>oriental-trading</category><pubDate>Fri, 2 Nov 2012 10:32:17 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Buffett's firm buys Prudential real estate network</title>
<description><![CDATA[Warren Buffett's company said Tuesday that it is buying the Prudential and Real Living real estate franchise and launching a new brokerage brand for those agents.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Josh Funk]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Josh Funk]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/30/14811271-buffetts-firm-buys-prudential-real-estate-network</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/30/14811271-buffetts-firm-buys-prudential-real-estate-network</guid><category>business</category><category>us</category><category>real-estate</category><category>berkshire-hathaway</category><category>warren-buffett</category><category>real-living</category><pubDate>Tue, 30 Oct 2012 22:31:46 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Buffett's firm wins auction for ResCap's loans</title>
<description><![CDATA[Warren Buffett's company won the auction for Residential Capital's loan portfolio with a $1.5 billion bid this week.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/25/14700355-buffetts-firm-wins-auction-for-rescaps-loans</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/25/14700355-buffetts-firm-wins-auction-for-rescaps-loans</guid><category>business</category><category>us</category><category>berkshire-hathaway</category><category>warren-buffett</category><category>rescap</category><category>residential-capital</category><pubDate>Thu, 25 Oct 2012 19:47:00 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Berkshire Hathaway selling 2 short-line railroads</title>
<description><![CDATA[Warren Buffett's company recently discovered it owns two short-line railroads that it must sell because of its 2010 acquisition of the Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroad.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Josh Funk]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Josh Funk]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/02/14182908-berkshire-hathaway-selling-2-short-line-railroads</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/02/14182908-berkshire-hathaway-selling-2-short-line-railroads</guid><category>business</category><category>us</category><category>berkshire-hathaway</category><category>warren-buffett</category><category>railroads</category><category>burlington-northern-santa-fe</category><pubDate>Tue, 2 Oct 2012 15:01:38 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item></channel></rss>