Warren Buffett Had To Answer Some Tough Questions At Berkshire's Annual...
OMAHA, Nebraska (Reuters) - Warren Buffett on Saturday defended his recent controversial vote on executive pay at Coca-Cola Co and disappointing performance at railroad BNSF as investors grilled him on...
View ArticleWarren Buffett's Opinion On Bonds Couldn't Be More Clear
It doesn't get any clearer than this.No bonds for Buffett. Warren Buffett told @ReutersInsider late Saturday: “I don’t think there is a good long-term fixed income investment”— Jennifer Ablan...
View ArticleWatch Warren Buffett Help A Couple Get Engaged At His Annual Shareholders'...
After the annual Berkshire Hathaway shareholder meeting this weekend, Warren Buffett spent several hours at Borsheims — the jewelry mega-store he owns in Omaha — selling items to customers in a packed...
View ArticleWarren Buffett Has Some Interesting Views On Boards And Corporate Governance...
Warren Buffett is on CNBC this morning.And the top topic of conversation (after a quick discussion of low interest rates) is corporate governance.Buffett has been in the spotlight lately because he...
View ArticleHere Are The Books That Warren Buffett, Bill Gates, And Charlie Munger Just Read
Warren Buffett, Bill Gates, and Charlie Munger were on CNBC this morning.The host, Becky Quick, asked each what they've been reading lately.Here are their answers:Bill Gates: "Reinventing American...
View ArticleThe Five Commandments Of Warren Buffett And Charlie Munger
As we consider these men pioneers of long-duration common stock investing, we wanted to share what we believe were the best nuggets of wisdom from the weekend. 1. Thou Shalt Not Envy.Munger: “We are...
View ArticleWarren Buffett's 'Single Best Measure' Of Stock Market Value Is Getting...
Market Cap to GDP is a long-term valuation indicator that has become popular in recent years, thanks to Warren Buffett. Back in 2001 he remarked in a Fortune Magazine interview that "it is probably the...
View ArticleHEDGE FUND MANAGER: Warren Buffett 'Is Basically A Tax Evader'
Macro fund manager John Burbank of Passport Capital joked that Warren Buffett is "basically a tax evader" at the SALT conference and attendees started clapping and laughing.His argument is not that...
View ArticleWarren Buffett Admits His Biggest Weakness
During the 2014 annual meeting of Berkshire Hathaway, Carol Loomis of Fortune magazine asked Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger, Berkshire's Vice Chairman, about their biggest weakness. In frank terms,...
View ArticleHow Warren Buffett Made Me Smarter About Charity
I bet that, like me, when you’ve donated to charity you’ve had a slightly queasy feeling. You probably wrestled with questions like: Will my donation do any good? Is the charity well run? Is this the...
View ArticleWarren Buffett's Chinese Automaker Has Sold A Million Cars That Look Like...
In 2013, Warren Buffett-backed BYD Auto (pronounced Bee-Yeah-Dee) sold more cars than any other Chinese domestic brand, according to China Auto Web.In that same period of time, BYD generated an $89...
View ArticleA Look At Who Might Run Warren Buffett's Empire Next
For Berkshire Hathaway, succession is a huge issue. Chairman and CEO Warren Buffett is 83-years-old. He appears sharp, energetic, healthy, and dedicated to a few more decades of success at Berkshire....
View ArticleHere Are Some 'Elephants' That Warren Buffett Should Hunt
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Far be it from us to offer tips to Warren Buffett, the most celebrated stock picker of his age, but here goes:The Oracle of Omaha has suggested he will hunt for his next "elephant"...
View ArticleWhat Warren Buffett Would Do If He Were 23 Again
Every year, thousands of investors flock to Omaha to hear the wisdom of Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger.For as long as six hours, with only one break for lunch, the two business legends take...
View ArticleWarren Buffett Reveals His Biggest Early Mistakes
Today I thought we’d spend some time with one of investing’s greatest minds at a critical point in history.The below is excerpted from Warren Buffett’s 1989 letter to Berkshire Hathaway...
View ArticleWarren Buffett Plans To Massively Increase His Bets On Solar And Wind
Warren Buffett says Berkshire Hathaway plans to double its spending on solar and wind."We've poured billions into [the utility businesses] and will continue to do so," Buffett said at the Edison...
View ArticleWhat It's Like To Borrow $5 Billion From Warren Buffett
Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein had a long chat with Charlie Rose last night on Bloomberg TV, and a portion of the interview was dedicated to something you've probably imagined but will probably...
View ArticleWarren Buffett's 'Single Best Measure' Of Stock Market Value Is Higher Today...
Note from dshort: I've updated my analysis of this valuation indicator and its variants to include the 3rd estimate of Q1 GDP, the denominator in the ratio. The downward revision of GDP nudged this...
View ArticleThey Discovered Something In The Brains Of Great Investors That Makes Them Do...
Warren Buffett once suggested that investors should try to "be fearful when others are greedy and be greedy only when others are fearful."But according to a new study by Caltech and Virginia Tech...
View ArticleBill Gates Reveals His Favorite Business Book
Bill Gates first read his favorite business book after Warren Buffet lent him his copy. In a column for The Wall Street Journal, Gates writes that he has had Buffet's copy of "Business Adventures," by...
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