Warren Buffett

By Elizabeth Harrow The financial world was rocked, more or less, when Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B) recently announced a plan to split its B shares -- billionaire investor Warren Buffett, the company's chairman and CEO, famously refused to split the stock for years. (In fact, the A shares are still trading in s...

By Alex Seagle With the release in 2008 of the highly-anticipated biography of Warren Buffet The Snowball: Warren Buffet and the Business of Life, the somewhat unlikely cult of personality that is the Oracle of Omaha once again garnered attention. There are legions of Buffet adherents, and there is no...

By Abdul Farukhi Warren Buffett is one of the few investors in the world that has consistently succeeded where others failed. Part of his success is due to his common sense approach to the stock market. Investors have mocked Buffett for his old fashioned approach to investing when he sat out the dot com era bu...

By Jeff Matthews(noreply@blogger.com) No, Charlie Munger—Berkshire Hathaway’s acerbic Vice-Chairman and the business partner without whom Warren Buffett would not have created Berkshire as we know it—is not in attendance, although Buffett will make up for Munger’s absence in a particularly Buffett-like manner.

By The Huffington Post News Team The Oracle of Omaha enjoys considerable public trust. But on banks he talks his own book, not Main Street's. Maybe that's not surprising given his... The Oracle of Omaha enjoys considerable public trust. But on banks he talks his own book, not Main Street's. Maybe that's not surprising given his...

By Joseph Lazzaro Warren Buffett likes a railroad or two, long-term. May be you should, too? Hence, it goes without saying that I'm reiterating my buy rating for Kansas City Southern (KSU), first recommended on July 29, 2009 at a price of $19.66. If you bought KSU in July, you're up an impressive 70%.

By The Huffington Post News Team THERE may not be a person in America without a strong opinion about what coulda, shoulda been done to prevent the underwear bomber from boarding... THERE may not be a person in America without a strong opinion about what coulda, shoulda been done to prevent the underwear bomber from boarding...

By Sheldon Liber If there ever was a stock that was hiding in plain sight, it is that of Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B) which is capitalized at a tad over $150 billion and run by "my pal Warren" and his pal Charlie. That's Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger, perhaps the most successful investors in five generation...

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Buffett's temperament has certainly served him well in the past 18 months. His Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK-A) lost billions on paper, as its holdings in ... Start Your Investing Wish List NowMotley Fool all 2 news articles »

By Daleela Farina Rumors of a new addition to the James Altucher library have entered the blogosphere, so I met with James to discuss a possible new book and the response from his recent aggressive views on finance and the stock market. Permalink | Email this | Comments

Jennifer Buffett, president of the NoVo Foundation, one of BRAC's biggest supporters, said the foundation, based in New York, had decided to use e-cards and ... and more »

At the same time, you have the world's most-respected investor, Warren Buffett, saying that now is a good time to buy. Buffett is also putting new money to ...

It's that patience and discipline that set Warren Buffett and other successful value investors apart from the rest. Having that patience is hard. ... This Isn't Worth Squat Right NowMotley Fool all 2 news articles »

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By Jeff Matthews(noreply@blogger.com) No wonder Warren Buffett decided the time was right to buy the rest of Burlington Northern: there’s going to be a lot of—to be technical again—stuff that will be getting moved around in the next twelve months. It's the inventories. Jeff Matthews I Am Not Making This Up

By Alan Schram Berkshire Hathaway just made its largest acquisition ever, buying Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation, a railroad company, for over $35 billion. This is a large... Berkshire Hathaway just made its largest acquisition ever, buying Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation, a railr...

By Lame Cherry(noreply@blogger.com) It really would assist the experts if they invested more time in stealing articles posted here as it would explain to them why nation rapist Warren Buffett just sank 34 billion more dollars (ah American investors this is part of your 34 billion which was raped from your savings by Buffett,...

By Alice Schroeder In the trial, the defendants invoked a "Buffett defense," saying that Buffett had approved the outlines of the structured transaction and was involved in setting the fee. The question, however, was not whether Buffett knew about the transaction--he did--but whether he knew it was frau...

By Les Leopold In a recent New York Times op-ed, Warren Buffet points out the dangers of the rising U.S. deficit. But in doing so he refuses... In a recent New York Times op-ed, Warren Buffet points out the dangers of the rising U.S. deficit. But in doing so he refuses to point the finger at the obvious cause: the incre...

By Robert Teitelman Michael Lewis has up at the New Republic a book review of Alice Schroeder's biography of Warren Buffett, "The Snowball: Warren Buffett and the Business... Michael Lewis has up at the New Republic a book review of Alice Schroeder's biography of Warren Buffett, "The Snowball: Warren Buffett...

 AZ By Stephen Chilton in Concert Review Jimmy Buffet is a bizarre cultural force. His had-to-be-damn-close to sold out show at Cricket Wireless Pavilion was quite a spectacle to be seen. While it is hard not to be aware of the phenomenon that is Buffett ...

By Thomas A. Bass The gross domestic product of the United States is $15 trillion. The money supply of the United States--all the greenbacks currently in circulation--is also about $15 trillion. The gross domestic product of the entire world is $50 trillion. The total value of the world's real estate is $75...

 NY - Barack Obama, Barack Obama In his speeches, he referred to "my friend Warren Buffett" and said, "Warren Buffett is one of those people that I listen to." In the third presidential debate, Obama agreed with McCain's suggestion that "Warren would make a pretty good choice" for ...

By Ellen Sledge Warren Buffett is here. Warren Buffett is everywhere. He greets you on an airport billboard, stressing the importance of college education. There he is again, on the cover of every book in the bookstore window display. The hotel signs say "welcome Berkshire shareholders." Next to the colleg...

By Mike Hegedus Ah yes, Omaha in the Spring. While the swallows are returning to Capistrano, the Berkshire Hathaway investors, 35,000 of them, are returning to hear the 'Oracle of Omaha' wax about the economy. Warren Buffett is holding court, ice cream cone in hand.

By Alan Schram For example, Buffett estimates that in the event of a major catastrophe, Berkshire would suffer between 3% and 4% of the total, nationwide losses. Even if such catastrophe amounts to $100 billion in total damage (for reference, Hurricane Katrina leveled about $60 billion of losses), Be...

By Jeff Matthews(noreply@blogger.com) As John Lennon might have written, Warren Buffett was in the news today, oh boy. Two weeks ago came the first ratings downgrade in Berkshire’s modern era, with Fitch unceremoniously replacing Buffett’s cherished Triple-A with a mere Double-A.

Ironically, Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK-A) (NYSE: BRK-B) should also do just fine without Buffett at the top. Buffett is truly extraordinary, and over the years, he's worked to ensure that Berkshire will manage just fine after he departs. ...

On Thursday, S&P announced that it had cut General Electric's debt rating from AAA to AA+, and on Friday Warren Buffett got slapped by Fitch, which cut its issuer default ratting to AA+ and senior unsecured debt to AA. The insurance and reinsurance ...

Wells Fargo shares rose as much as 24.3% after Buffett said the fourth-largest US bank will emerge "better than ever" from the nation's credit crisis. Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway held a 7.2% stake in the bank at year's end. (Shares closed up 15.8%. ...

By Diane Francis On Sunday, Buffett gave a very scary interview on U.S. television about how the economy nearly collapsed in September. He said that the world is going through an "economic Pearl Harbor" that will take years to turn around only to end in serious inflation problems. Printing money to stimulate...

By Jeff Matthews(noreply@blogger.com) Well, Warren agrees with us! In our book, “Pilgrimage to Warren Buffett’s Omaha,” we pointed out that Berkshire Hathaway’s annual shareholder meeting is no longer mainly about Berkshire Hathaway. And Buffett, it turns out, agrees.

By Sheldon Liber Filed under: International markets, Forecasts, Rants and raves, Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A), Market matters, Johnson and Johnson (JNJ), Recession, Financial Crisis Would you be interested in seeing Buffett and Roubini appear together on a news show?

By Jim Cramer Filed under: General Electric (GE), Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A), Market matters, Johnson and Johnson (JNJ), Tiffany and Co (TIF), ConocoPhillips (COP), Goldman Sachs Group (GS), Procter and Gamble (PG), Harley-Davidson (HOG), Cramer on BloggingStocks, U.S. Bancorp (USB)

By Sheldon Liber Filed under: Forecasts, Other issues, Rants and raves, Competitive strategy, General Electric (GE), Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A), Johnson and Johnson (JNJ), Tiffany and Co (TIF), Goldman Sachs Group (GS), Procter and Gamble (PG), Harley-Davidson (HOG), Recession, Financial Crisi...

By Allan Halprin Filed under: Cisco Systems (CSCO), General Electric (GE), Toyota Motor Corp. (TM), Money and Finance Today, AutoNation Inc (AN), Bank of America (BAC), Goldman Sachs Group (GS), Procter and Gamble (PG), Harley-Davidson (HOG), Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNI)

 NY - But readers will find much more than another book on Warren Buffett. The real story begins in 1998. That’s when Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway bought General ... Dear Mr. Buffett: A Book Review with a Little 'Extra' Seeking Alpha all 2 news articles

By Jeff Matthews(noreply@blogger.com) Warren Buffett professes never to worry about a position, even if it’s down 50%. After all, who knows more about Berkshire than Warren Buffett? Which begs the question, who is buying credit default swaps in Berkshire Hathaway, and why?

By matt buchanan The economy sucks. But like Warren Buffett, you should be greedy when everyone else is skurred. If you've got the extra scratch, this is probably the best holiday season ever to buy an HDTV, since retailers don't want a pile of them going obsolete in their warehouse. But what should you look fo...

By Larry Kudlow Fear and volatility continue to dominate stock markets as the economy sinks into recession and profits estimates suffer from deeper downgrades. But how bearish should investors really be? Warren Buffett writes in today's New York Times that now's the time to buy. He writes, "Be fearful w...

Fear and volatility continue to dominate stock markets as the economy sinks into recession and profits estimates suffer from deeper downgrades. But how bearish should investors really be? Warren Buffett writes in today’s New York Times that now’s the time to buy. He writes, “Be fearful w...

By Mumia Abu-Jamal In a 2002 open letter from U.S. financier, Warren Buffett to his Berkshire Hathaway shareholders, Buffett, one of the richest people in the U.S., warned his shareholders to avoid 'derivatives'. which he described as "time bombs, both for the parties that deal in them, and the economic system....

By Dr. Judith Rich Lessons in Living: Part 2 The Wisdom of Eckhart Tolle and Warren Buffett I don't look for 7-foot bars to jump over, I look around... Lessons in Living: Part 2 I don't look for 7-foot bars to jump over, I look around for 1-foot bars I can step over. -- Warren Buffett

By David Paul Five years ago, billionaire investor and American icon Warren Buffett suggested that financial derivative products were "financial weapons of mass destruction, carrying dangers that, while... Five years ago, billionaire investor and American icon Warren Buffett suggested that fin...

By Leon Neyfakh From Janet Maslin's review of Alice Schroeder's new Warren Buffett biography The Snowball: A photo of Mr. Buffett at age 2 shows him grinning cryptically while clutching a toy tightly to his chest. It goes without saying that he was an unusual child.

By Damon Ryan, WOMT What would Petri do, if it was HIS decision? "(What) I personally would like to see them consider is trying to do something more on the order of what Warren Buffett did when he invested in Goldman Sacs," said Petri. "For the taxpayers putting money into these things, put it in on a preferred ba...

By Zac Bissonnette A piece in Saturday's New York Times ponders the question, "Is it better to learn about Warren Buffett's investing methods and apply them to your own stock-picking or just buy shares of Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)?" Robert Hagstrom, one of the world's foremost investing experts an...

By Zac Bissonnette Dhandho, a Gujarati word derived from Sanskrit, is literally translated as "endeavors that create wealth" and Pabrai encourages investors to invest like the Patels (Asian Indians from southern Gujarat -- 1 in 500 Americans is a Patel) did to gain ownership of more than half of the hotel...

News coverage of Warren Buffett's $30 billion gift to the Gates Foundation left the impression that the record-setting donation was an open-shut feel-good story. After all, what evil could come from the world's second richest man pledging over three-quarters of his wealth to fight pre...