Technorati: Discussion about “Berkshire Reports Worst Year Ever”

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<div id="featured-item" class="module"><div class="module-inner"> <div class="channel-source"> From the <a href="/web/20090304170440/http://technorati.com/technology/it">IT channel</a> » </div> <div class="item"> <h2>Berkshire Reports Worst Year Ever</h2> <a class="url external" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090304170440/http://online.barrons.com/article/SB123575572935295811.html?mod=rss_whats_news_us">http://online.barrons.com/ article/ SB12357557293529...</a> <blockquote class="entry-summary"><p> <p>Berkshire Hathaway's net sank 96% in the fourth quarter. Warren Buffett warned of a bubble in the Treasury market.</p> </blockquote> <div class="meta"> <span class="updated"> 4 days ago</span> </div> </div> <div class="source"> <h2 class="subject">Source: <a href="/web/20090304170440/http://technorati.com/publications/http%3A%2F%2Fonline.wsj.com%2Fpublic%2Fus">The Wall Street Journal</a></h2> <a class="url external" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090304170440/http://online.wsj.com/public/us">http://online.wsj.com/ public/ us</a> <div class="thumbnail"> <a class="image-link" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090304170440/http://online.wsj.com/public/us"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090304170440im_/http://direct.shots.snap.com/preview?url=http%3A%2F%2Fonline.wsj.com%2Fpublic%2Fus&key=e2ed42e51891a2e6ffddef4171b23cf0&src=technorati.com&cp=api_shot_preview!preview!208.66.64.4&v=3.70&ex=0&ol=0&origin=api&tok=000349b7ef27d77403784cea4559cdfd008decc867" width="128" height="94" alt="The Wall Street Journal thumbnail"/></a> <a class="snap_shot" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090304170440/http://online.wsj.com/public/us">visit this site</a> </div> </div> <div id="share-this">  <script type="text/javascript" src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090304170440js_/http://w.sharethis.com/widget/?tabs=email%2Cweb&charset=utf-8&style=default&publisher=d4257290-7e88-444c-b499-41b774b6ec2f&linkfg=%234261DF"></script> </div> </div></div> <div id="reactions" class="module"><div class="module-inner"> <div class="header"> <h3>Reactions <span>/ <em>posts that link to this article</em></h3> </div> <ul class="root hfeed"> <li class="hentry"> <a class="content-toggle active" href="#"></a> <a class="photo" href="/web/20090304170440/http://technorati.com/people/technorati/businesspundit" title="businesspundit"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20090304170440im_/http://static.technorati.com/progimages/photo.jpg?uid=138025" width="24" height="24" alt="Photo of businesspundit"/></a> <h4><a href="/web/20090304170440/http://technorati.com/posts/8CeFBzM7KrMXbtJhHWLHpde560vAx9RtV73lUhPBTg8%3D">Even Berkshire Hathaway Isn鈥檛 Immune to Bad聽Economy</a></h4> <a class="url external" rel="bookmark" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090304170440/http://www.businesspundit.com/even-berkshire-hathaway-isnt-immune-to-bad-economy/">http://www.businesspundit.com/even-berkshire-hathaway-isnt-i...</a> <div class="meta"> <span><abbr class="updated" title="2009-02-28T09:59:24-08:00"> 3 days ago</abbr></span> in <a href="/web/20090304170440/http://technorati.com/blogs/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.businesspundit.com">Business Pundit</a> · <a class="links" href="/web/20090304170440/http://technorati.com/blogs/www.businesspundit.com?reactions" title="View blog reactions">Authority: 955</a> </div> <div class="excerpt"> <p class="entry-summary active"> 2008 was Berkshire Hathaway鈥檚 worst year ever , according to its annual letter to shareholders . Has the Buff lost his touch? Probably not鈥揃erkshire Hathaway was just doing what it always does, but in a horrible economy. The Wall Street Journal reports : Warren Buffett鈥檚 Berkshire Hathaway Inc. reported Saturday morning that 2008 was the legendary investor鈥檚 worst year ever. It also reported a grim fourth quarter, though it eked out a slight gain. It was only the second year in more than 40 years that Berkshire posted negative results. In 2001, Berkshire鈥檚 book value per share fell 6.2%. The company鈥檚 performance in 2008 still far outpaced the Standard & Poor鈥檚 500-stock index, which fell 37% last year, including dividends. Berkshire鈥檚 fourth-quarter net income was $117 million, a whopping 96% decline from last year鈥檚 $2.9 billion fourth-quarter income. The results mark Berkshire鈥檚 fifth year-over-year quarterly decline in a row. I have a lot of faith in Warren Buffet, and wager that Berkshire Hathaway will eventually regain its losses. I read about some people comparing the Oracle of Omaha to Alan Greenspan, the former Oracle of the Economy, but I think it鈥檚 a moot point. Warren Buffet鈥檚 personal investment principles were seeded as early as the Great Depression, and have guided him well until now. His core philosophy is steadfast, but can be adapted to many new situations. 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