Of Permanent Value: The Story of Warren Buffett, Volume 2AKPE, 2007 - Capitalists and financiers The first chapter makes the case that Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway, although based in Omaha, has emerged as a truly international company. Chapter 2 explores Buffett's extraordinary gift of the bulk of his fortune to the Gates Foundation. Chapter 3 reveals what Gates gave Buffett as a thank you (surprisingly, Gates gave Buffett a 1776 first edition of Adam Smith's Wealth of Nations). And Chapter 4 tells of Buffett's purchase of Iscar, the precision tool company in Israel, and tracks BUffett's visit to Israel to visit Iscar's facilities and to meet with the Israeli prime minister. Also, there are chapters (among the 335) about Buffett's wedding on his 76th birthday, Berkshire's stock price surpassing $100,000 and Berkshire's bid to bail out the Lloyd's of London "Names." The fully revised book has more than 1,200 photos. The back cover photo is of Buffett and NBA's LeBron James.--Amazon.com |
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... dollar that we retain . Obviously , if we can keep a dollar and have it become worth more than $ 1 on a present value basis , then it would be foolish to pay it out because shareholders can instead get $ 1.10 or maybe $ 1.20 — or ...
... dollar that we retain . Obviously , if we can keep a dollar and have it become worth more than $ 1 on a present value basis , then it would be foolish to pay it out because shareholders can instead get $ 1.10 or maybe $ 1.20 — or ...
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... dollar and she was interested solely in millionaires . Dejected , Abner took his problem to Old Man Mose , the font of all knowledge in Dogpatch . Said the sage : Double your money 20 times and Appassionatta will be yours ( 1 , 2 , 4 ...
... dollar and she was interested solely in millionaires . Dejected , Abner took his problem to Old Man Mose , the font of all knowledge in Dogpatch . Said the sage : Double your money 20 times and Appassionatta will be yours ( 1 , 2 , 4 ...
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... dollar's rise . By the end of the third quarter , Berkshire had a $ 412 million pretax gain as the value of the dollar fell . The company held $ 20 billion in foreign currencies . Berkshire had a loss on the contracts in the first half ...
... dollar's rise . By the end of the third quarter , Berkshire had a $ 412 million pretax gain as the value of the dollar fell . The company held $ 20 billion in foreign currencies . Berkshire had a loss on the contracts in the first half ...
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WEALTH OF WEALTH | 923 |
The Washington PostA Perfect Pitch 467 | 934 |
Being Right Up and Down | 937 |
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