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Middleburg Financial, a small bank holding company with a base of operations in the prosperous suburbs of Northern Virginia, has been in the news over the past few days due to David Sokol's comments on CNBC indicating that he plans ...
In an article posted earlier today, we provided the video of David Sokol's CNBC appearance along with commentary regarding his statements. As part of that article, we raised the issue of Mr. Sokol's statements on CNBC contradicting the Lubrizol proxy ...
David Sokol appeared on CNBC to discuss his resignation from Berkshire Hathaway which was announced by Warren Buffett in a very unusual press release on Wednesday afternoon. Read this article to view the video and for our comments ...
In a press release issued this afternoon, Berkshire Hathaway Chairman and CEO Warren Buffett announced the resignation of David Sokol. Mr. Sokol served as Chairman of several Berkshire subsidiaries and many observers, including The Rational Walk, previously believed that he ...
In a recent interview with Aviation Week, NetJets Chairman and CEO David Sokol stated that he is "comfortable" with his previous prediction that the company will post pre-tax profits of $200 million for 2010 and that "the business should always ...
Berkshire Hathaway posted significantly higher operating profits for the third quarter of 2010 mainly due to the contribution of Burlington Northern Santa Fe, which was acquired in February, along with improved results in the company's diverse collection of economically sensitive ...
While Todd Combs has been at the center of a frenzy of speculation regarding Berkshire Hathaway's succession planning this week, longtime Berkshire shareholders understand that the choice of a future Chief Executive Officer is a far more important question. The ...
NetJets has announced a significant purchase agreement with Embraer that will add up to 125 Platinum Edition Phenom 300s to the NetJets fleet. According to a press release issued this afternoon, the agreement with Embraer is the first step in ...
As we suspected last week, reports that Berkshire Hathaway is planning to sell its 10 percent stake in BYD have proven unfounded. Warren Buffett, Charlie Munger, and David Sokol are in China this week and reaffirmed Berkshire's support for BYD ...
Several media reports have appeared today suggesting that Warren Buffett's visit to China next week may be due to concerns regarding Berkshire Hathaway's investment in BYD. Most of the reports cite a Reuters article which seems quite unconvincing. While BYD ...
While very serious, the financial situation at NetJets is only one part of the story given the controversy surrounding management changes that were made in August 2009. Mr. Buffett delegated the task of restructuring NetJets to David Sokol who has ...
Alice Schroeder has posted a letter that NetJets Chairman and CEO David Sokol sent to company employees yesterday in which he indicates that actions will be taken if "rumor mongering, deceit, and other forms of unethical behavior" persist in damaging ...
Berkshire Hathaway posted sharply higher operating profits for the second quarter of 2010 thanks to strength in the insurance operations and major improvements in the company's diverse collection of economically sensitive subsidiaries. However, quarterly net earnings declined to $1.97 billion ...
Richard Santulli, who resigned as CEO of NetJets in August 2009, has returned to the aviation industry with the launch of Milestone Aviation Group. Mr. Santulli secured initial funding of $500 million of equity capital and will serve as Chairman ...
It is rare to read about boardroom drama and controversy within the diverse group of Berkshire Hathaway subsidiaries. Warren Buffett routinely makes a point of his preference to purchase businesses that are already well run and to then leave management ...
The Island Packet, a newspaper serving the Beaufort and Hilton Head region of South Carolina, has reported that NetJets will close a regional office in Okatie, South Carolina and move most of the operation's eighty jobs to the company's headquarters ...
The Financial Times published a special report on corporate aviation in today’s newspaper which is also available as a PDF file download. The entire report is required reading for anyone following private aviation and particularly for those interested in trends ...
In a warning that was largely ignored at the time but proven correct in subsequent years, Warren Buffett referred to derivatives as "financial weapons of mass destruction" in his 2002 letter to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders. Critics of Berkshire's recent involvement ...
Warren Buffett referred to NetJets as “the major problem for Berkshire” in 2009 when reporting yearly results in his annual letter to shareholders. NetJets posted a $711 million loss in 2009 and posted aggregate pre-tax losses of $157 million during ...