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Warren Buffett and the Return of the Railroads
Sky-high energy prices, increasingly crowded commuter corridors, and worries about the environment are setting the stage for trains to thunder once again across the US moving commerce and people, predicts Harvard University professor John R. Stilgoe. “Train travel will supplant highway and air travel in the next few decades....
Tags: Vertical Industries, Investment, Government, Sign, Railroad, Warren Buffett, Stock, Finance, Enterprise Software, Software, Sean Silverthorne
Blog posts 2008-04-16
How To Think Like Warren Buffett
Wouldn't we all like to make business decisions that work as well as the world's richest man's? A friendly reader noted my recent post on Irrational Economics and flagged a Marc Andreessen's discussion of a speech by Charlie Munger, Warren Buffett's right-hand man. The speech is The...
Tags: Marc Andreessen, Warren Buffett, Entrepreneurship, Games, Strategy, Management, Personal Technology, Michael Fitzgerald
Blog posts 2008-04-07
Is a Good Face Good for Business?
Facial coding, the idea that your expression gives away what you are really thinking, was put forth some 40 years ago by psychologist Paul Ekman . But does it work in business? Can you tell what CEOs really think, just by looking, or are they so carefully trained that...
Tags: Rupert Murdoch, Warren Buffett, Larry Ellison, CEO, Corporate Insurance, Homeland Security, Business Security, Venture Capital, Food & Beverage, Corporate Communications, Financial Accounting, Business Operations, Government, Finance, Financing Startups, Manufacturing, Marketing, Michael Fitzgerald
Blog posts 2008-02-26
Berkshire boss always pays his own way, company says.(End Page)(Berkshire Hathaway Inc.)(Warren Buffett)(Brief article)
Warren Buffett, chairman and chief executive officer of Omaha, Neb.-based Berkshire Hathaway Inc., has reimbursed the company for $50,000 in personal expenses last year, according to the company's proxy statement. Mr. Buffett, who is the world's s Warren Buffett, chairman and chief executive...
Tags: Berkshire Hathaway Inc., company, proxy statement, Warren Buffett
Research articles 2007-03-26
Warren Buffett Strikes a Charitable Chord on eBay®; Bidding Starts on May 15 for a Unique Dairy Queen®-Inspired Ukulele Signed by the Legendary Investor
OMAHA, Neb. -- People pay attention when Warren Buffett buys and sells.
Tags: eBay Inc., Warren Buffett
Research articles 2006-05-12
Deal with ethical lapse before it gets larger.(Opinions: Editorial)(Editorial)(Brief article)
WHEN WARREN BUFFETT speaks on investment matters, people listen. When he speaks on business ethics, managers ought to listen, and listen closely. The chairman of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. recently sent a letter regarding business ethics to his senio WHEN WARREN BUFFETT speaks on...
Tags: Berkshire Hathaway Inc., business ethics, Warren Buffett
Research articles 2006-10-16
Warren Buffett Charity Auction on eBay®; Legendary Investor and Dairy Queen® Make Beautiful ``Ukulele'' Music for Children's Miracle Network
OMAHA, Neb. -- Does everything Warren Buffett, CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, (NYSE:BRK.A) (NYSE:BRK.B) touches turn to gold?
Tags: eBay Inc., Warren Buffett
Research articles 2006-05-04
Warren Buffett; Chairman, Berkshire Hathaway Inc., Omaha, Neb.(P&I at 30: The difference-makers)
Byline: Barry B. Burr Warren Buffett, the second-richest person in America, is the world's greatest investor. He's proven that it's possible to beat the market consistently over long periods of time, contrary to the academic theory of the effic Byline:...
Tags: Berkshire Hathaway Inc., Warren Buffett
Research articles 2003-10-27
USG'S PIED PIPER; Investors following Buffett even as housing outlook sours.(Markets)
Byline: BOB TITA George Silva has been investing in stocks for about 15 years. But he didn't pay any attention to USG Corp. until last year, when he read that Warren Buffett was helping the building-supplies company exit bankruptcy. He bought...
Tags: stock, Warren Buffett
Research articles 2007-02-19
'Oracle of Omaha' pleased with company insurance operations; Blasts others' participation in credit enhancement business.(News)
Byline: RODD ZOLKOS OMAHA, Neb.-Berkshire Hathaway Inc.'s insurance operations are on solid footing and performed "extraordinarily well'' during this year's first quarter, Warren Buffett, Berkshire's chairman and chief executive officer, told Byline: RODD ZOLKOS OMAHA, Neb.-Berkshire Hathaway Inc.'s insurance operations...
Tags: Oracle Corp., Warren Buffett
Research articles 2003-05-12
Berkshire Hathaway well-positioned to absorb huge cat losses: Buffett.(sales and earnings)
Byline: MARK A. HOFMANN OMAHA, Neb.-Berkshire Hathaway Inc. could "comfortably pay'' losses stemming from a catastrophic event four times the size of last year's Hurricane Katrina, Berkshire Hathaway Chairman Warren Buffett told shareholders Byline: MARK A. HOFMANN OMAHA, Neb.-Berkshire...
Tags: Berkshire Hathaway Inc., sales, Warren Buffett
Research articles 2006-05-15
Buffett buys Burlington near highs.
Apr 09, 2007 (The Australian Financial Review - ABIX via COMTEX) -- US investor, Warren Buffett, has varied his strategy by buying a stake in a railroad company. His company, Berkshire Hathaway, has acquired a 10.9 per cent stake in Burlington Northe Apr 09, 2007 (The...
Tags: Berkshire Hathaway Inc., investor, Warren Buffett
Research articles 2007-04-09
Buffett in Burlington bid.(Warren Buffett and his Berkshire Hathaway investment vehicle makes bid for Burlington Industries Inc.)(Brief Article)
GREENSBORO, NC -- Still actively building a portfolio in home goods suppliers and retailers, Warren Buffett and his Berkshire Hathaway investment vehicle have made a bid for bankrupt textiles producer Burlington Industries Inc. After selling GREENSBORO, NC...
Tags: Berkshire Hathaway Inc., Warren Buffett
Research articles 2003-02-17
BUFFETT DOUBLES DOWN IN VEGAS.(Warren Buffett)(Brief Article)
Warren Buffett gave furniture shoppers a thrill when he showed up for the opening of R.C. Willey's second store in Las Vegas. Buffett, right, whose Berkshire Hathaway owns ... Warren Buffett gave furniture shoppers a thrill when he showed up for the opening of...
Tags: Berkshire Hathaway Inc., Warren Buffett
Research articles 2003-06-30
Warren Buffett to speak at Business Wire Canada's Opening in Toronto on Wednesday, Feb. 6
TORONTO -- Warren Buffett, chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, Business Wire's parent company, will be speaking to investor relations and corporate communications professionals on Wednesday, Feb. 6 in Toronto to mark the opening of Business Wire's expansion into Canada.
Tags: Business Wire, Warren Buffett
Research articles 2008-02-05
The Coca-Cola Company
The Coca-Cola Company said that Warren Buffett and Pedro Reinhard will not stand for re-election at the upcoming annual meeting of shareowners. Buffett said that his decision was a consequence of the increased demands on his time resulting from Berkshire Hathaway's acquisitions of new companies. He also noted that Berkshire...
Tags: Coca-Cola Co., Warren Buffett
Research articles 2006-02-20
Buffett makes the case for finite cover.(News)
Byline: GLORIA GONZALEZ OMAHA, Neb.-Finite risk products are a valid and valued form of risk transfer, despite the regulatory scrutiny currently dogging the coverage, said Warren Buffett, chairman and chief executive officer of Berkshire Hathaway Byline: GLORIA GONZALEZ OMAHA,...
Tags: Berkshire Hathaway Inc., insurance, Warren Buffett
Research articles 2005-05-09
BUFFETT TOUTS CONTRIBUTIONS OF GENERAL RE.
OMAHA, Neb.-If Berkshire Hathaway Inc. shareholders had somehow overlooked that the company was a significant force in the insurance business, that message was brought home at its annual meeting last week. The 1998 acquisition of General Re Corp. OMAHA, Neb.-If Berkshire Hathaway...
Tags: Berkshire Hathaway Inc., company, insurance, Warren Buffett
Research articles 1999-05-10
Seeking the Next Warren Buffett: Clear Indexes Announces Student Contest to Find Best Exchange Traded Fund Ideas
NEW YORK -- Select college students will have the chance to show they have the investment savvy of a Warren Buffett and compete to win $4,000 and a paid internship with today's launch of the "Clear Next Generation ETF Contest." The contest, created by Clear Indexes, LLC, www.clearindexes.com, is seeking...
Tags: Clear, ETF, Warren Buffett
Research articles 2007-10-11
Morningstar Column.(Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News)
May 8-- STOCKS WARREN BUFFETT MIGHT LIKE: Last weekend in Omaha, Neb., thousands gathered at Berkshire Hathaway's (http://quote.morningstar.com/Switch.html?tickerBRK.B) annual meeting to pick the brain of chairman Warren Buffett. While Buffett did of May 8-- STOCKS WARREN BUFFETT MIGHT LIKE: Last weekend in Omaha, Neb., thousands...
Tags: Morningstar Inc., Warren Buffett
Research articles 2000-05-08
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