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12 Ways The World Could Be Destroyed

James Altucher | Posted 11.23.2009 | Business


James Altucher

We live in a world of nightmares. But understanding these worries -- the myriad ways the world could end -- and hedging against them is the way to turn the fear into greed, the nightmare into a dream.

Buffett Slams Bank Stress Tests: "Not A Very Sophisticated Way Of Looking At It"

Reuters | Posted 06.03.2009 | Business


OMAHA, Nebraska (Reuters) - Warren Buffett criticized the government's stress tests of 19 large U.S. banks, and said he would buy more shares of three...

Warren Buffett Faces A Grilling From Investors

Financial Times | Posted 05.31.2009 | Business


Warren Buffett will be under pressure at Saturday's annual gathering of faithful shareholders to explain his worst year ever, with the usually adoring...

Bloomberg for Treasury Secretary

Alan Schram | Posted 04.23.2009 | Business


Alan Schram

We simply cannot afford to have a distracted, hobbled Treasury Secretary who does not have the trust of markets or members of Congress. Mr. President, call Gracie Mansion.

Solving The Buffett Conundrum On Taxes

Chris Weigant | Posted 03.26.2009 | Politics


Chris Weigant

Obama has leaked his first budget outline, and it appears he is serious about attempting to fix this tax policy travesty.

Buffett: US Essentially in Recession

AP | JOSH FUNK | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


http://thinkprogress.org/2008/03/03/buffett-were-in-a-recession/

Buffett Buys Big Stake In Kraft

CNNMoney | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


Warren Buffett's investment group, Berkshire Hathaway, bought more than 132 million shares of food company Kraft, according to a document filed with t...

Behind Buffett's Bond Gambit

BusinessWeek | David Bogoslaw | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


The role of the white knight who swoops in to rescue a business in distress is one that Warren Buffett plays well, and he's profited nicely from it in...