Earlier this week, Warren Buffett and Henry Paulson appeared in an informal 50-minute “conversation” that focused on Paulson and the events he writes about in his book, On the Brink: Inside the Race to Stop the Collapse of the Global Financial System On the Brink gives an insider account of the events that unfolded in the [...]

A couple of days ago, Warren Buffett and Bill Gates were at the Columbia Business School to answer questions from their students. It was a lively session hosted by Becky Quick of CNBC. The full transcripts of the session can be read here: Warren Buffett and Bill Gates Columbia Business School Full Transcript Excerpts and Images From the [...]

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. on Tuesday agreed to buy Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp., a $34 billion acquisition that if approved will be the biggest in Berkshire’s history. Burlington Northern, the nation’s second-largest railroad, is the biggest hauler of food products like corn and coal for electricity, making it an indicator of the country’s economic [...]

Warren Buffett had a quick interview with CNBC Becky Quick on Monday following Berkshire’s AGM over the weekend. Some points from the interview include: Warren Buffett is optimistic about the U.S. economy over the long term, but has no idea how it will be in the short term. It will ultimately turn; he just don’t know when. The [...]

It has been some time since my last post. Last weekend, Warren Buffett released his annual letter to shareholders for the 2008 performance of Berkshire. Thought I would do a quick summary here. The start of the letter shows a comparison of Berkshire versus the S&P. Since 1965, the per-share book value of Berkshire has only [...]

I just read an article that Warren Buffett wrote recently in The New York Times. In the article, Warren Buffett mentioned that he is currently putting his own cash into equities. What is his reason for doing so? You can find out more but reading this article: Warren Buffett- Buy America, I am Related PostsInterest Rates are Still [...]

Warren Buffett was recently interviewed by Charlie Rose on the current financial crisis. In this interview, Warren Buffett shares his views on: The bailout by the US government His recent purchases in GE and Goldman Sachs The recession that we are currently in and how long it will last The innovators, the imitators, and the idiots The loss of confidence [...]

In the midst of the financial crisis, Warren Buffett has moved in to buy over a company - at a bargain price. Constellation Energy, a company which is the nation’s largest competitive supplier of electricity to large commercial and industrial customers and [...]

Last week, Warren Buffett had an interview at Omaha with (who else) Becky Quick of CNBC. For the transcript and video, you can visit the following pages: Warren Buffett Interview Complete Transcripts and Video Quick Summary of Warren Buffett Interview There was one portion which made a great impression on me: BUFFETT: I mean, if you’ve got a great [...]

I haven’t had time to update the blog for sometime as I was overseas for a short while. Thought I drop in for a quick update of an event that’s happening in Singapore. Robert Miles, an expert on Warren Buffett, will be in Singapore to give a couple of talks at the Invest Fair 08. This event [...]