The Optimistic Prediction of Warren Buffett
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In 1999, the world's greatest investor made the most dour prediction. How has his prognostication stacked up?
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Warren Buffett, who last year generated a 24 percent return for Berkshire Hathaway Inc.   shareholders, may this week tell investors and followers to lower their sights for 2007.
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Berkshire Hathaway Inc (BRKa.N), the  conglomerate built by billionaire investor Warren Buffett,  could be overvalued, Barron's reported on Sunday.
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Learn to put Warren Buffett's famous investing rules to work for you.
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The Fool's No. 2 top investor of 2007 discusses his predictions.
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Il fondatore di Microsoft incalzato da Warren Buffett
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Warren Buffett's car is attracting   some early buying interest, but so far isn't exactly flying out   of its virtual showroom.
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Warren Buffett on Wednesday said he has not seen any attractive investments in the struggling financial services industry, but left open the possibility that this could change by the middle of next year.
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Wall Street would love to put the subprime mess behind it. Optimistic? You bet.
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Buffett-friendly stocks, Starbucks-drinking kids, and Machiavelli-minded CEOs.
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Edward S. Lampert has made no secret of wanting to follow in the footsteps of his hero, Warren E. Buffett. Like the Sage of Omaha, Lampert formed a partnership at age 25 and invested in old-line companies that throw off lots of cash.
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Views you can use for clues to tomorrow's news.
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Spot the clues to buy before stocks rise.
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Congrats, Community! We've scraped together a Buffett-worthy chunk of change.
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What would Buffett do if he had a portfolio the size of yours?
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The principles Tom Gardner used when recommending a company for Stocks 2005 can boost your own portfolio.
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The uncertain prediction market will get a new player this week when Hubdub introduces a combination news aggregation and predictive platform at the semi-annual Demo conference in Palm Desert, Calif.Demo conferences this year will bring on stage 77 companies with a good idea but not enough capital as they present their products to an audience consisting of VCs and executives from the investment arm of high-tech companies. Hubdub will try to convince one of these audience members that they will not be taking a chance by investing in its technology.The Hubdub platform creates a market around news events, such as how big will the final tax rebate be once it is signed into law by President Bush. Along with the question comes a selection of multiple choice responses.Yes-or-no response questions are also possible, such as, Will Barack Obama gain the Democratic Presidential nomination?The community wages Hubdub dollars to compete on predictions.The point of the game is to see who comes out right most of the time. If you are one of those folks, according to Hubdub officials, you will obviously gain street cred in your area of expertise -- politics, stock market, or technology, for example. Besides gaining some form of respect from your peers, credibility may also lead to more users coming to your Web site or blog. This, in theory, could be shaped into a business where a person's analytical capabilities are worth paying for.During the prediction and wagering process, the Hubdub site aggregates news stories and background data related to the predictions.Leveraging uncertainty appears to be the idea behind another Demo presenter, LiquidPlanner, a startup created by former Expedia, Microsoft, and Intel software engineers.What makes LiquidPlanner different, say company officials, is its use of "probablistic" scheduling tools.Rather than using project dates that are set in stone, the Liquid probablistic engine uses estimates that take into account project variables. This allows project teams to see a more dynamic timeline and understand at any single point where the project is headed with the idea that going down a wrong path can be stopped before it is too late.