Warren Edward Buffett (born August 30, 1930) is an American investor, businessman, and philanthropist. He is one of the most successful investors in history, the primary shareholder and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, and in 2008 was ranked by Forbes as the richest person in the world with an estimated net worth of approximately $62 billion. In 2009, after donating billions of dollars to charity, Buffett was ranked as the second richest man in the United States with a net worth of $40 billion. Only Bill Gates is currently ranked higher than Buffett. Read More
Gross Buys Treasuries as Buffett Says Bonds Are ‘Dangerous’
Feb 10 - Business Week
Feb 09 - Business Week
Buffett Says Bonds Among Most Dangerous Assets on Inflation Risk
Feb 09 - Business Week
Buffett Railroad Boosts Capital Plan to $3.9 Billion in Coal Bet
Feb 06 - Business Week
Jan 27 - Financial Post
MarketWatch First Take: For Einhorn, insider rap is just a bump
Jan 25 - MarketWatch
John Shinal's Tech Investor: The Apple shareholder economy
Jan 25 - MarketWatch
With $97.6 billion, Apple has more cash than ...
Jan 25 - CNN Money
Berkshire Plans $1.7 Billion Bond Offering to Refinance Debt
Jan 24 - Business Week
Buffett’s NetJets Widens Lufthansa Ties for Private U.S. Flights
Jan 23 - Business Week
Buffett Blames Congress for Romney’s Rate
Jan 23 - Business Week
Buffett Says Donations Insufficient to Deal With Budget Deficit
Jan 23 - Business Week
Buffett Sings for TV Gala as China Welcomes Year of Dragon
Jan 23 - Business Week
Buffett Strums Ukulele for Chinese State Television Holiday Gala
Jan 22 - Business Week
MarketWatch First Take: Warren Buffett looks past trouble at Tesco
Jan 20 - MarketWatch
Warren Buffett increases his stake in Tesco (unlike its UK chief)
Jan 19 - Independent
Boost for Tesco as Warren Buffett ups his stake
Jan 19 - Independent
GOP congressman takes up Buffett tax dare
Jan 18 - France24
BYD Rises After Report Electric Cars Exempted From Usage Tax
Jan 17 - Business Week
U.S. millionaires support Buffett’s wealth tax as long as they don’t have to pay
Jan 17 - Financial Post
By Reuters
Hong Kong shares hit a six-month high on Wednesday and Shanghai's benchmark closed at its highest since Dec. 2 following a slew of Beijing policy moves ahead of Thursday's release of China January inflation data. (Feb 08)
MORE TOPICS: CHINA, BNP PARIBAS, HANG SENG INDEX, RETAIL, COPPER, MANAGEMENT
By Economy Watch
Obama thinks his tax policies are an extension of faith, saying that Jesus would support his plan to impose a higher effective tax rate on higher-income Americans. But many are crying foul over his remarks. (Feb 06)
MORE TOPICS: BARACK OBAMA, FIXED-INCOME, RELIGION
By LiveTradingNews
As I have been saying for sometime 2012 is the year to build your Coal assets, and it seems Warren Buffet agrees. In 2011, China's coal imports reached 182 million mt, rising by 10.8 percent year on year, according to the figures released by Chi... (Feb 01)
MORE TOPICS: CHINA, NYSE, MANAGEMENT
By Reuters
Millionaires would pay a minimum 30 percent effective tax rate under a law introduced on Wednesday in the Senate with the backing of President Barack Obama and named after billionaire investor Warren Buffett. (Feb 01)
MORE TOPICS: BARACK OBAMA, MICHELLE OBAMA, ELECTIONS, TAX POLICY, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
By IBTimes
Whitehouse confirmed Monday that he and at least two co-sponsors will introduce a bill on Wednesday requiring millionaires to pay a 30 percent tax rate on their income. (Jan 30)
MORE TOPICS: WHITE HOUSE, THE NEW YORK TIMES, NEW YORK
By Reuters UK
Under-fire businessmen are falling over themselves in Davos to show how sharing and caring they really are as they try to repair the tarnished image of the privileged "1 percent" but their detractors remain unconvinced. (Jan 27)
MORE TOPICS: BARCLAYS, JPMORGAN CHASE, BILL GATES, HUMAN RIGHTS, WHITE HOUSE, CLIMATE CHANGE
By Reuters
Increasing taxes on the wealthy would bring fairness to U.S. taxpayers across the board, billionaire investor Warren Buffett said on Wednesday, backing the tax reform that President Barack Obama proposed in his State of the Union address. (Jan 25)
MORE TOPICS: BARACK OBAMA, MICHELLE OBAMA
By IBTimes
"The United States has a huge budget deficit, so taxes are going to have to go up. I certainly agree that they should have to go up more on the rich than everyone else. That's just justice," Gates said on Wednesday while discussing President Obama's State of the Union address. (Jan 25)
MORE TOPICS: MICROSOFT, BILL GATES
By IBTimes
Those paying capital gains taxes should pay their fair share, and they already are. (Jan 25)
MORE TOPICS: MANAGEMENT
By Reuters
The arrival of the man known as "the Warren Buffett of North" on Research In Motion's board this week offers a ray of hope to the BlackBerry maker's impatient shareholders after their disappointment that an insider was named new chief executive. (Jan 25)
MORE TOPICS: INDIA, MANAGEMENT, BLACKBERRY, SMARTPHONE, LAWSUIT, MORTGAGE
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