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The euro climbed against the dollar after Greek Prime Minister Lucas Papademos won approval from parliament for austerity measures needed to receive a second aid package.

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I'm a big fan of share buybacks. Share buybacks are a great way to return capital to shareholders on a tax friendly basis.

"The Oracle of Omaha". That is how Buffet has been called due to its impressive investing ability.

Euphoria is a Greek word. Friday, Thursday's euphoria was reversed into dysphoria by new conditions requiring implementation of austerity measures and 325 mn euros of further budget cuts before Greece gets EU and IMF money.

Pacific Investment Management Co.'s Bill Gross increased his holdings of Treasuries to the highest level since July 2010, while billionaire investor Warren Buffett called them "dangerous." Gross boosted U.S. government and Treasury debt to 38 percent of assets in Pimco's $250.5 billion Total Return Fund, the world's biggest bond fund.

Had my weekly newsletter gone out on Wednesday instead of Thursday, it would have opened with a summary of a conversation I recently had with an AAII member about bonds and interest rates.

Charlie Rose recently joined Warren Buffett for a rare inside look at Berkshire Hathaway.

Daily Journal Corp., the publisher that counts on Chairman Charles Munger for ideas on deploying funds, broadened its portfolio last quarter by investing in a sixth company.

"Warren Buffett's stake in Bank of America Corp. increased in value by $154 million after President Obama and the U.S. Justice Department announced a $25 billion foreclosure abuse settlement with the five largest U.S. banks Thursday," Patrick Howley of The Washington Free Beacon writes.

Gold's London AM fix this morning was USD 1,715.50, EUR 1,295.21, and GBP 1,084.25 per ounce.

President Obama sure likes to hold Warren Buffett up as an example these days. After all, it is Warren Buffett that is dying to pay a higher tax rate.

Berkshire Hathaway is one of the most successful companies in the world. Over the years, the company got engaged in many successful investments and it currently owns many companies of various sizes.

Mr. Bear keeps Godiva's 15-piece assortment in a red satin box away from See's traditional red heart with assorted chocolates.

Johnson & Johnson engages in the research and development, manufacture, and sale of various products in the health care field worldwide.

INTERNATIONAL Dairy Queen Inc, part of Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway family, plans to open another 500 stores in the next five years in China to quench the increasing appetite for ice cream that has made it the hottest market for global expansion.

Before going further, we'll repeat that our goal is making pension systems sustainable, not eliminating retirement benefits for present or future public employees.

Warren Buffett, chairman and chief executive officer of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., said low interest rates and inflation should dissuade investors from buying bonds.

On Thursday afternoon, First Solar filed a statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission indicating that initial funding of the DOE loan for its Antelope Valley Solar Ranch One project has not yet occurred, pending resolution of an outstanding construction permit issue.

Thanks in large part to donations from Margaret A. Cargill, heir to the agricultural and food conglomerate, the nation's 50 biggest donors gave $7.1 billion more last year than they did in 2010.