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Entries tagged "Buffett"Buffett bets on green and dirty energyOnly the Oracle of Omaha Warren Buffett can bet on coal and electric cars without looking dirty. Buffett is still the OracleA Bloomberg survey determines that Warren Buffett is still the Oracle that finance professionals look to for visionary guidance. The carnival that is Warren BuffettThe New York Times' coverage of Warren Buffett, Charlie Munger and the Berkshire Hathaway annual meeting reaches Davos-like excesses. Signs of the Apocalypse: The four horsemen of Wall St.Jon Stewart and Jim Cramer in (not so) mortal combat. The New York Times has to sell its jet. Bankers have to slum it at Embassy Suites. And Mark Zuckerberg lost more than face. The end must be nigh. Buffett on the evils of private equityBuffett continues to use private equity firms as a foil to convince the world -- especially regulators -- that he's the good guy. Buffett family values, revisitedNicole Buffett may have learned a few things about media in the two years since we've heard from her last. For those unfamiliar with her, Nicole is the adopted daughter of Warren Buffett's son Peter Buffett. She upset the founder of Berkshire Hathaway Inc.when she appeared in the "One Percent," a documentary about the children of the ultra-wealthy, where she contradicted Buffett's longtime assertion that money isn't everything to him. Instead, she declared, "Money is the spoke in my grandfather's wheel of life." Oops. Her comments in both the film, and subsequent talk show appearances, elicited a swift response from... Treasury horse race oddsIf you are a betting man, then US News & World Report's The Home Front blog provides the odds of some of the oft-mentioned contenders for President-elect Barack Obama's treasury secretary. ... With stocks down, Buffett is buyingThe Oracle of Omaha says now is the time to buy. Never mind the rollercoaster market. In an opinion piece in The New York Times on Friday, billionaire investor Warren Buffet writes that he's been buying American stocks for his personal, non-Berkshire Hathaway Inc. account. Buffet said investing in U.S. equities is the way to go. "If prices keep looking attractive, my non-Berkshire net worth will soon be 100% in United States equities." He advises to: "Be fearful when others are greedy, and be greedy when others are fearful." - Donna Block ... An oracle for treasury? How about an egghead instead?As expected, the economy took center stage during Tuesday's presidential debate when Republican Sen. John McCain and Democratic Sen. Barack Obama faced off in a so-called "town hall" debate. Evidently the public, which submitted many of the questions moderator Tom Brokaw posed, was even interested in who will replace Hank Paulson as the next treasury secretary.... Warren Buffett is no J.P. Morgan, and vice versaAs the crisis deepens, The New York Times decided Monday to compare sage-like Warren Buffett to banker J. Pierpont Morgan Sr. While there are some obvious analogies to be made -- so obvious I made them almost a year ago -- a few moments of thought reveal some important differences. What's more, the Times article actually touches on key differences, thus undermining its thesis that Buffett is playing the same role as J.P. Morgan played in the Panic of 1907. ... Buffett's smorgasbord of dealsWarren Buffett has been like a kid in a candy store with a big wallet over the last year. His sweet tooth for undervalued companies has been partly filled, having the luxury of choosing from a smorgasbord of assets that have come available because of the credit crunch. The Oracle of Omaha has pulled off nine deals and counting since October 2007. Here's a list Buffett's purchases over the last year:... The Oracle of Omaha loses some faith in the banksWith Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac securely in the embrace of Treasury, and Lehman Brothers Inc. wavering, it was easy to overlook Warren Buffett's implicit acknowledgement that the banks continue to face serious problems. ... Top tagsYou have executed a tag search on Dealscape. On the left,you will find a comprehensive list of stories tagged "Buffett." Below are the most-popular tags for Dealscape. On the right of the page you will find a search box to dig deeper into our content.
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