Article: United States : Buffett s Wake-Up Call to Managers May Signal More Cost Cuts.

Byline: Mamta03

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. s managers may deliver more cost cuts to Chief Executive Officer Warren Buffett after the billionaire replaced Richard Santulli as the head of a money-losing plane-leasing unit.

Berkshire executives have eliminated jobs and closed plants as the sale of bricks, jewelry and luxury flights suffered in the recession. The company, which reports third-quarter results today, may need further reductions, even as the U.S. recovers, said Jeff Matthews, founder of the hedge fund Ram Partners LP.

I don t think Berkshire hit the reset button as hard as other companies when it came to cutting costs, said Matthews, the ...

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