Buffett Wants Tough Questions? How About These?
Bloomberg
Warren Buffett has long encouraged tough questions at Berkshire Hathaway Inc.’s annual meeting, and last year went as far as to bring in an investor who was betting on the stock’s decline.
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Warren Buffett and the Happiest Place on Earth
bloombergview.com
An inside look at Berkshire Hathaway’s annual meeting in Omaha and the happy legacy of Warren Buffett.
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Wall Street’s Quiet Turnabout on Swaps
New York Times
Although Wall Street banks have opposed a rule requiring that they push some of their derivatives trading into less-protected entitities, they now appear to be doing just that.
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GMO Quarterly Letter: Looking for Bubbles
gmo.com
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The Uncomfortable Reason Your Home Is Not a Great Investment
fool.com
The myth of the American dream.
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4 ways to stop the U.S. from becoming a Piketty-style oligarchy
Washington Post
If you want a picture of the future, imagine Paris Hilton’s stiletto-heeled boot stamping on a human face–forever.
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How Canada’s Flirtation with a China Oil Market Soured
Bloomberg
Stephen Harper was in need of a new friend with a big appetite for oil. The Americans just weren’t cutting it.
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Bank of America Seen Entering Side Door of Russia Bank Loan Deal
Bloomberg
Bank of America Corp. found a side door into a loan for a Russian bank last month to avoid publicity as tensions escalated in the Ukraine, according to four people with knowledge of the matter.
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Corporate Germany lobbies for a halt on Russian sanctions.
Wall Street Journal
German Chancellor Angela Merkel is carrying a clear message from Germany’s business lobby when she meets President Barack Obama at the White House to discuss Ukraine: No more sanctions on Russia.
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Hedge Funds Replace Banks as Europe Property Lenders
Bloomberg
Investors in commercial mortgage bonds have grown so tired of waiting for Europe’s market to recover after the financial crisis that they are now lending directly to property developers.
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NYSE Fined for Rigging Markets Four Years Ago
bloombergview.com
One of the most amusing functions of the Securities and Exchange Commission is to keep track of the various stock exchanges’ dumb screw-ups and periodically send them a bill.
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Are the Alarmists Right That the Global Economy Is on the Brink of a Stunning Collapse?
Slate
All is placid in financeland. Stocks in the U.S. and globally have been in a holding pattern since December; bonds as well. Overall economic data—limited though it may be and flawed though it certainly is—shows steady unspectacular growth i…
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U.S. Looks Into Wagers, Pro and Con, on Herbalife
New York Times
Federal agencies have trained their focus on traders who bet both on the diet supplements company and against it.
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Junket figure’s disappearance shakes Macau’s gambling industry
Wall Street Journal
The disappearance of a Macau junket figure believed to owe up to $1.3 billion is roiling the world’s largest casino market and putting a spotlight on the opaque network of middle men who drive nearly two-thirds of its gambling revenue.
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Marissa’s moment of truth
CNNMoney
As her second anniversary as CEO of Yahoo approaches — and one of its biggest assets (Alibaba) prepares to go public — all eyes are on Mayer.
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Zero Hedge Reveals Its True Colors. Again.
streetwiseprofessor.com
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A Vision of the Future From Those Likely to Invent It
New York Times
In a series of interviews, seven people who are driving this transformation provided a glimpse into the not-too-distant future
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