investing

By now you have heard that Warren Buffett's bets on GE, Goldman, and Swiss Re and his derivatives positions have earned him a downgrade from Fitch Rating Agency. Below is the Fitch statement. I have highlighted the key sections.

My video for tonight is this funny segment of Jon Stewart that is a follow-up to his famous takedown of CNBC and Rick Santelli. Enjoy.

Marc Faber is a definite bull right now, despite his title as Dr. Doom. In the video below he makes his case for gold miners and for a general equity rally through April. His main points are:

Warren Buffett seems to be making the rounds on television media appearances these days. Last week it was CNBC. This week it is Bloomberg. Below is the video from the first parts of his Bloomberg appearance. Well worth a look.…

Charlie Rose sat down with Barton Biggs, the former Morgan Stanley strategist, a few days back to talk markets and finance. The video is below as is a link to a recent article by Biggs in Newsweek. Biggs is not a fan of propping up…

Most ordinary Americans feel a certain sense of rightoues indignation about the helping hand the U.S. banking industry is receiving from government. This sense of aggrievement is only made worse by suggestions that governemnt is not only…

I was just re-reading my November post on quantitative easing when I got an alert about Pimco's inflation call.  While I still see downside risk for the economy, and, consequently, deflation, I have grown more worried about inflation -- one…

Jeremy Grantham, who is chief investment strategist of Grantham Mayo Van Otterloo & Co and manages over $85 billion is telling clients to get out of cash.  His March newsletter had this to say: Every decline will enhance the beauty…

Warren Buffett answers questions from viewers on CNBC. He talks about his investment philosophy and recent stock picking performance. He bought ConocoPhillips at the top. And he made poor investments in Irish banks. About Wells Fargo, he…

Graham Secker, a well-known equity analyst at Morgan Stanley who covers U.K. equities has warned that profits for U.K companies could drop by 60%, peak to trough. This would put make this downturn even worse than the 1930s.