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Video: Warren Buffett on ‘Too Big to Fail’

Edward Harrison — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 16:15:08 +0000

Here’s more from Warren Buffett on CNBC this morning. This time he talks to Becky Quick about ‘Too Big To Fail’. CNBC host Joe Kernen takes sides with the Occupy Wall Street protesters and asks Buffett whether we can regulate them to “keep them honest” or whether we need to “break them up”. Buffett responds in the video below

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Video: Warren Buffet says euro zone has “fundamental flaw”

Edward Harrison — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 14:00:00 +0000

Warren Buffett was on CNBC this morning for three hours talking about a whole range of issues from the European sovereign debt crisis to too big to fail to housing in the US to penalties for corporate crime. The video of Europe is below, with more to follow

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Jon Stewart on Warren Buffett and the Class Warfare meme

Edward Harrison — Sat, 20 Aug 2011 13:30:38 +0000

Jon Stewart has noticed that Fox News is selling viewers on the view that ‘socialists’ like Warren Buffet and Barack Obama are engaged in class warfare. He presents an amusing view; take a look

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Charlie Rose: An Hour with Warren Buffett

Edward Harrison — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 16:00:00 +0000

On Monday, Warren Buffett wrote a widely-discussed New York Times opinion piece, “Stop Coddling the Super-Rich” about taxes in America. I think his subsequent appearance on the Charlie Rose show was really good at explaining his views and creating a meaningful dialogue on the issues of taxes and inequality. Video below

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David Sokol’s abrupt resignation

Edward Harrison — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 01:00:55 +0000

David Sokol, widely considered the heir apparent to Warren Buffett, has abruptly resigned from Berkshire Hathaway’s subsidiaries after it was revealed that he profited from the purchase of a publicly-traded company made by Berkshire. The SEC is likely to investigate. This looks pretty ugly if you ask me. Sokol will talk to CNBC tomorrow at

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Gold and Guns

Edward Harrison — Sat, 13 Nov 2010 05:19:14 +0000

Here’s another classic video, this time on Gold! Who comes up with this stuff? Classic. Hat tip Scott. Related Posts The Fed, Gold, and Gold Stocks 6 Nov 2010 How much is gold trading for? 7 Dec 2009 The China gold announcement is not that significant 25 Apr 2009 More About: Buffett, central banks,

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Warren Buffett: “We’re still in a recession.” Technical recoveries don’t count.

Edward Harrison — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 16:00:24 +0000

Warren Buffett wants his street cred back! He’s coming down on the side of most people on main street who believe the recession is still ongoing despite what the NBER stat gurus say. Reuters quotes: "We’re still in a recession," Buffett told CNBC television in an interview broadcast on Thursday. "We’re not gonna be out

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Charlie Gasparino Takes Negative View on Warren Buffett’s Ratings Agency Testimony

Edward Harrison — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 00:31:56 +0000

Charlie Gasparino rips Warren Buffett for his stance on the ratings agencies and their role in creating the financial crisis. Here’s the money quote: He believes that [rating credit is] a sleazy business and it makes a lot of money so he’s gonna own it. Well, that takes Warren Buffett down three notches in my

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Warren Buffett’s Letter to John Dingell Circa 1982

Edward Harrison — Thu, 27 May 2010 12:26:13 +0000

Last year I told you that Berkshire had 62 derivative contracts that I manage. (We also have a few left in the General Re runoff book.) Today, we have 94 of these, and they fall into two categories. First, we have written 54 contracts that require us to make payments if certain bonds that are

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Gross disagrees with Buffett, finds ratings agencies ‘nonsensical’

Edward Harrison — Wed, 05 May 2010 13:58:11 +0000

While Warren Buffett is out tarnishing his reputation with quotes about how "phenomenal" the ratings agencies’ business model is, Bill Gross is accusing them of aiding and abetting the financial crisis. Here’s a quote from Bill Gross’ latest monthly missive. In it, he is quite dismissive of the ratings agencies and implies they were enablers

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Edward Harrison — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 15:03:34 +0000

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CNBC: One-On-One with Buffett

Edward Harrison — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 03:30:41 +0000

The video is pretty all-encompassing and runs just under 30 minutes. Buffett is down on Kraft-Cadbury, raising rates and the bank tax. He is up on Wells Fargo. That sums it up pretty well. Quotes On Wells: Well, my guess is that the revenue and all of that is more or less like

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Buffett: Is Berkshire’s Burlington move all about coal?

Edward Harrison — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:05:55 +0000

I had a feeling there was an energy component to the Berkshire Hathaway decision to buy Burlington Northern Santa Fe. And now comes the evidence via coal, a major freight on BNSF’s tracks. But, there is a lot more to this acquisition than just hauling coal. Warren Buffett has been increasing his energy plays in

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Buffett buys up Burlington Northern and does 50-1 split at Berkshire

Edward Harrison — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:27:38 +0000

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway has been making some very significant moves of late. Selling of Moody’s shares is one. But, the latest is sure to cause a stir amongst Buffett watchers because he is definitely making some “bets” on economic recovery with his purchase of Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNI). It is unclear as yet

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Warren Buffett: Wells passes my own stress test

Edward Harrison — Sat, 02 May 2009 18:36:32 +0000

Warren Buffet speaks with CNBC in the lead up to the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Meeting. He talks a bit about stress tests and Citigroup. When asked about Wells Fargo, he says he administers his own stress tests and that Wells passes “with flying colors.” He also uses an analogy of a commodities producer selling copper

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Berkshire Hathaway Annual Meeting this weekend

Edward Harrison — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 19:24:14 +0000

Berkshire Hathaway’s Annual Meeting is this coming Saturday 2 May 2009 in Omaha, NE at the Qwest Center (details in pdf here). Given the financial turmoil and all of the hubaloo around Berkshire’s credit rating, it should be a very interesting affair. In conjunction with the Annual meeting, Berkshire CEO Warren Buffett’s son Peter is

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Wells profit forecast is a clear bullish sign

Edward Harrison — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 15:46:17 +0000

I am still away on Holiday in Mexico but have been checking the news and was not surprised to learn about the recent Wells Fargo announcement. I am coming off the fence here and looking for a bullish outcome on financial services. The bank said profit will be $3bn in the first quarter, thanks to

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Warren Buffett on Bloomberg Television

Edward Harrison — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 17:12:09 +0000

Warren Buffett seems to be making the rounds on television media appearances these days. Last week it was CNBC. This week it is Bloomberg. Below is the video from the first parts of his Bloomberg appearance. Well worth a look. Related Posts More Warren Buffett on CNBC 9 Mar 2009 Warren Buffett backs Goldman 24

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Edward Harrison — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 12:35:27 +0000

Warren Buffett answers questions from viewers on CNBC. He talks about his investment philosophy and recent stock picking performance. He bought ConocoPhillips at the top. And he made poor investments in Irish banks. About Wells Fargo, he says “the spreads are enormous.” And he still likes US Bancorp and defends his S&P 500 derivatives bet.

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Edward Harrison — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 11:52:45 +0000

Warren Buffett spoke with CNBC about the U.S. economy and the banking system in an interview televised this morning. His basic message was that the economy cannot function without confidence in the banking system. The FDIC can work its magic with smaller institutions and that is a good thing. However, some banks are too big

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Warren Buffett: Don’t expect miracles from Obama

Edward Harrison — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 14:56:51 +0000

You may have already seen the Warren Buffett interview on Dateline from last Sunday. In it, he gives a sober analysis of what to expect from the new Obama Administration in terms of economic policy. The long and short of it is that we shouldn't expect a miracle turnaround. The recession will be deep and protracted regardless of how well Barack Obama's team deals with economic issues. Below is the video of Buffett. The transcript is linked as a source

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Edward Harrison — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 15:00:00 +0000

In a recent post I said that I was selectively scanning for value plays at this level. A reader asked me the legitimate question: “Why would anybody buy anything in this market?” Basically, he was questioning my sanity. I am entirely sane — my answer to the question is very simple. When you purchase an

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Buffett to invest in General Electric

Edward Harrison — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 18:01:00 +0000

Warren Buffett is all over the place these days. He was busy investing at Constellation Energy and Goldman Sachs. Now, he’s investing at GE — $3 billion at that. Judging by his market timing approach, it does seem assets are cheap enough that he’s willing to step in and take a risk.But one must note,

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Edward Harrison — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 18:45:00 +0000

By now, you have probably heard that Warren Buffett has made his bet and invested billions of dollars in Goldman Sachs. The market reacted positively and Goldman is now trading at near $133 a share (up 6% on the day). While I do see Buffett’s move as a vote of confidence in Goldman, Buffett does

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Edward Harrison — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 08:00:00 +0000

Warren Buffett is a confident investor who believes in the companies he buys. As a result he said the following at his recent Annual General Meeting: “If a stock [I own] goes down 50%, I’d look forward to it. In fact, I would offer you a significant sum of money if you could give me

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Warren goes to Germany

Edward Harrison — Sun, 25 May 2008 13:00:00 +0000

Warren Buffett is in Germany looking for large acquisitions of German companies. He’s been forced to go global as his size and the US’s competitive position has limited his options in the US. I caught a German-language article from Der Spiegel regarding his activities in Germany. While the article wasn’t particularly revealing, it did quote

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