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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: Warren Buffett

Warren Buffett stories: 74 news summaries

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For Sale: These United States

Bush, US companies reduced to holding
out a tin cup

Jan 20, 08 10:41 AM CST
(Newser) - Some Americans are outraged about illegal immigrants crossing the Mexican border, but the New York Times' Maureen Dowd thinks that the breech of some financial boundaries are of greater concern. "Who’s going to own the American economy?" she asks, pointing to oil-rich countries taking advantage of the weak... More »

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Citigroup • Warren Buffett • Merrill Lynch • US economy • Maureen Dowd • US dollar • petrodollar • weak dollar • George W. Bush

Fraud Trial
May Put Buffett
on Stand

Defense says billionaire knew about phony insurance deal

Jan 2, 08 1:24 PM CST
(Newser) - A criminal trial involving four ex-employees of billionaire Warren Buffett is likely to offer a rare—and unwelcome—glimpse into the inner workings of the “Oracle of Omaha,” the Wall Street Journal reports. Buffett isn’t charged in the case—to begin Monday—involving Berkshire Hathaway reinsurance unit... More »

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fraud • Warren Buffett • AIG • Berkshire Hathaway • General Re Corp • Oracle of Omaha

Buffett Moves Into Insuring Muni Bonds

Company will aid local governments, profit
from credit crunch

Dec 28, 07 9:13 AM CST
(Newser) - Billionaire Warren Buffett is riding to the rescue of the municipal bond market—and taking advantage of an opportunity afforded by the credit crunch—by launching a municipal bond insurer, reports the Wall Street Journal. Berkshire Hathaway Assurance, which opens today in New York state, should make it cheaper for... More »

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Warren Buffett • MBIA • mortgage backed securities • municipal bonds • Ambac Financial

Buffett to Buy Huge Industrial Firm Marmon

Billionaire investor strikes $4.5B deal
with Pritzker family

Dec 25, 07 5:47 PM CST
(Newser) - Warren Buffett will pay $4.5 billion to acquire a majority stake in Marmon Holdings, an industrial conglomerate owned by one of America's richest familes, the Wall Street Journal reports. Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway will buy 60% of the company now from the Pritzker family of Chicago, with plans to acquire... More »

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Chicago • Warren Buffett • Berkshire Hathaway • Pritzker • Marmon Holdings, Inc.

New Breed of Billionaire Rises in Third World

Moguls turn into philanthropists to fund education, health care

Dec 14, 07 1:26 PM CST
(Newser) - A new type of billionaire with a philanthropic bent for social causes is emerging from once-poor nations such as Turkey, India, and Mexico, the New York Times reports. The billionaires, who generally made their money through investment in surging local markets, draw comparison to American titans of old such as... More »

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philanthropy • Warren Buffett • Roman Abramovich • Husnu Oyzegin

Buffett Helps Keep A-Rod
in Pinstripes

Investor told slugger
to negotiate deal sans his superagent

Nov 17, 07 5:36 PM CST
(Newser) - When Alex Rodriguez did an end run around agent Scott Boras to make a deal with the Yankees, he wasn't without high-powered advice, reports the Wall Street Journal: Warren Buffett told him to do it. A worried A-Rod called the Sage of Omaha, a personal friend, as sports scribes blasted... More »

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MLB • Goldman Sachs • New York Yankees • Warren Buffett • Alex Rodriguez • Scott Boras • baseball

Supermodel Swears Off  Dollar

Giselle joins trend, demanding  payment
in another currency

Nov 5, 07 9:25 PM CST
(Newser) - Gisele Bundchen, who pulled in $33M in front of the camera this year, doesn't like the looks of the dollar. Following the lead of billionaires Warren Buffett and Bill Gross, the world's richest model is asking to be paid in some other currency, usually the euro. “We don't know... More »

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currency • Warren Buffett • Gisele Bundchen • investment • euro • US dollar • Bill Gross • supermodel

Buffett: I Should Pay More Taxes

'Oracle of Omaha' says scales have tipped toward the rich

Oct 31, 07 10:41 AM CDT
(Newser) - America’s second-richest man, Warren Buffett, stood up for the little guy last night, telling NBC that he and über-wealthy people like him should pay more taxes. The system has dramatically “tilted toward the rich and away from the middle class,” he said. Surveying his office, Buffett... More »

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taxes • Warren Buffett • capital gains tax • tax cuts • tax breaks • US Chamber of Commerce

Stocks Rise on Buffett Rumor

Berkshire CEO may buy 20% of Bear Stearns

Sep 26, 07 3:46 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Dow climbed 99.5 points today on the strength of the GM settlement and speculation that billionaire Warren Buffett might buy 20% of beleaguered Bear Stearns. The brokerage helped spur the biggest gain in a week, jumping 7.7% after the Buffett story circulated. Said a trader, “You... More »

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United Auto Workers • Federal Reserve • Dow Jones • General Motors • Warren Buffett • Bear Stearns • Merrill Lynch • Nasdaq • Berkshire Hathaway • S&P 500

It's Forbes 400 Time Again

You now need $1.3B
to make list of
richest Americans

Sep 21, 07 7:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - In the 25th year of Forbes magazine's rankings of the 400 riches Americans, the net worth at the poor end of the list is $1.3 billion, up from a flat $1 billion a year ago. Microsoft founder Bill Gates still tops the list with $59 billion, closely followed by... More »

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Bill Gates • Kirk Kerkorian • Forbes 400 • Warren Buffett • list

Buffett Turns Wall Street's Frown
Upside Down

Star investor hunts
for lucrative bargains

Aug 21, 07 3:43 PM CDT
(Newser) - Wall Street may be seeing red after weeks of volatility and losses, but Warren Buffett is seeing green as he goes bargain-hunting for the same kind of junk bonds and stocks that have netted him nearly $50 billion, the Journal reports. Downtrodden deal-makers are hoping the star investor will use... More »

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private equity • Wall Street • Warren Buffett • subprime mortgages • Countrywide • Berkshire Hathaway • junk bonds

The Top 10 Investors

A look at the individuals who are changing the way money changes hands

Jul 18, 07 5:16 PM CDT
(Newser) - Not only are these investors sitting on mountains of doubloons—a sure sign of financial savvy—but they have also changed the way people think about money and investing.
  1. John Bogle, founder, the Vanguard Group. Now president, Bogle Financial Markets Research Center.
  2. Warren Buffett, CEO and chairman, Berkshire
... More »

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investing • Warren Buffett • list • money • banking • investor • John Bogle • David Shaw

Union Seeks Journal Savior

Burkle agrees to talks with Dow Jones employees

Jun 5, 07 4:48 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Wall Street Journal employees' union, in search of a white knight as Dow Jones and Rupert Murdoch appear to be moving closer to a deal, has enlisted the help of supermarket billionaire Ron Burkle. News Corp. has offered $60 a share for the company, and one analyst tells Bloomberg,... More »

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Rupert Murdoch • Ron Burkle • Wall Street Journal • Dow Jones • Warren Buffett • acquisition • union • News Corp

Buffett Holdings Tie Gates
To Darfur Crisis

Berkshire owns
$3.3B stake in firm
said to fund militia

May 4, 07 1:57 PM CDT
(Newser) - A Berkshire Hathaway investment in a Sudanese oil company is posing thorny problems for the Gates Foundation, the Los Angeles Times reports. Warren Buffet's investment outfit is the largest independent shareholder in PetroChina, whose parent company the U.N. and U.S. say funds Sudan's janjaweed militia—a stark contrast... More »

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investing • oil • Darfur • Sudan • Warren Buffett • money • PetroChina • Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation • Janjaweed

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