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Berkshire Hathaway's Credit Rating Knocked Down A Notch
May 16, 2013 S&P says Berkshire Hathaway has an "excellent business profile," but that its dividend income is too dependent on the insurance companies it owns. The move is not expected to have much, if any, effect on Buffett's company.
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'Warren Is In The House,' Buffett Says As He Joins Twitter
May 2, 2013 The "oracle of Omaha" has joined Bill Gates and other like-minded billionaires in the Twitterverse. Watch for him to share his thoughts in a new way.
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Warren Buffett Puts Heinz In His Pantry
February 14, 2013 Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway already owns Dairy Queen. Brazil's 3G Capital, which is part of the deal to buy Heinz, already owns Burger King.
Shots - Health News
What We Can Learn From Warren Buffett's Prostate Cancer
April 18, 2012 Billionaire Warren Buffett was tested for prostate cancer at an age when most men are not. The evidence suggests that in most cases the harms of treatment of prostate cancer in elderly men outweigh its benefits.
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Warren Buffett Has Prostate Cancer; Detected At Early Stage, He Says
April 17, 2012 Warren Buffett, 81, has been diagnosed with prostate cancer, his Berkshire Hathaway company announced Tuesday afternoon. The cancer is at Stage 1, according to MarketWatch. The billionaire investor says that his condition is not life-threatening.
It's All Politics
4 Reasons Obama Keeps Pushing Buffett Rule
April 11, 2012 From the Democrats' perspective, the proposed Buffett Rule, which would require taxpayers with at least $1 million in taxable income, pay taxes at a minimum 30 percent rate, has so much going for it, they can hardly stop talking about it. Which explains why President Obama touted it Tuesday at a Florida campaign-style event and Wednesday at the White House.
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Gov. Christie To Warren Buffett: 'Write A Check And Shut Up'
February 22, 2012 The New Jersey governor said he was tired of hearing about the rate of taxes for the very rich.
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Making An Economic Point - The First Lady's Guests At The State Of The Union
January 24, 2012 First Lady Michelle Obama invites Debbie Bosanek to join her to hear President Obama's State of the Union address. Bosanek is the inspiration behind the Buffett rule which would tax millionaires at the same rate as average wage-earners.
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Warren Buffett Invests $5 Billion In Bank Of America; Stock Soars
August 25, 2011 The billionaire is helping the ailing bank in much the same way he assisted Goldman Sachs during the 2008-09 financial crisis.
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Raise My Taxes? Not So Fast, Retired CEO Tells Warren Buffett
August 22, 2011 Before the government "asks" for more from the rich, it should tax everyone more fairly and then spend that money more wisely, former American Express CEO Harvey Golub argues on the opinion pages of today's Wall Street Journal.
It's All Politics
Warren Buffett Tries To Time Congress' Deficit Debate
August 15, 2011 Warren Buffett, the Oracle of Omaha and one of the world's wealthiest individuals, is well known in investment circles for his advice against trying to time the market.But trying to time a political debate is a different matter for the master investor.
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Warren Buffett: Disaster Creates 'Buying Opportunity' In Japanese Stocks
March 21, 2011 The terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, didn't knock out the U.S. economy, he said. The March 11 earthquake and tsunami won't fundamentally change Japan's economy, Buffett predicts.
It's All Politics
Warren Buffett Defends Uncle Sam's Bailouts
November 17, 2010 The Oracle of Omaha writes that the financial system was near collapse when the U.S. rescued it. He said the U.S. quickly did the right thing even though he initially feared it would move too slowly. Noticeably, he thanks others, not Obama.
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Forty Of U.S.' Richest Vow To Donate Most Of Wealth
August 4, 2010 Forty of the nation's richest families and people vowed to donate most of their wealth to charity. Bill Gates and Warren Buffett have launched a campaign to get as many billionaires as possible to take a similar pledge.
Blog Of The Nation
Your Most Successful Failure
March 24, 2010 Some of the biggest names in business and the media once opened a dreaded college rejection letter. What big failure opened the door to your own success?