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Buy a toaster

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAR 2011
... buyer of 'em all is putting his investment philosophy-- " buying when everyone is fearful" - to work. Who the man? Warren Buffett is da man of course. And there's a lot to be fearful for: The situation in the MENA region remains volatile, China is reportedly ...

Happy days

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 14 SEP 2010
... Switzerland wants and Germany's call for 10 years. And to hammer in the good tidings some more, the "sage of Omaha", Warren Buffett is back in the headlines again. Bloomberg quoted him saying, "I am a huge bull on this country. We will not have a double-dip ...

Too clever by half

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAY 2010
... one of the reasons Wall Street posted its biggest gain since February last night was because - wait for it - " Warren Buffett defended Goldman Sachs Group Inc." Goldman according to Buffet. At Berkshire Hathaway's annual meeting last Saturday, Warren ...

The retaking of Dow 11000

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 APR 2010
... together). For this very reason alone, a pullback on Wall Street lingers just around the corner, proving once again Warren Buffett's now immortal words, "Be fearful when others are greedy. Be greedy when others are fearful."

Happy birthday bull

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAR 2010
... Reminds me of one "Buffettism" that says, "Be fearful when others are greedy, and be greedy when others are fearful." Warren Buffett Like Warren, the Financial Standard Intelligence Unit (FSIU) went against the flow of extreme fright prevailing at the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 NOV 2009
... 4,540. NEW YORK - Investors worried about the economic recovery drew only modest comfort from billionaire investor Warren Buffett's decision to buy one of the nation's largest railroads. Stocks were off their earlier lows by early afternoon, though ...

The power of optimism

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2009
... the market's mood from one of negativism to optimism. Wall Street virtually put one of their respective guru's - Warren Buffett - pronouncement that the US economy is in shambles behind it and instead focused on the good. The good came in the form of ...

The Ides of March

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2009
... broad-based sell-off yesterday and overnight suggests otherwise. Bloomberg attributed Wall Street's sell-off to 'after Warren Buffett said the economy is in "shambles" and American International Group Inc. posted the largest corporate loss in US history.' ...

I have been dead wrong: Buffett

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2009
It's not often that a highly respected investment guru such as Warren Buffett admits to making a "major mistake"- but last Saturday, he did. In his annual letter to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders, Buffett acknowledged he made a "major mistake of commission" ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2008
... contract was up 24 points at 5,613 on 6,940 contracts. The Dow Jones industrials and S&P 500 rose on Tuesday after Warren Buffett offered to reinsure $800 billion in municipal debt risk from the top three bond insurers, soothing worries about further ...