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Serious Money: Questions as Buffett's money & mouth converge on BNI

04 Nov 2009 11:40:00 PST

Written by Sheldon Liber
Yesterday it was announced very loudly that "my pal Warren" was going to acquire the 77.4% of the Burlington Northern Santa Fe (NYSE: BNI) railroad, that Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A) does not already own, for $100 per share, offering about a $24 premium to Mondays closing price.

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Alan Schram: Buffett Buys a Railroad: What Does It Mean for Investors?

03 Nov 2009 16:14:19 PST

Written 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...

Original story at Huffington Post .

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Butch Buffett and the Obamadance Kid

02 Nov 2009 21:41:23 PST

Written 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,...

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Alice Schroeder: Warren Buffett and the Business of Life: Part 1 of 7

29 Oct 2009 10:34:06 PDT

Written 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...

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Buffett's star shines brightest among world's financial gurus, poll shows

28 Oct 2009 21:50:00 PDT

Written by David Schepp
The housing bubble and subsequent "Great Recession" have tarnished the stars of a good many of the world's financial wizards, such as the former heads at Lehman Bros. and Merrill Lynch. But one respected image remains -- perhaps unsurprisingly -- on top: Warren Buffett, chairman and CEO a...

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Dan Dorfman: Watch Out for the Turkeys!

28 Oct 2009 15:19:40 PDT

Written by Dan Dorfman
They're the ones operating on the delusional premise that the recession is history and that by mid-2010 the economic downturn, the real estate mess, rising unemployment, falling incomes and bashed banks will begin to become fleeting memories.

Original story at Huffington Post .

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Warren Buffett news and blogs - November 10, 2009

10 Nov 2009 00:00:01 PDT

Below is today's roundup of news and blogs that haven't yet hit top story status by our community. Visit Warren Buffett news and blogs for even more news and blogs converage.

• Kraft, Cadbury Deal: Cadbury Rejects Kraft Bid -- by The Huffington Post News Team from Latest News
• Comfort Zone Investing: Buffett buys Burlington -- by Ted Allrich from BloggingStocks
• Fortune's Stanley Bing: Has Warren Gone Off the Rails? -- by Fortune's Stanley Bing from The Blog
• Berkshire Hathaway buying Burlinton Northern Santa Fe -- by Mark Fightmaster from BloggingStocks
• Warren Buffett Buys A RAILROAD? Berkshire Hathaway Acquires Burlington Northern Railroad -- by The Huffington Post News Team from Latest News
• Chip Conley: Is Conscious Capitalism an Oxymoron? -- by Chip Conley from The Blog
• George Mitrovich: Rules for Public Speaking -- by George Mitrovich from The Blog
• Eric Schurenberg: Insider Trading for the Rest of Us -- by Eric Schurenberg from The Blog
• Mark Fisher On Morning Meeting: Taxpayers Need To Get "Their Pound Of Flesh" From Bailout Banks -- by The Huffington Post News Team from Latest News
• Mike Elk: Frank Allowing Weakening Amendments to Financial Reform to Pass Without Roll Call Votes -- by Mike Elk from The Blog

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Warren Buffet loses crazy money, keeps second rank on Forbes 400

30 Sep 2009 22:00:00 PDT

Written by Mark Fightmaster
So, you think you had a rough year? Check out what happened to Warren Buffett, who is ranked the second-richest man in America despite a drop of $10 billion in his personal wealth during the past year. The culprit for Buffet's loss is the 20% decline in Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) stock d...

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Les Leopold: Why Warren Buffett must come out of the closet on Taxes

19 Aug 2009 14:34:38 PDT

Written 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...

Original story at Huffington Post .

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Opinion: Robert Teitelman: Michael Lewis on Warren Buffett

19 May 2009 14:05:52 PDT

Written 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...

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Opinion: Jimmy Buffett Pleases Parrotheads in Parodise

16 May 2009 11:37:59 PDT

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 ...

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Thomas A. Bass: Derivatives: The Crystal Meth of Finance

05 May 2009 12:00:23 PDT

Written 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...

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Opinion: Now In Office, Obama Strangely Less Attentive To Warren Buffett

04 May 2009 10:10:42 PDT

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 ...

Original story at National Review Online .

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Mike Hegedus: Bonanza of Buffett is Baloney

04 May 2009 08:12:01 PDT

Written 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.

Original story at Huffington Post .

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Alan Schram: Warren Buffett Defends Obama's Economic Policy: Dispatch from Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder's Meeting

03 May 2009 14:43:03 PDT

Written 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...

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Diane Francis: Warren Buffett wrong again

10 Mar 2009 10:40:33 PDT

Written 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...

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Should Buffett & Roubini "Face the Nation"?

20 Feb 2009 06:20:00 PST

Written 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?

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Cramer on BloggingStocks: Buffett sells America

18 Feb 2009 01:00:00 PST

Written 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)

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Buffett says buy, then sells, Roubini says wait -- what's an investor to do?

17 Feb 2009 16:55:00 PST

Written 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...

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6 Companies Buffett & Gates are Betting On, most expensive colleges & new mortgage rules - Today in Money 2/5

05 Feb 2009 01:14:00 PST

Written 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)

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On Buffett and Derivatives: A Review of Janet Tavakoli’s 'Dear Mr ...

02 Feb 2009 09:24:00 PST

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

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Podcast: Behind the Money Crash

16 Oct 2008 12:05:29 PDT

Written 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....

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Opinion: Dr. Judith Rich: From Worrier to Warrior: Making Friends With Fear

14 Oct 2008 07:49:37 PDT

Written 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

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Opinion: Why Is This Boy Smiling? Janet Maslin Conveniently Confused By Baby Picture of Warren Buffett

29 Sep 2008 11:14:39 PDT

Written 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.

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Podcast: Petri doesn't like bailout terms

26 Sep 2008 12:30:00 PDT

Written 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...

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Book Review: The Dhandho Investor by Monish Pabrai

09 May 2007 13:35:00 PDT

Written 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...

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