"Berkshire issuing debt is effectively an efficient way to short the bond market ( AGG , BND )," says fund manager (and BRK.A , BRK.B owner) Richard Cook, following Berkshire Hathaway Finance's $1B debt offering yesterday (5-year and 30-year paper). Proceeds will be used to redeem $1B of notes ... Berkshire Hathaway ( BRK.A , BRK.B ) subsidiary MidAmerican Energy agree to acquire the 579 MW Antelope Valley Solar Projects, two solar power plants in Kern and Los Angeles counties in California, from SunPower ( SPWR ) for an undisclosed sum. The two combined projects would form the world's ... Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B -0.5% ) says it's recently completed , ahead of schedule, the sale of two short-line railroads it acquired as part of its purchase of Burlington Northern Santa Fe. BRK.A discovered owning the railroads this fall, and sold them to satisfy regulators who might have reviewed ... Money Morning submits: By Kerri Shannon Iconic investor and Berkshire Hathaway Inc. ( BRK.A ) ( BRK.B ) chairman/CEO Warren Buffett announced on Feb. 26 in his annual shareholder letter that his company was eyeing acquisition targets in 2011, sending many "follow the guru" investors on a search for ... By Maurice Chia : Berkshire Hathaway Inc. ( BRK.B , BRK.A ) and Warren Buffett recently released their latest holdings of U.S.-listed equities as of December 30, 2011. The holdings that did not change from the previous quarter were as follows: American Express Co ( AXP ) was over 151.6 million ... Feb 14 (Reuters) - Berkshire Hathaway Inc : * CORRECTED-BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC AND 3G DEAL TO BUY H.J. HEINZ CO Money Morning submits: The mood this weekend at Berkshire Hathaway Inc.'s ( BRK.A )( BRK.B ) annual shareholder meeting could be less festive than usual, darkened by a laundry list of concerns that includes mediocre returns and who eventually will succeed iconic Chief Executive Officer Warren ... By Kevin Quon : Warren Buffett is often considered as the most successful investor of the modern day. As a self-made billionaire, Buffett built up the company Berkshire Hathaway Inc ( BRK.A ) whose notable acquisitions included GEICO, Fruit of the Loom, and See's Candies to name a few. Buffett ... Berkshire-owned BNSF Railway ( BRK.A , BRK.B ), one of the biggest U.S. consumers of diesel fuel, plans this year to test using natural gas to power its locomotives . If successful, the experiment could weaken oil's dominance as a transportation fuel and provide a new outlet for the glut of cheap ... By Charles Margolis : A fellow Seeking Alpha author, Larry Smith, recently wrote an article titled, Berkshire Hathaway Is A Sell . However, I disagree; first, to say Berkshire Hathaway ( BRK.A ) ( BRK.B ) "is a sell" implies that an investor, or institution holds a share or multiple shares. To say ...