Entries tagged "Warren Buffett"

Deal Economy 2010: Bove on Goldman's $500M donation

Richard Bove says Goldman Sachs will make a lot of donations to try to assuage anger against the firm.

Buffett bets on green and dirty energy

Only the Oracle of Omaha Warren Buffett can bet on coal and electric cars without looking dirty.

Evercore lands massive Burlington-Berkshire deal

Evercore scored another megadeal, advising Burlington Northern Santa Fe in its agreement to be acquired by Berkshire Hathaway for about $44 billion in cash and stock.

Buffett is still the Oracle

A Bloomberg survey determines that Warren Buffett is still the Oracle that finance professionals look to for visionary guidance.

Compensating the Buffett way

Warren Buffett calls for a change for Wall Street's bonus structure. BTW, the Oracle of Omaha earns annual compensation of $100,000 from his Berkshire Hathaway, which will likely be dwarfed by this year's Wall Street bonus jump 40% to $26 billion in 2009

Citi favors sale of Andrew Hall's Phibro

If Citigroup is selling Phibro in order to raise money and quiet public anger over Andrew Hall's potential $100 million payout, is Warren Buffett buying?

Why Fortune loves Charlie Rose

Did you watch Charlie Rose last night? According to the latest issue of Fortune magazine, you probably did.

Will Cadbury get a Hershey/Buffett bid?

It appears that there's a delicious Hershey deal brewing, and there's no doubt that it will have ties to Warren Buffett.

Buffett's boo boo with Lehman reports

Warren Buffett, the Oracle of Omaha, missed his chance to save Lehman Brothers.

Buffett, Peltz quiet about Kraft-Cadbury deal

There are two outspoken shareholders who have yet to say much about Cadbury's rejection of Kraft Foods in a nearly $17 billion bid: Nelson Peltz and Warren Buffett.

Buffett takes swipe at Moody's stake

Buffett has cut his stake in Moody's again, leaving outsiders who track Buffett's every move with only one conclusion: The Oracle doesn't foresee good things in Moody's future.

Ratner to be featured in film

Bruce Ratner's struggle with a Brooklyn neighborhood will be featured in the documentary 'The Battle of Brooklyn.'

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