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Wednesday, February 4, 2015

Buffett tells Fox Business he wants a company in Europe, (NYSE: BRK-A), (NYSE: BRK-B)

Billionaire investor Warren Buffett said on Wednesday he is likely to purchase a small business in Western Europe and he would like to buy more businesses abroad."We'd like to buy more businesses around the world," Buffett, the head of conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway Inc , said in an interview with Fox Business Network.Over the past 50 years, Berkshire has bought dozens of companies in sectors ranging from insurance to railroads.Buffett's purchases have largely focused on the United States. In his letter to shareholders last year, for example, he wrote that "the mother lode of opportunity resides in America."

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (Berkshire) is a holding company owning subsidiaries engaged in a number of diverse business activities. Shares of BRK-A fell by 0.52% or $-1156.125/share to $221026.88. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $163038.00 and as high as $229374.00. On average, 347 shares of BRK-A exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 206.

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (Berkshire) is a holding company owning subsidiaries engaged in a number of diverse business activities. Shares of BRK-B fell by 0.51% or $-0.76/share to $147.53. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $108.12 and as high as $152.94. On average, 3900640 shares of BRK-B exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 3573072.



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