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Hold the Presses: Rupert Outbid!
Cablevision Close to Newsday DealBy MATTHEW KARNITSCHNIG and SHIRA OVIDEMay 11, 2008 5:55 p.m.Tribune Co. is close to a deal to sell its Long Island newspaper Newsday to Cablevision Systems Corp. for $650 million, according to a person familiar with the situation.If successful, the bid from the... Read more...
Published 1 day ago

Berkshire Update
We here at NotMakingThisUp made it to the 2008 Berkshire meeting thanks only to the remarkable efficiency of, and we are not making this up, NetJets.That happy ending rescued us from the normal United Airlines nightmare situation of a plane full of people which, in the pilot's words, "broke"... Read more...
Published 4 days ago

Pilgrimage Concluded: This is a Rational Place
Note: Originally published June 26, 2007. ___________________________________Scary-Smart, With Visions of FatnessI always thought Warren Buffett was irreplaceable.He seemed to be a genetic mutation of sorts"not merely a smart, self-confident, and supremely logical thinker whod cornered the market... Read more...
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Pilgrimage, Part X: On The Cheap
Unexpired Time, Blinking Screens and What Might Have BeenWarren Buffett takes pride in his cheapness.My suits are expensive, they only look cheap on me, he likes to say, being as self-deprecating as he is tight-fisted.Cheapness defines more than his personal proclivities, however; it also defines... Read more...
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Pilgrimage, Part IX: Avoiding Catastrophe; Some Bad Advice; and One Unanswerable Question
Note: This was originally published June 6, 2007. We are republishing our series on the 2007 Berkshire annual meeting as we prepare for the 2008 meeting._______________________________________________________________Warren Buffett crooks his arm so he can check his watch one last time.It is close... Read more...
Published 2 weeks ago

Pilgrimage, Part VIII: Who Do You Trust?
Originally published June 1, 2007.____________________________Body Language, "What They Laugh About," and Mail-Order BridesI know, I know"its whom do you trust?But that sounds a bit too snooty for this gathering of Berkshire-Hathaway owning, Warren Buffett-idolizing folk.After all, they come from... Read more...
Published 2 weeks ago

Pilgrimage, Part VII: You Dont Want to Let Him Down
Noodling on a Deal, Meaningless Quarterly Numbers and One More Secret of His SuccessBack in the fall of 1990, when it looked like the world was coming to an end, investment-wise, I went to a meeting in New York City for Shaw Industries.Shaw makes carpets, which nobody wanted at the time because... Read more...
Published 2 weeks ago

Pilgrimage, Part VI: The Most Versatile Investor in the World
Note: This post, part of series on the 2007 Berkshire Hathaway annual meeting in Omaha, Nebraska, originally appeared May 22, 2007._______________Mr. Matthews, I am a fan of the blog. As a college student and investor, I generally enjoy your sharp and objective insight. That said, I recently... Read more...
Published 2 weeks ago

Pilgrimage Part V: Budding Buffetts and The Best of All Worlds
Mr. McGuire: I want to say one word to you. Just one word. Benjamin: Yes, sir. Mr. McGuire: Are you listening? Benjamin: Yes, I am. Mr. McGuire: Plastics. Benjamin: Just how do you mean that, sir? "The Graduate The questions are asked politely and with great respect. Each shareholder first... Read more...
Published 2 weeks ago

Pilgrimage Part IV: What if Bob Nardelli Had Done This Once in a While?
Originally published May 14, 2007_________________________The contrast to most annual meetings couldnt be greater.Whereas except during times of crisis, the average large company annual meeting"and Berkshire-Hathaway is a large company, with almost $100 billion in revenue last year, almost... Read more...
Published 3 weeks ago

Pilgrimage, Part III: When the Math Doesnt Work
Note to readers: This was originally published May 11, 2007 as part of a series on the Berkshire Hathaway annual meeting. We republish it here as we prepare for the upcoming 2008 Berkshire Hathaway annual shareholder meeting.We will resume regular posts, with interruptions for further commodity... Read more...
Published 3 weeks ago

We Interrupt This Broadcast to Bring YouRice-Hoarding in America
We interrupt this reprint of last years Pilgrimage to Omaha series to bring you the most interesting news story you may well read today.It is titled Food Rationing Confronts Breadbasket of the World, it was written by Josh Gerstein, and it was published in the New York Sun.Without giving away the... Read more...
Published 3 weeks ago