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SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Berkshire Hathaway Chairman Warren Buffett’s letter to investors on Saturday may be the most highly anticipated missive from the legendary investor in almost a decade as his conglomerate suffers from big exposure to the troubled U. Berkshire’s book value will likely be hit by the falling price of investments in shares of banks and other financial-services companies including Well Fargo & Co. Intraday data provided by Interactive Data Real Time Services , a division of Interactive Data Corp. Historical and current end-of-day data provided by Interactive Data Pricing and Reference Data . read more

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The stock markets, which early today swooned under grim housing news, could not sustain a modest, late-afternoon rally that followed the government’s release of details about stress tests for banks and plans to provide them more funds. But it appeared that the decline in housing sales and reports of some dividends being discontinued renewed fears that the recession could still deepen. The markets were down in the morning after the National Association of Realtors reported that existing home sales fell 5. Some would-be home buyers continued to sit out of the market, waiting for more details of how they could be helped by the economic stimulus package passed last month, Lawrence Yun, chief economist for the National Association of Realtors, said in a statement. The housing market continues to be dominated by foreclosures or distressed home sales, dragging down prices, analysts said. read more

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Treasuries prices rose on Monday despite an impending surge of issuance, as sinking stocks sent investors’ seeking the refuge of safe-haven U. Any concern that demand might soften for this week’s Treasury auctions of two-, five- and seven-year notes — totaling a record $94 billion — eased in the face of investors’ persistent preference for the least-risky assets. The benchmark 10-year Treasury note’s <US10YT=RR> price, which moves inversely to its yield, last traded up 4/32 for a yield of 2. DJI fell to an 11-year low on Monday amid market uncertainty about the latest potential U. read more

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NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — Oil futures finished slightly lower Friday, paring most of their earlier losses after the White House said that President Obama supports a “privately held” banking system, easing worries that the country’s biggest banks may be nationalized. Crude oil for March delivery fell 54 cents to end at $38. WSJ’s Jerry Seib wonders how the plunge in oil prices may influence President Barack Obama’s “let’s talk” overture to Tehran. Intraday data provided by Interactive Data Real Time Services , a division of Interactive Data Corp. Historical and current end-of-day data provided by Interactive Data Pricing and Reference Data . Intraday data delayed 15 minutes for Nasdaq, and 20 minutes for other exchanges. read more

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Details of President Barack Obama’s plan to stem the tide of foreclosures and modify loans for at-risk homeowners were released Wednesday morning, but investors appeared unmoved as stocks scuffled along with modest gains. The details of the Obama plan , and an afternoon speech from Arizona, come on a day when a government report showed the housing market remains under significant pressure. Treasury securities fell, raising interest rates, as investors mulled the latest housing plan and Tuesday’s restructuring updates from Detroit automakers, all of which point to increased government debt. Later Wednesday, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke will make a speech in Washington on the central bank’s balance sheet, followed by the release of minutes from the January meeting of the monetary policy-setting Federal Open Market Committee . read more

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