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A BNSF train carrying fuel collided with a truck near Cameron, Texas, on Tuesday, causing a fire in gasoline-carrying cars and prompting an evacuation of the surrounding area.

The Nasdaq closed lower while the S&P 500 was little changed on Wednesday as investors rotated out of technology shares and concerns about inflation added some pressure on stocks.

* Verizon, Chevron jump as Berkshire Hathaway reveals big stakes

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc on Tuesday announced two major new investments, revealing an $8.6 billion stake in the phone company Verizon Communications Inc and a $4.1 billion stake in oil company Chevron Corp.

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc on Tuesday announced two major new investments, saying it has taken an $8.6 billion stake in Verizon Communications Inc and a $4.1 billion stake in Chevron Corp.

The joint venture of Amazon.com Inc, Berkshire Hathaway Inc and JPMorgan Chase & Co will cease to exist at the end of February, three years after the companies came together hoping to clamp down escalating healthcare cost.

Warren Buffett said on Tuesday the United States is fighting an "economic war," and that Congress must step up quickly to help struggling small businesses that have become "collateral damage" in the coronavirus pandemic.

Warren Buffett said on Tuesday the United States is fighting an "economic war," and that Congress must step up to help struggling small businesses that have become "collateral damage" from the coronavirus pandemic.

The makers of Energizer and Duracell batteries have ended two lawsuits accusing each other of advertising false claims to consumers about battery life.

The chief executive of Brooks Running is projecting double-digit sales growth through 2021 as the coronavirus pandemic spurs more people to run when they're not staying home.

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc said on Monday it has begun investing in the stocks of four large drugmakers, betting on an industry that could benefit when the world begins emerging from the coronavirus pandemic.

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc reported lower quarterly operating results on Saturday and said the coronavirus pandemic may cause further damage, even as gains in stocks such as Apple Inc fueled a more than $30 billion overall profit.

Berkshire Hathaway Inc on Saturday posted a lower operating profit as the coronavirus pandemic was expected to weigh on some of its businesses, though gains in stocks such as Apple Inc fueled a big quarterly net profit.

Japan's Marubeni Corp <8002.T> has started communication with its new shareholder Berkshire Hathaway Inc <BRKa.N> and plans to talk with the U.S. firm about business collaborations that would bring mutual benefit, its CFO said on Wednesday.

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc agreed to pay $4.14 million to settle civil allegations that a Turkish subsidiary committed "egregious" violations of U.S. sanctions against Iran, the U.S. Treasury Department said on Tuesday.

Berkshire Hathaway Inc will pay $4.1 million to settle allegations that the company and one of its Turkish subsidiaries violated sanctions against Iran, the U.S. Treasury Department said on Tuesday.

E.W. Scripps Co <SSP.O> said on Thursday it has agreed to buy broadcaster ION Media for $2.65 billion as the TV station owner, backed by Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc <BRKa.N>, scales up operations to counter a rise in online streaming.

Occidental Petroleum Corp said on Monday it will pay a $200 million quarterly dividend to Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc in cash instead of common stock, even as the company tries to reduce debt following a plunge in oil prices.

BNSF, the railroad unit of Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc <BRKa.N>, on Monday named Kathryn Farmer as its new chief executive officer, making her the first female CEO of a major U.S. railroad.