Warren Buffett

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 ...

 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 ...

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%. ...

 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 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 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...