Friday, July 13, 2007

Hovnanian Jumps The Most Since 2004 on Speculation Buffett May Buy a Stake

(Bloomberg) -- Hovnanian Enterprises Inc. shares
jumped the most since December 2004, leading homebuilders higher,
on speculation Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. may buy a
stake in the company.

``There's talk that Warren Buffett wanted to buy a stake,''
said Justin Wiggs, a trader at Stifel Nicolaus & Co. in
Baltimore. ``People are extrapolating that Warren Buffett could
be trying to call the bottom of the homebuilder stocks.''


Read more at Bloomberg Stocks News

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