Berkshire Hathaway News

Under SEC Pressure, Berkshire Took Q4 Writedowns on Stocks

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway took nearly $1 billion in writedowns on three stocks last quarter under pressure from U.S. regulators who disagreed with the company’s accounting for losses in those shares, according to a series of letters released Monday. The …

Ratings: Berkshire Hathaway/Lubrizol; First Mercury, Mennonite

Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has stated that the ratings on “Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK; AA+/Stable/A-1+) and its insurance subsidiaries are unaffected by BRK’s announcement that it has agreed to acquire specialty chemical manufacturer Lubrizol Corp. in a cash transaction,” …

Berkshire Hathaway Enters India Insurance Market

Billionaire Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway is entering the Indian insurance market as a corporate agent for Bajaj Allianz, the companies said. Berkshire made no investment in Bajaj, but will sell policies for Bajaj Allianz General Insurance, beginning with auto insurance, …

Berkshire Hathaway to Buy Rest of Wesco Financial

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. will buy the 19.9 percent it does not own of Wesco Financial Corp., in a deal worth about $547.6 million, the companies said Monday. In September, Buffett submitted a takeover bid for Wesco, run by …