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- Obama Pays More Than Buffett as U.S. Risks AAA Rating - Two-year notes sold by the billionaire’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. in February yield 3.5 basis points less than Treasuries of similar maturity http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=ayuebnitz7nu 10 comments business
- “They take it out of the ground in South Africa, ship it to the Federal Reserve, where they put it back in the ground,” Buffett said on April 30 at Berkshire Hathaway Inc.’s annual meeting in Omaha, Nebraska. “If you were watching from Mars, you might think it’s a little peculiar.” http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-09-21/bullion-vaults-running-out-of-space-as-gold-rally-accelerates-commodities.html 36 comments investing
- Berkshire Hathaway Inc, the conglomerate run by billionaire Warren Buffett, on Saturday said its quarterly operating profit doubled. https://stockmarketnews.today/2018/11/04/stock-market-news-berkshire-hathaway-inc-the-conglomerate-run-by-billionaire-warren-buffett-on-saturday-said-its-quarterly-operating-profit-doubled/ 42 comments business
- Warren Buffett bemoaned the "negative drumbeat" on the U.S. economy from presidential candidates in his annual Berkshire Hathaway Inc shareholder letter on Saturday, saying they are misleading Americans into believing their children will be worse off than they are. http://www.reuters.com/article/us-berkshire-buffett-election-idusmtzsapec2r7qirnq 16 comments politics
- Warren Buffett, who completed his biggest acquisition in February, is positioned to pursue another “elephant”-sized deal after cash at his Berkshire Hathaway Inc. climbed to the highest in more than two years http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-11-08/buffett-s-buyout-search-aided-by-biggest-cash-hoard-since-2008.html 13 comments business