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Warren Buffett on State of the Union Speech, Romney

noreply@blogger.com (Warren Buffett Blog) — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 09:38:45 PST

Billionaire investor Warren Buffett, chairman and chief executive officer of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., talks about President Barack Obama's State of the Union speech tonight and Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney's reported 2010 income and tax rate. Recently Warren Buffett pledged to match one-for-one, all voluntary contributions made by Republican members of Congress to pay down the national debt; Pepsi will pay more than $3 million to settle federal race discrimination charges; and the CDC says for the first time since 1965, homicide has fallen off the list of the nation's top 15 causes of death.

Warren Buffett sings for Chinese New Year

noreply@blogger.com (Warren Buffett Blog) — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 10:24:19 PST

US billionaire Warren Buffett has appeared singing and playing the ukulele on Chinese state television. The billionaire popped up on CCTV and wished the people of China "a happy new year." The Lunar New Year of the Dragon begins at midnight on Sunday. "Your country has accomplished amazing things, and the best is yet to come," Buffett told the broadcaster. The investor is well respected in China for his financial success.

Warren Buffett approach to Picking a Stock

noreply@blogger.com (Warren Buffett Blog) — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 10:32:20 PST

Warren Buffett : "We will not go into businesses where technology, which is way over my head, is crucial to the investment decision."

Warren Buffett : increase taxes for the Rich in America

noreply@blogger.com (Warren Buffett Blog) — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 11:41:49 PST

Billionaire businessman , philanthropist Warren Buffet told TIME Magazine that he would match the total amount of voluntary tax contributions made by Republican members of Congress. Warren Buffett has been leading the charge to pressure Congress to increase tax rates on richest people in America

Warren Buffett underperformed the S&P for the second time since 1990

noreply@blogger.com (Warren Buffett Blog) — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 15:55:30 PST

Warren Buffett underperformed the S&P for the second time since 1990 , this past year Berkshire Hathaway went down -4.7% this was mainly due to the Berkshire insurance firm hurt by the Japanese earthquake and the lost on the derivatives , Buffett himself lost 2 billion dollars of his own personal holdings last year . Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. slipped 4.7 percent in 2011. It was the second time since 1990 that the Omaha, Nebraska-based firm underperformed an S&P 500 that had either declined for the year or rose less than 5 percent . "legendary investor, Warren Buffett", he is the primary shareholder, chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway. He is consistently ranked among the world's wealthiest people. He was ranked as the world's wealthiest person in 2008 and is the third wealthiest person in the world as of 2011.

Warren Buffett picks His Son as a Successor

noreply@blogger.com (Warren Buffett Blog) — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 15:46:16 PST

Billionaire Warren Buffett chooses his son Howard, who's also a farmer, as his successor and non-executive chairman, Warren Buffett says his son Howard, a farm were no college degree would make a good successor as a nonexecutive chairman. howard for his part says he is okay with that, attorneys general as long as he can keep growing corn and soy beans.

Warren Buffett : I am a huge bull on this country

noreply@blogger.com (Warren Buffett Blog) — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 15:38:36 PST

Warren Buffett : I am a huge bull on this country. We will not have a double-dip recession at all. I see our businesses coming back almost across the board.

Warren Buffett Quotes

noreply@blogger.com (Warren Buffett Blog) — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 15:17:27 PST

Warren Buffett : "Americans are in a cycle of fear which leads to people not wanting to spend and not wanting to make investments, and that leads to more fear. We'll break out of it. It takes time."

Berkshire Hathaway's New Stock Positions

noreply@blogger.com (Warren Buffett Blog) — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 13:19:25 PST

breaking news on Berkshire Hathaway. warren buffett the 13-f is out. he bought a lot of ibm. other stakes, cvs, directv, began dynamics, visa, intel, all new positions. 5.6 million of cvs, 4.2 million of directv and 3.1 general dynamics. 2.3 million of visa, 1.3 million shares of intel, but we'll see berkshire hathaway though because, remember, warren buffett has said some of these smaller positions, and these are small, guys, for berkshire hathaway, probably launched by the new fund manager there. still under the berkshire umbrella, cvs, general dynamics, visa, directv, intel, in addition to new positions in ibm which he said on cnbc this morning. for years he said i wouldn't buy technology because i don't understand it. hardly cutting edge companies he's buying in the technology sector. finally gets chips. sorry. been to berkshire hathaway's headquarters. there are at least a couple of computers. probably knows intel is inside at least a few of those. and a lot of buying. last time it was mostly selling, you said absolutely. this looks like it's mostly buying. know who the buyer is now. he's the one. yeah. thanks, sully. all right.

long-term fixed-dollar investments

noreply@blogger.com (Warren Buffett Blog) — Sun, 01 May 2011 16:18:42 PDT

" I would recommend against buying long-term fixed-dollar investments"
– Warren Buffett

If the market was efficient

noreply@blogger.com (Warren Buffett Blog) — Sun, 01 May 2011 16:17:46 PDT

" If the market was efficient I'd be a beggar on the street with a tin cup."
– Warren Buffett

Dave Sokol

noreply@blogger.com (Warren Buffett Blog) — Sun, 01 May 2011 16:16:23 PDT

" I can’t overstate the breadth and importance of Dave Sokol’s achievements at this company."
– Warren Buffett

Berkshire Hathaway,

noreply@blogger.com (Warren Buffett Blog) — Sun, 01 May 2011 16:14:33 PDT

" We view the company as a conduit through which our shareholders own assets"
– Warren Buffett

When I do something dumb

noreply@blogger.com (Warren Buffett Blog) — Sun, 01 May 2011 16:09:53 PDT

" When I do something dumb ... I want you to be able to derive some solace from the fact that my financial suffering is proportional to yours."
– Warren Buffett SOURCE: BusinessPundit

Warren Buffett Quote

noreply@blogger.com (Warren Buffett Blog) — Sun, 01 May 2011 16:08:29 PDT

" Someone’s sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago."
– Warren Buffett SOURCE: Examiner.com

shareholder-oriented management

noreply@blogger.com (Warren Buffett Blog) — Sun, 01 May 2011 16:07:08 PDT

" We searched for companies that were large re-purchasers of their shares ... This often was a tipoff that the company was both undervalued and run by a shareholder-oriented management."
" - Warren Buffett

Prince Al Waleed CNBC One on One

noreply@blogger.com (Warren Buffett Blog) — Sun, 13 Mar 2011 12:11:36 PDT

Mar. 11 2011 | Discussing the Middle East's need for reform as well as oil supply issues, with Prince Alwaleed bin Talal al Saud, Saudi Arabia, Kingdom Holding Company.

Prince Al Waleed on Citigroup

noreply@blogger.com (Warren Buffett Blog) — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 15:14:27 PST

Mar. 10 2011 | Prince Al Waleed discusses his investment in Citigroup and his confidence in the company's direction at a news conference yesterday in Riyadh.

Berkshire Hathaway Takes $2.25 Billion in Dividends from Bur

noreply@blogger.com (Warren Buffett Blog) — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 15:34:58 PST

Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A), the investment firm run by Warren Buffet, took $2.25 billion in dividends from Burlington Northern in less than 13 months of ownership, reports Bloomberg. That amount is nearly triple the payout from the railroad prior to the firm's acquisition of it in February of last year. Berkshire Hathaway's B shares are down 0.75%, or $0.65, to $85.70.

Warren Buffett on Deficit

noreply@blogger.com (Warren Buffett Blog) — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 08:30:50 PST

Mar. 2 2011 | Warren Buffett, Berkshire Hathaway chairman & CEO, advocates that the wealthiest Americans should pay higher taxes to reduce the US budget deficit.

Warren Buffett views on union fights, insider trading and oil

noreply@blogger.com (Warren Buffett Blog) — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 15:49:00 PST

Mar. 2 2011 | A recap of Warren Buffett 's views on union fights, insider trading and oil, with CNBC's Becky Quick.

Berkshire Hathaway best days may lie ahead

noreply@blogger.com (Warren Buffett Blog) — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 06:29:11 PST

Berkshire Hathaway's (BRKA) shares could head higher. CEO Warren Buffett provided earnings guidance for the first time in this annual report and shareholder letter. He underscored the company's financial strength and suggest the stock could be heading higher even after a strong opening Monday morning. He estimated that Berkshire's annual "normal earnings power" is about $12B after taxes, or about $7,300 per class A share. Berkshire stock now trades for less than 1.4x year-end 2010 book value of $95,453 a share. Book could end 2011 at around $105,000 a share, based on profits and gains on the $61B equity portfolio. Put a valuation of 1.4x on that projected book value and the stock could trade around $147,000 by year-end.

Warren Buffett Next Buys

noreply@blogger.com (Warren Buffett Blog) — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 12:32:05 PST

Feb. 28 2011 | Discussing where the billionaire investor Warren Buffett will put his money in light of this weekend's comments that he's looking for companies to buy, with Robert Hagstrom, Legg Mason and CNBC's Kayla Tausche

Warren Buffett Receives Medal of Freedom

noreply@blogger.com (Warren Buffett Blog) — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 07:59:51 PST

Feb. 15 2011 | Billionaire investor Warren Buffett receives the 2010 Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor, from President Barack Obama.

Carlos Slim Gets Richer as Mining, Mobile Beats Gates, Buffett

noreply@blogger.com (Warren Buffett Blog) — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 10:03:10 PST

Feb. 2 (Bloomberg) -- Carlos Slim’s Mexican holdings from mining to communications helped him beat Bill Gates and Warren Buffett on the stock market for the second straight year, and gains in 2011 may widen his lead atop the global wealth list. Slim’s publicly disclosed holdings surged about 37 percent to $70 billion in 2010, with wireless carrier America Movil SAB representing $48.9 billion of that wealth, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. Bloomberg's Erik Schatzker reports in today's Movers & Shakers. (Source: Bloomberg)