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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... trading floor supervising massive selling . " We were selling out . Our CEO was gone , " Maughan said as the firm faced a sudden loss of business and funding . Salomon even had quit trading its own paper . press for ( AP / Wide World ...
... trading floor supervising massive selling . " We were selling out . Our CEO was gone , " Maughan said as the firm faced a sudden loss of business and funding . Salomon even had quit trading its own paper . press for ( AP / Wide World ...
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... trading is not available on Berkshire's stock . Buffett generally deplores options , program and derivatives trading and anything else that brings a casino - like atmosphere to the marketplace , especially where a lit- tle leverage can ...
... trading is not available on Berkshire's stock . Buffett generally deplores options , program and derivatives trading and anything else that brings a casino - like atmosphere to the marketplace , especially where a lit- tle leverage can ...
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... trading for Buffett . “ He does a lot of trading , " Rowsell said . Over the years , it was Rowsell's practice to call Gladys Kaiser at the end of the day with a record of the day's trades . " I've talked with Buffett thousands of times ...
... trading for Buffett . “ He does a lot of trading , " Rowsell said . Over the years , it was Rowsell's practice to call Gladys Kaiser at the end of the day with a record of the day's trades . " I've talked with Buffett thousands of times ...
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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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