Berkshire
Also called Berks [burks; British bahrks]. /bɜrks; British bɑrks/. a county in S England. 485 sq. mi. (1,255 sq. km).
one of an English breed of black hogs, having white markings on the feet, face, and tail.
a steam locomotive having a two-wheeled front truck, eight driving wheels, and a four-wheeled rear truck.
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In his 2018 letter to shareholders, Buffett wrote, “Charlie and I never will operate Berkshire in a manner that depends on the kindness of strangers.”
The not-so-surprising secrets of wealthy investors | Bethany McLean | May 14, 2021 | Washington PostBerkshire, which operates 21,860 miles of natural gas pipeline stretching from Texas to the Canadian border—part of the country’s largest interstate natural gas pipeline system—is pitching the state legislature on a “Texas Emergency Power Reserve.”
Warren Buffett’s firm is proposing an $8 billion boondoggle to prevent the next Texas blackout | Michael J. Coren | April 1, 2021 | QuartzBerkshire is a freelance journalist who lives in Massachusetts.
No, public schools are not modeled after factories. Here’s why Betsy DeVos keeps saying they are. | Valerie Strauss | December 11, 2020 | Washington PostBerkshire has been chipping away at its Wells Fargo stake in recent months after more than three decades holding onto that bet.
Warren Buffett is going all in on the vaccine rally, piling into these stocks | Shawn Tully | November 17, 2020 | FortuneHe kept all of his 925 million shares in Bank of America, a $22 billion investment that’s Berkshire’s largest after Apple.
Despite Warren Buffett’s selloff, bank stocks look like great buys in this market | Shawn Tully | August 18, 2020 | Fortune
Berkshire East ski resort near the Vermont border, which has 44 trails, has taken this power-production drive a step further.
Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway is expected to provide about 25 percent of the deal's financing.
The Democrats Have Found a New Boogeyman, and It’s Burger King | Tim Mak | August 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe “Peter Pan of Pop” was away in Portugal when police raided his Berkshire home.
Sir Cliff Richard Faces Sex Assault Claim, Criticizes Police Raid On His Home | Tim Teeman | August 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe boys began helping the Household Cavalry shift sandbags for flood victims at Datchet, Berkshire, at 6am today.
What Is William and Harry's Problem With The Press? | Tom Sykes | February 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBuffett said that three-quarters of his businesses under the Berkshire Hathaway umbrella are doing better.
Warren Buffett Slams Debt Ceiling Drama as "Damn Dumb" | CNBC | September 20, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTBy that time the decay of domestic spinning and the rise in the price of food were causing much distress in Berkshire.
The Political History of England - Vol. X. | William HuntHe remembered the stones upon the Berkshire downs, the stolid, unperceiving, eternal stones.
Sinister Street, vol. 1 | Compton MackenzieDuring his life he purchased the estate now in possession of the family of the Calverts, at Marcham, in Berkshire.
He had brought with him his two sons out of Berkshire; and certainly, if he liked any thing, it was these boys.
Spent the morning at the "Berkshire," posting my journal and attending to private and business correspondence.
Ocean to Ocean on Horseback | Willard Glazier
British Dictionary definitions for Berkshire
/ (ˈbɑːkʃɪə, -ʃə) /
a historic county of S England: since reorganization in 1974 the River Thames has marked the N boundary while the Berkshire Downs occupy central parts; the county council was replaced by six unitary authorities in 1998. Area: 1259 sq km (486 sq miles): Abbreviation: Berks
a rare breed of pork and bacon pig having a black body and white points
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