<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0" xmlns:activity="http://activitystrea.ms/spec/1.0/" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><channel><title>Newsvine - buffett</title><link>http://www.newsvine.com/buffett</link><description>Newsvine - buffett</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2013</copyright><lastBuildDate>Mon, 4 Mar 2013 17:54:36 +0000</lastBuildDate><pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 00:11:04 +0000</pubDate><generator>http://www.newsvine.com</generator><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><item><title>Buffett: Stocks are good buy; ketchup is forever</title>
<description><![CDATA[Warren Buffet says stocks are a good investment, long-term government bonds are a dumb one, and ketchup is forever.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Joshua Freed]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Joshua Freed]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/04/17181809-buffett-stocks-are-good-buy-ketchup-is-forever</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/04/17181809-buffett-stocks-are-good-buy-ketchup-is-forever</guid><category>business</category><category>us</category><category>stocks</category><category>buffett</category><category>warren-buffet</category><pubDate>Mon, 4 Mar 2013 17:53:36 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Buffett: 'No thanks' on buying Tribune papers</title>
<description><![CDATA[Warren Buffett has been buying newspapers recently but says he's not interested in the big papers owned by Tribune Co.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Joshua Freed]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Joshua Freed]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/04/17179850-buffett-no-thanks-on-buying-tribune-papers</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/04/17179850-buffett-no-thanks-on-buying-tribune-papers</guid><category>business</category><category>us</category><category>newspapers</category><category>warren-buffett</category><category>buffett</category><pubDate>Mon, 4 Mar 2013 13:39:33 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Buffett: Low interest rates have boosted stocks</title>
<description><![CDATA[Billionaire investor Warren Buffett says stock prices have gotten a boost from low interest rates caused by the Federal Reserve's stimulus efforts.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Joshua Freed]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Joshua Freed]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/03/17179092-buffett-low-interest-rates-have-boosted-stocks</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/03/17179092-buffett-low-interest-rates-have-boosted-stocks</guid><category>business</category><category>us</category><category>fed</category><category>warren-buffett</category><category>buffett</category><category>federal-reserve</category><pubDate>Mon, 4 Mar 2013 00:28:48 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Buffett calls year with 45 pct. profit jump subpar</title>
<description><![CDATA[Most companies would undoubtedly be thrilled with the results Warren Buffett called "subpar" at Berkshire Hathaway because his company's value trailed the overall market.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Josh Funk]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Josh Funk]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/28/17133902-buffett-calls-year-with-45-pct-profit-jump-subpar</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/28/17133902-buffett-calls-year-with-45-pct-profit-jump-subpar</guid><category>us</category><category>letter</category><category>berkshire-hathaway</category><category>warren-buffett</category><category>buffett</category><category>us-news</category><category>investor-warren-buffett</category><pubDate>Thu, 28 Feb 2013 17:52:56 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=1fc99e4e-aa4e-450c-9eb2-ed95b82f92e4.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="341" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=1fc99e4e-aa4e-450c-9eb2-ed95b82f92e4.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="180" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE- In this May 6, 2012, file photo,Warren Buffett, chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, plays bridge during the annual shareholders meeting in Omaha, Neb. Warren Buffett will release his annual letter to the shareholders on Friday, March 1, 2013. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Heinz becomes perfect side to Buffett's deals</title>
<description><![CDATA[Billionaire Warren Buffett remains happiest while hunting for deals like Thursday's $23.3 billion acquisition of the maker of Heinz ketchup his Berkshire Hathaway Inc. is helping finance.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Josh Funk]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Josh Funk]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/14/16965031-heinz-becomes-perfect-side-to-buffetts-deals</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/14/16965031-heinz-becomes-perfect-side-to-buffetts-deals</guid><category>us</category><category>berkshire-hathaway</category><category>buffett</category><category>us-news</category><category>deals</category><category>billionaire-warren-buffett</category><category>big-deals</category><pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2013 21:23:28 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=f9ef76b0-2e67-4b80-b413-7941c7e3a586.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="268" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=f9ef76b0-2e67-4b80-b413-7941c7e3a586.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="81" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Warren Buffett, chairman and CEO, Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., arrives at the Allen &amp; Company Sun Valley Conference in Sun Valley, Idaho, Friday, July 13, 2012. Buffett remains happiest while hunting for deals like the $23.3 billion acquisition of the maker of Heinz ketchup his company announced Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013, it will be helping finance.  So Berkshire shareholders can set aside the idea that the Buffett, 82, might retire someday even if he did undergo prostate cancer treatment last summer. Buffett enjoys what he does as Berkshire's chairman and CEO far too much.(AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Buffett: US banks won't cause problems for economy</title>
<description><![CDATA[Billionaire Warren Buffett says that American banks are stronger than they've been in years, and won't derail the economy.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Josh Funk]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Josh Funk]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/10/16448363-buffett-us-banks-wont-cause-problems-for-economy</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/10/16448363-buffett-us-banks-wont-cause-problems-for-economy</guid><category>business</category><category>us</category><category>banks</category><category>buffett</category><category>billionaire-warren-buffett</category><pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2013 15:37:11 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Buffett: Congress will eventually pass fiscal plan</title>
<description><![CDATA[Billionaire Warren Buffett said Wednesday he's confident that Congress will eventually pass a plan to address the so-called fiscal cliff, even if it doesn't happen until early next year.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Josh Funk]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Josh Funk]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/28/15511315-buffett-congress-will-eventually-pass-fiscal-plan</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/28/15511315-buffett-congress-will-eventually-pass-fiscal-plan</guid><category>business</category><category>us</category><category>buffett</category><category>billionaire-warren-buffett</category><category>fiscal-cliff</category><pubDate>Wed, 28 Nov 2012 13:54:35 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Buffett urges Congress to raise taxes on wealthy</title>
<description><![CDATA[Billionaire Warren Buffett is again calling for higher taxes on the "ultrarich" and he's urging Congress to compromise on spending cuts and tax increases.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Josh Funk]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Josh Funk]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/26/15455641-buffett-urges-congress-to-raise-taxes-on-wealthy</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/26/15455641-buffett-urges-congress-to-raise-taxes-on-wealthy</guid><category>business</category><category>us</category><category>taxes</category><category>warren-buffett</category><category>buffett</category><category>billionaire-warren-buffett</category><pubDate>Mon, 26 Nov 2012 15:17:06 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Buffett says fiscal cliff won't trigger recession</title>
<description><![CDATA[Investor Warren Buffett says there won't be a recession if Congress can't resolve the so-called fiscal cliff before the automatic tax increases and spending cuts take effect in January.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/14/15168736-buffett-says-fiscal-cliff-wont-trigger-recession</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/14/15168736-buffett-says-fiscal-cliff-wont-trigger-recession</guid><category>business</category><category>us</category><category>buffett</category><category>investor-warren-buffett</category><category>fiscal-cliff</category><pubDate>Wed, 14 Nov 2012 21:23:33 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Buffett says Americans will insist on debt plan</title>
<description><![CDATA[Billionaire Warren Buffett says he expects the U.S. fiscal problems to be resolved no matter who wins the presidential election.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/24/14667714-buffett-says-americans-will-insist-on-debt-plan</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/24/14667714-buffett-says-americans-will-insist-on-debt-plan</guid><category>business</category><category>us</category><category>buffett</category><category>debt</category><category>billionaire-warren-buffett</category><pubDate>Wed, 24 Oct 2012 13:54:54 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Buffett says he feels great after cancer treatment</title>
<description><![CDATA[Warren Buffett says he is feeling fine more than a month after finishing his prostate cancer treatments.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/24/14665136-buffett-says-he-feels-great-after-cancer-treatment</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/24/14665136-buffett-says-he-feels-great-after-cancer-treatment</guid><category>business</category><category>us</category><category>cancer</category><category>warren-buffett</category><category>buffett</category><pubDate>Wed, 24 Oct 2012 11:49:12 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Buffett hunting for big acquisition for Berkshire</title>
<description><![CDATA[Billionaire investor Warren Buffett says he continues looking for a major acquisition for his Berkshire Hathaway, but he's not willing to pay more to compete with other bidders.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/23/14666542-buffett-hunting-for-big-acquisition-for-berkshire</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/23/14666542-buffett-hunting-for-big-acquisition-for-berkshire</guid><category>business</category><category>us</category><category>warren-buffett</category><category>buffett</category><category>investments</category><pubDate>Wed, 24 Oct 2012 00:56:45 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Buffett says US economy still inching ahead</title>
<description><![CDATA[Billionaire investor Warren Buffett said Wednesday that the global economy is definitely slowing because of continued problems in Europe and the decline in Asia.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Josh Funk]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Josh Funk]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/23/14665379-buffett-says-us-economy-still-inching-ahead</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/23/14665379-buffett-says-us-economy-still-inching-ahead</guid><category>us</category><category>economy</category><category>warren-buffett</category><category>buffett</category><category>us-news</category><pubDate>Wed, 24 Oct 2012 00:03:48 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=a6abbd92-281f-4338-a1b8-48e34cea7bd5.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="286" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=a6abbd92-281f-4338-a1b8-48e34cea7bd5.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="86" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this  Tuesday, June 5, 2012, file photo, Warren Buffett, chairman and CEO, of Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., speaks during the Economic Club of Washington's 25th anniversary celebration dinner in Washington. Billionaire investor Warren Buffett said Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012, that the global economy is definitely slowing because of continued problems in Europe and the decline in Asia, but the U.S. economy is still improving modestly and business will improve regardless of who wins the presidential election. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Buffett's kids use dad's ideas to invest in giving</title>
<description><![CDATA[As they work to give away part of Warren Buffett's roughly $47 billion fortune, his three children have adopted an approach that looks remarkably similar to their father's technique for making all that money.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Josh Funk]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Josh Funk]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/29/14151203-buffetts-kids-use-dads-ideas-to-invest-in-giving</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/29/14151203-buffetts-kids-use-dads-ideas-to-invest-in-giving</guid><category>business</category><category>us</category><category>warren-buffett</category><category>buffett</category><category>benevolence</category><pubDate>Sat, 29 Sep 2012 15:18:08 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Warren Buffett finishes cancer treatment</title>
<description><![CDATA[Warren Buffett says he's done with radiation treatments for cancer, and the Oracle of Omaha seems eager to move on.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[The Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/15/13885841-warren-buffett-finishes-cancer-treatment</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/15/13885841-warren-buffett-finishes-cancer-treatment</guid><category>business</category><category>us</category><category>cancer</category><category>warren-buffett</category><category>buffett</category><category>us-news</category><pubDate>Sat, 15 Sep 2012 20:35:09 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Buffett ups remaining gift to his kids' charities</title>
<description><![CDATA[Warren Buffett is celebrating his 82nd birthday by giving each of his three children a big present: about $600 million worth of his company's stock for their charitable foundations.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Josh Funk]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Josh Funk]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/30/13569571-buffett-ups-remaining-gift-to-his-kids-charities</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/30/13569571-buffett-ups-remaining-gift-to-his-kids-charities</guid><category>us</category><category>warren-buffett</category><category>buffett</category><category>us-news</category><category>benevolence</category><pubDate>Thu, 30 Aug 2012 14:55:36 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=5ae07474-aa7d-40d9-afd1-3eed26e96ac6.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="297" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=5ae07474-aa7d-40d9-afd1-3eed26e96ac6.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE- In this Monday, Nov. 21, 2011, file photo, US billionaire investor Warren Buffett, chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, attends the opening ceremony of a plant at the headquarters of cemented carbide tool supplier Tungaloy Corporation in Iwaki city, in Northern Japan. Warren Buffett is celebrating his 82nd birthday by giving each of his three children a big present: about $600 million worth of his company's stock for their charitable foundations. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=77eb03d8-f897-498e-af04-c28ac3e02929.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="297" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=77eb03d8-f897-498e-af04-c28ac3e02929.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="89" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;CORRECTS BIRTHDAYDATE - FILE- In this Saturday, April 30, 2011, file photo, Berkshire Hathaway Chairman and CEO Warren Buffett, second right, sits with his children from left: Howard, Susie and Peter, at the Berkshire Hathaway shareholders meeting in Omaha, Neb. Buffett is celebrating his 82nd birthday Thursday, Aug. 30, 2012, by giving each of his three children a big present: about $600 million worth of his company's stock for their charitable foundation.  (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Buffett, near 82, reflects on staying in Nebraska</title>
<description><![CDATA[Omaha won't throw a bash for Warren Buffett's 82nd birthday on Thursday, and that's just fine with the billionaire investor.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Josh Funk]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Josh Funk]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/29/13552252-buffett-near-82-reflects-on-staying-in-nebraska</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/29/13552252-buffett-near-82-reflects-on-staying-in-nebraska</guid><category>business</category><category>us</category><category>warren-buffett</category><category>buffett</category><category>omaha</category><pubDate>Wed, 29 Aug 2012 20:12:45 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Buffett says JPMorgan Chase doing the right things</title>
<description><![CDATA[Billionaire investor Warren Buffett said Friday he believes JPMorgan Chase is doing the right things to deal with its multibillion-dollar trading losses.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Josh Funk]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Josh Funk]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/12/12721772-buffett-says-jpmorgan-chase-doing-the-right-things</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/12/12721772-buffett-says-jpmorgan-chase-doing-the-right-things</guid><category>business</category><category>us</category><category>banks</category><category>jpmorgan-chase</category><category>warren-buffett</category><category>buffett</category><pubDate>Fri, 13 Jul 2012 00:53:53 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=a3351599-c266-4705-bc88-29642661644d.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="268" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=a3351599-c266-4705-bc88-29642661644d.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="81" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Warren Buffett, chairman and CEO, Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., arrives at the Allen &amp; Company Sun Valley Conference in Sun Valley, Idaho, Friday, July 13, 2012. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=f0158e7d-5353-4285-9520-5dcb83f9824a.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="272" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=f0158e7d-5353-4285-9520-5dcb83f9824a.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="82" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Billionaire investor Warren Buffett, right, and Microsoft Chairman and co-founder Bill Gates, left, at the Allen &amp; Company Sun Valley Conference in Sun Valley, Idaho, Thursday, July 12, 2012. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Buffett says general economy slowing this summer</title>
<description><![CDATA[Billionaire investor Warren Buffett said Thursday that U.S. economic growth has slowed in the last two months as fears about Europe's debt woes mounted.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Josh Funk]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Josh Funk]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/11/12701332-buffett-says-general-economy-slowing-this-summer</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/11/12701332-buffett-says-general-economy-slowing-this-summer</guid><category>business</category><category>us</category><category>warren-buffett</category><category>buffett</category><category>cnbc</category><pubDate>Thu, 12 Jul 2012 00:52:03 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Buffett gives $1.9B to Gates, other charities</title>
<description><![CDATA[Billionaire Warren Buffett has handed out $1.9 billion worth of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. stock as part of his plan to gradually give away most of his $44.1 billion fortune.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/09/12647317-buffett-gives-19b-to-gates-other-charities</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/09/12647317-buffett-gives-19b-to-gates-other-charities</guid><category>us</category><category>berkshire-hathaway</category><category>buffett</category><category>us-news</category><category>billionaire-warren-buffett</category><category>benevolence</category><pubDate>Mon, 9 Jul 2012 22:43:45 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Buffett says odds of a US recession 'very low'</title>
<description><![CDATA[The U.S. economy isn't likely to slip back into a recession, despite recent economic reports signaling the recovery has lost momentum, Warren Buffett said.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Christopher S. Rugaber]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Christopher S. Rugaber]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/05/12075534-buffett-says-odds-of-a-us-recession-very-low</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/05/12075534-buffett-says-odds-of-a-us-recession-very-low</guid><category>us</category><category>economy</category><category>politics</category><category>warren-buffett</category><category>buffett</category><pubDate>Wed, 6 Jun 2012 02:38:39 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=77f37a58-745b-48f9-9743-5ed4358183a0.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="315" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=77f37a58-745b-48f9-9743-5ed4358183a0.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="95" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Warren Buffett, chairman and CEO, Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., speaks during the Economic Club of Washington's 25th anniversary celebration dinner in Washington, Tuesday, June 5, 2012. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=69cf679c-cbd4-40b7-a00f-d4b0b74edb12.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="352" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=69cf679c-cbd4-40b7-a00f-d4b0b74edb12.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="175" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Warren Buffett, chairman and CEO, Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., raises his fist and cheers as he is presented with a Woodrow Wilson High School letterman's jacket at the conclusion of the Economic Club of Washington's 25th anniversary celebration dinner in Washington, Tuesday, June 5, 2012. Buffett graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School in Washington in 1947. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=5aa2b527-dc16-4dfd-ae7c-e5b95408fb4c.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="281" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=5aa2b527-dc16-4dfd-ae7c-e5b95408fb4c.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="85" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Warren Buffett, chairman and CEO, Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., speaks during the Economic Club of Washington's 25th anniversary celebration dinner in Washington, Tuesday, June 5, 2012. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Cost to lunch with Warren Buffett: $3.5 million</title>
<description><![CDATA[The cost to dine with investor Warren Buffett has apparently spiked in value, with one deep-pocketed bidder forking over nearly $3.5 million during a charity auction.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Josh Funk]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Josh Funk]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/03/12034136-cost-to-lunch-with-warren-buffett-35-million</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/03/12034136-cost-to-lunch-with-warren-buffett-35-million</guid><category>us</category><category>berkshire-hathaway</category><category>lunch</category><category>warren-buffett</category><category>buffett</category><category>us-news</category><category>buffett-lunch</category><pubDate>Sun, 3 Jun 2012 15:26:04 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=c3cb4157-d073-4b38-ae3a-39702560997b.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="388" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=c3cb4157-d073-4b38-ae3a-39702560997b.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="158" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this file photo from May 7 2012, Warren Buffett, chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, gestures in Omaha, Neb. Buffett is again auctioning off a private lunch, and the California charity that benefits is hoping the winning bid will top $2 million for the fifth year in a row. The proceeds of the 13th annual lunch auction go to the Glide Foundation, which provides social services to the poor and homeless in San Francisco. Bidding for the lunch on eBay will begin on June 3, 2012, and continue through June 8. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, file)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=8e9081e0-b81f-493a-b8f7-b9d2ae03a387.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="397" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=8e9081e0-b81f-493a-b8f7-b9d2ae03a387.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="155" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - Warren Buffett, chairman and CEO, Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., speaks during the Economic Club of Washington's 25th anniversary celebration dinner in Washington, in this June 5, 2012 file photo. The cost to dine with investor Warren Buffett has apparently spiked in value, with one deep-pocketed bidder forking over nearly $3.5 million during a charity auction Friday night June 8, 2012. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=705dcd1a-3453-4f9d-9f6a-b011c283b703.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="283" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=705dcd1a-3453-4f9d-9f6a-b011c283b703.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="85" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - Warren Buffett, chairman and CEO, Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., speaks during the Economic Club of Washington's 25th anniversary celebration dinner in Washington, in this June 5, 2012 file photo. The cost to dine with investor Warren Buffett has apparently spiked in value, with one deep-pocketed bidder forking over nearly $3.5 million during a charity auction Friday night June 8, 2012. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Buffett questions New Orleans newspaper changes</title>
<description><![CDATA[Billionaire Warren Buffett is questioning the wisdom of changes the New Orleans Times-Picayune newspaper plans to make this fall.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Josh Funk]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Josh Funk]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/01/12013035-buffett-questions-new-orleans-newspaper-changes</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/01/12013035-buffett-questions-new-orleans-newspaper-changes</guid><category>business</category><category>us</category><category>changes</category><category>buffett</category><category>us-news</category><category>picayune</category><category>times-picayune</category><category>billionaire-warren-buffett</category><category>new-orleans-times-picayune</category><pubDate>Fri, 1 Jun 2012 21:53:07 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Buffett says investors shouldn't act on headlines</title>
<description><![CDATA[Billionaire Warren Buffett said Monday that Europe will have a hard time resolving its fiscal problems because of the structure of the European Union and this weekend's election results in Greece and France.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Josh Funk]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Josh Funk]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/07/11576925-buffett-says-investors-shouldnt-act-on-headlines</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/07/11576925-buffett-says-investors-shouldnt-act-on-headlines</guid><category>technology</category><category>us</category><category>buffett</category><category>european-union</category><category>investing</category><category>billionaire-warren-buffett</category><pubDate>Mon, 7 May 2012 11:41:07 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=5cf03b63-16c0-4402-8faf-971fb688d4e3.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="349" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=5cf03b63-16c0-4402-8faf-971fb688d4e3.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="176" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;In this May 5, 2012, photo, Warren Buffett, chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, smiles on the exhibit floor where Berkshire products are showcased, prior to the annual shareholders meeting in Omaha, Neb.  Buffett appeared on CNBC Monday morning MAY 7, 2012.  (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=6977e7d1-c37c-4b14-b717-e85895fd8554.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="321" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=6977e7d1-c37c-4b14-b717-e85895fd8554.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="97" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Warren Buffett, chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, speaks during an interview with Liz Claman of the Fox Business Network in Omaha, Neb., Monday, May 7, 2012. Buffett said on Monday that Europe will have a hard time resolving its fiscal problems because of the structure of the European Union and this weekend's election results in Greece and France, but he says the turmoil in Europe won't keep him from investing. Buffett said Berkshire plans to buy two U.S. stocks Monday that it already holds to add to its stakes in those companies. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=0fb55b1a-e4e2-4677-8148-d83d4f736dfb.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="280" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=0fb55b1a-e4e2-4677-8148-d83d4f736dfb.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="84" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Warren Buffett, chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, laughs during an interview with Liz Claman of the Fox Business Network in Omaha, Neb., Monday, May 7, 2012. Buffett said on Monday that Europe will have a hard time resolving its fiscal problems because of the structure of the European Union and this weekend's election results in Greece and France, but he says the turmoil in Europe won't keep him from investing. Buffett said Berkshire plans to buy two U.S. stocks Monday that it already holds to add to its stakes in those companies. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=5e58c61a-a7fb-4239-a9a6-4043c6b24189.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="347" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=5e58c61a-a7fb-4239-a9a6-4043c6b24189.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="105" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Warren Buffett, chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, right, jokes with Microsoft's Bill Gates as they play bridge in Omaha, Neb., Sunday, May 6, 2012. Berkshire Hathaway is holding its annual shareholders meeting this weekend. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Buffett: US banks in better shape than Europe's</title>
<description><![CDATA[Billionaire Warren Buffett says American banks are in much better financial shape than European counterparts because of measures taken during the financial crisis.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/07/11576769-buffett-us-banks-in-better-shape-than-europes</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/07/11576769-buffett-us-banks-in-better-shape-than-europes</guid><category>business</category><category>us</category><category>banks</category><category>buffett</category><category>billionaire-warren-buffett</category><pubDate>Mon, 7 May 2012 11:31:04 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=5cf03b63-16c0-4402-8faf-971fb688d4e3.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="349" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=5cf03b63-16c0-4402-8faf-971fb688d4e3.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="176" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;In this May 5, 2012, photo, Warren Buffett, chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, smiles on the exhibit floor where Berkshire products are showcased, prior to the annual shareholders meeting in Omaha, Neb.  Buffett appeared on CNBC Monday morning MAY 7, 2012.  (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item></channel></rss>