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Deeper ports needed for U.S. exports; can railroads be far behind? (MGDDF, BAMXY, BRK-A, DBA, SEA)
Better shipping facilities in the United States are needed to meet the demand for American products in emerging market countries and other areas, according to George Will in a recent syndicated column in The Washington Post and other papers, “Deeper Ports should not have to wait a decade.”
North America is now top energy producer but still needs Warren Buffett’s solar glow (OXY, CVX, MRO, TAP)
Major exploring and fracking by oil giants such as Occidental Petroleum (OXY, quote), Marathon Oil (MRO, quote), Chevron (CVX, quote) and others has resulted in North America producing more oil than any other region in the world. But the need for crude oil will continue as fossil fuels account for 83% of U.S. energy needs.
Warren Buffett and Carlos Slim investing in newspapers around the world (NYT, BRK-A & WPO)
When two of the richest men in history, Warren Buffett and Carlos Slim, are investing in newspapers around the globe, it makes plenty of headlines for the financial world.
Warren Buffett to Europe: I want your business, but you can keep your bonds (IBM, GE, KFT, GS, BAC & BRK-A)
Warren Buffett is bullish on U.S. companies that do a lot of business in Europe, buying the stock of IBM (IBM, quote), Goldman Sachs (GS, quote), General Electric (GE, quote), Bank of America (BAC, quote) and Kraft (KFT, quote) for the holdings of Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-A, quote). But he is not interested in bonds from Europe due to the lack of economic leadership.
Buffett says 'stop coddling' the very wealthy
Warren Buffett says it is time to stop pandering to the super-rich and Congress should ask them to shoulder a larger share of the nation’s tax burden.