Philosophistry (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
I just transferred a sizable portion of my savings back into the stock market today. What summoned me to do this was a reminder of this quote from Warren Buffet: "Be fearful when others are greedy and greedy when others are fearful." Buffet recently snapped up shares from GE at an incredible bargain . We'll see.
Mark Investments (Free subscription) | yesterday
He is probably, the most successful investor in history. He owned around billion in his bank accounts and was ranked the richest person in the whole world by Forbes as of February 11, 2008. That’s right, that’s Warren Buffet. When the news broke out that he is putting billion into Goldman Sachs, the [...]
Financial Skeptic (Free subscription) | 10/03/2008
Warren Buffet has held true to form and invested when others are too scared to get out of bed in the morning. He bought into Goldman (GS) and GE (GE). Wells Fargo that he has previously bought into just snapped up Wachovia (we think) So the question becomes what is left to buy at insane bargain prices that value investors love? Remember it has to be a quality franchise. Or will the next...
South Sea Republic (Free subscription) | 10/03/2008
by cam Warren Buffet seems comfortable with the government bailouts of the investment banks. That puts him out of touch democratically. His argument is that it is not Wall Street is getting bailed out, but that the American Economy is basically destroyed unless the US Treasury provides credit. He made on argument that T-bills were 0.25% (doing this from memory so am probably wrong) which...
The Big Picture (Free subscription) | 10/02/2008
Here is last night's Charlie Rose Show, with WB speaking for an hour.
The Industry Standard (Free subscription) | 10/02/2008
Here’s the latest action: In Buffet we trust — Billionaire Warren Buffet’s Berkshire Hathway group is investing $3 billion in General Electric. Why the investment? GE is the “symbol of American business to the world,” Buffet told VCCircle . That’s the spirit in a troubled economy — or is it bottom-feeding ? New data on M&As and IPOs — Mergers and acquisitions activity and...
Anorak News (Free subscription) | 10/02/2008
Well, if the ongoing proceedings in Congress are anything to go by Warren Buffet may end up as the lender of last resort after the Federal Reserve goes down; Dog only knows that I have spent 20 years pointing out that the Savings and Loans debacle was not only predictable but blindingly obvious, and that [...]
http://strumors.com/rss/top (Free subscription) | 10/02/2008
Warren Buffet's Berkshire Hathaway announced that it has agreed to buy $3 billion in preferred shares of General Electric. The preferred shares pay a 10 percent dividend and are callable after 3 years. General Electric will also be selling $12 billion in common stock in order to gain more cash to fund its current operations.
CFO (Free subscription) | 10/01/2008
After sinking $6 billion into Goldman Sachs, Warren Buffet's Berkshire Hathaway is doing the same with General Electric.
Autoblog (Free subscription) | 10/01/2008
Filed under: Hybrids/Alternative , China , Tech Chinese battery manufacturer BYD can now be mentioned in the same breath as Goldman Sachs: both have recently been given the blue-chip imprimatur by U.S. billionaire investor Warren Buffet. The Oracle of Omaha's MidAmerican Energy Holdings has bought a 10-percent stake in BYD for $230 million. BYD has big plans for its lithium-ion battery...
VentureBeat (Free subscription) | 10/02/2008
Here’s the latest action: In Buffet we trust — Billionaire Warren Buffet’s Berkshire Hathway group is investing $3 billion in General Electric. Why the investment? GE is the “symbol of American business to the world,” Buffet told VCCircle. That’s the spirit in a troubled economy — or is it bottom-feeding? New data on M&As and IPOs — [...]
Seeking Alpha (Free subscription) | 10/01/2008
Recap of Jim Cramer's comments on Stop Trading! Wednesday October 1. Shorts or No Shorts Complete Story »
France24 (Free subscription) | 10/02/2008
Investment tycoon Warren Buffett agreed to invest three billion dollars in US conglomerate General Electric, as GE said it was selling at least 12 billion dollars in new shares in addition to the investment from Buffett.
Pronk Palisades (Free subscription) | 09/29/2008
I am urging all conservatives and libertarians in Congress to vote against the bailout bill, Democrats and Republicans. Something does not smell right. The complete story is simply not being told. Warren Buffet gives some clues. Sep 24 - Warren Buffett - Bailout must - market meltdown The American people need to be leveled with. I am not buying the [...]
The Portland Business Journal (Free subscription) | 09/30/2008
The Warren Buffet-owned parent company of Pacific Corp. announced Monday it bought a 10 percent stake in BYD Co. Ltd., the Chinese company that is considering Portland as a test market for its electric automobiles.
