Under this plan, buyers will be allowed to pay half their balance now and the remaining half on the day the Dow Jones reaches 10,000 or by Nov. 15, 2009, whichever comes earlier.   Read More

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway has agreed to make a new $300 million investment in USG Corporation, sending shares soaring for the big Chicago-based building materials maker.  But USG will be paying a high interest rate for Buffett's "expression of confidence."   Read More

Warren Buffett doesn't appear to be worried about multi-year lows in the stock market.  In an interview on Fox Business Network, a smiling Buffett says "it's happened before" and it's been even worse.  As for the sharp drop in Berkshire's stock price, Buffett says that's also happened in the past and he jokes that he hopes he lives long enough for it to happen to him again several times in the future.   Read More

Events move much faster than individual corporations, unions, and governments can act. However, they all are finding ways to adjust. While I expect the learning curve to remain steep, the knowledge is getting processed and acted upon   Read More

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is saying that Congress is ready to help Detroit on one huge condition. "You show us the plan (for using $25 billion to become healthier companies) and will show you the money," Pelosi said.    Read More

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Recessions have a way of focusing the mind. They also help the "uber-rich" pull up the drawbridge, says Hugh Hendry of hedge fund group Eclectica, who was on "Squawk Box Europe" this morning.    Read More

Considering the S&P is dancing with its 2002 lows, does it have much farther to fall? Find out from celebrated technical analyst Louise Yamada!   Read More

No one knows what the future holds, or do they? It looks like celebrated investor Peter Schiff might have a crystal ball.   Read More

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