Entries Categorized as 'Buffett'

Sokol is not So Cool

Date March 31, 2011

David Sokol, (now former) executive at Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway, recently disclosed that he bought 2,300 shares of Lubrizol on December 13, the day he told Citi to arrange a meetting between Lubrizol and Berkshire for a potential acqui…

Buffet Exits Bank Of America

Date February 16, 2011

You might think that when Warrent Buffet says "Rule One: Never Lose Money. Rule Two: Never Forget Rule One." it means that he makes money on every trade. He doesn’t. At least, not when it came to BoA: Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway…

Salmon on Buffett

Date March 5, 2010

Felix Salmon’s article on Buffett talks a fair lot on how important is what Buffett DOESN’T say as much as what he does. Buffett, in his annual letter said that his stock, Clayton Homes, which makes and finances mobile homes at 9% because “very f…

Berkshire Hathaway’s Annual Report 2009

Date February 28, 2010

This is usually a great read: Berkshire Hathaway Annual Report
This post is written by Deepak Shenoy,
at Capital Mind.

Buffet: Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing

Date November 8, 2009

Barry Ritholtz is really pissed off.

Due to an unexpected outbreak of rationality (and perhaps embarrassment), the Treasury department has rejected requests of Goldman Sachs and Berkshire Hathaway to purchase Tax Credits from Fannie Mae.

This paper …

Buffett: Winning With Government Support

Date August 7, 2009

Rolfe Winkler on Buffett’s Betrayal:

Today, Buffett remains famous for investing The Right Way. He even has a television cartoon in the works, which will groom the next generation of acolytes.

But it turns out much of the story is fiction. A good c…