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Warren Buffett Defends Omaha’s Turf


Berkshire Hathaway’s annual meeting will remain in the company’s hometown.

Warren Buffet defends Goldman, says ‘we feel good about it’


After launching a strong defence of Berkshire Hathaway Inc’s USD 5 billion investment in Goldman Sachs Group Inc, Warren Buffett, the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Berkshire Hathaway puts forth his stance stating that their job was to decide whether to insure the bonds irrespective of who was on the other side.

Buffett defends rating agencies

Buffett defends rating agencies
Investor Warren Buffett on Wednesday defended credit rating agencies that gave overly positive grades to mortgage-related investments before the housing bust.

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Buffett Defends Rating Agencies In Crisis

Buffett Defends Rating Agencies In Crisis
Buffett defends rating agencies for missing crisis

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Buffett defends agencies for missing’red flags’

Buffett defends agencies for missing’red flags’
NEW YORK: Billionaire investor Warren Buffett said few could have predicted the depth of the housing crisis and that CEOs of rating agencies shouldn’t be fired for missing the warning signs.

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Buffett defends rating agencies’ role in crisis

Buffett defends rating agencies’ role in crisis
Billionaire investor Warren Buffett Wednesday defended the role of credit rating agencies during the global financial crisis, saying they got it wrong while rating the US mortgage debt just like others.

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Buffett defends credit ratings agencies

Buffett defends credit ratings agencies
Billionaire investor Warren Buffett told a congressional panel Wednesday that if he didn’t see the housing bust coming, he can’t blame the credit ratings agencies much for missing it, either.

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Buffett defends rating agencies for missing crisis

Buffett defends rating agencies for missing crisis
Billionaire investor Warren Buffett on Wednesday defended credit rating agencies that gave overly positive grades to mortgage-related investments before the housing bust. He said the agencies were among many who missed…

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Warren Buffett Defends Goldman Sachs


Warren Buffett discusses his annual shareholder meeting and his defense of Goldman Sachs in their deal the SEC alleges was illegal.

Xcel defends self in probe of Fargo explosion

Xcel defends self in probe of Fargo explosion
FARGO, N.D. – Xcel Energy Inc. says it properly investigated the failure of a natural gas pipe blamed in a September 2008 explosion that leveled a Fargo home and severely burned a woman.

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