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"CIA Director Leon Panetta recently testified to Congress that the agency concealed information and misled lawmakers repeatedly since 2001 , according to a letter from seven House Democrats to Panetta made public Wednesday." But the letter "contained no details about what information the CIA officials allegedly concealed , or how they purportedly ...

A Toronto-based investment firm paid $1.68 million US in last month's charity auction to win lunch with billionaire investor Warren Buffett.

As debate grows about a possible second stimulus package for the flagging American economy, at least one legendary investor is giving the idea his guarded approval.

A Canadian wealth management firm has won last month's charity auction of a steak lunch with Warren Buffett, in which it agreed to pay $1,680,300 to dine with the world's second-richest person.

July 2009 MarketScout, the Dallas, Texas based insurance exchange, reports that rate declines for US property and casualty insurance placements continue to moderate at a slow but steady pace.

In previous posts , I've pointed out that there are three ways you can purchase common shares of Citigroup: Simple: Buy shares of common stock.

Former Omahan Howard Buffett is featured in a new book by two Wall Street Journal reporters on Africa's continuing problems with food supply.

"BOOK VALUE: Berkshire Hathaway's Charles Munger reads businesses well -- and, as a bibliophile, he goes through several books a week." Source of caricature and caption: online version of the WSJ article quoted and cited below.

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway owns most of MidAmerican Energy. Power producers are popular picks lately among legendary gurus.

Billionaire Warren Buffett has donated $1.25 billion in Berkshire Hathaway Inc. stock to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

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U.S. Bancorp , which last month repaid $6.6 billion of federal bailout money, is eyeing expansion in the western United States, as it prepares to soon extinguish the government warrants to buy its stock, Chief Executive Richard Davis said.

As regional banks falter, turn to Warren Buffett's stalwart conglomerate for financial stock exposure.

"Should you find yourself in a chronically leaking boat, energy devoted to changing vessels is likely to be more productive than energy devoted to patching leaks." - Warren Buffett, Chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway In 1957 eight engineers teamed up to form Fairchild Semiconductor, a company focusing solely on creating commercial silicon ...

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U.S. property and casualty insurers posted a record loss in the first three months of the year as investments slipped and claims exceeded premiums.

Investors with a few hundred thousand dollars to spare who are hunting for a bargain in financial services stocks ought to buy a few shares of Berkshire Hathaway , according to a KBW report released Monday.

June 28, 2009, 06:51 PM - Macworld.co.uk - Apple should have revealed that CEO Steve Jobs had a liver transplant, because it is a "material fact" for shareholders of the company, at least according to high-profile US investor and businessman Warren Buffett .

STAMFORD, Conn.-Berkshire Hathaway Inc. has drastically reduced its property catastrophe reinsurance capacity because of concerns that large losses could lead to liquidity problems or put more pressure on its ratings, sources say.

Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett talks with FOX Business Network's Liz Claman about expensive lunches, his Goldman Sachs investments, the economy, and more.