BNI

For years, the price of Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A)'s Class A and Class B common stock has been priced out of the range of what most retail investors can afford. A share of the less expensive of the two classes, the B, trades at about $3,300. Berkshire, run by Warren Buffett, announced on Tuesday...

Warren Buffett likes railroad stocks. One of his largest positions has been in Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNI). It turns out that he likes the company so much that his Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A) will buy the 77.4 percent of Burlington Northern that it does not already own. And at a price of $100...

Many investors continue to sit on the sidelines waiting for the stock market to hit bottom. Others, such as value investor guru Warren Buffett, have gone on a spending spree. Buffett sat on cash for years while the Dow shot up to over 14,000. He thought everything was overpriced. Today he's ready...

After another sell-off day, investors are no doubt jittery, but at some point the market will have to find a bottom. In the meantime, many continue to build positions in stocks they deem are cheap, defensive or have the growth potential to come out of the recession strongly. Here are some ideas...