WARREN BUFFETT

General Electric Co has already raised all the money it planned to seek on debt markets for 2009 and may reach its 2010 goal before the year is out, Chief Executive Jeff Immelt said on Tuesday.

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc said on Friday it had modestly raised its stakes in Wells Fargo and US Bancorp , two banks whose market values have fallen dramatically.

Deletes reference in paragraph 12 to having sold out of positions in Ingersoll Rand and Iron Mountain

The Obama administration moved on Wednesday to exert more control over the shadowy over-the-counter derivatives market, now closely linked to the global credit crisis.

The Obama administration moved on Wednesday to exert more control over the shadowy over-the-counter derivatives market, now closely linked to the global credit crisis.

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc posted its first quarterly loss since 2001, hurt by losses on derivative contracts, a big investment in the oil company ConocoPhillips, and the weakening economy.

U.S. shares are set to rise on Friday, after stress tests for U.S. banks sparked optimism about the sector's future, and ahead of April's non-farm payroll data.

Wells Fargo & Co , the fourth-largest U.S. bank, announced on Thursday a $6 billion common stock offering, as the bank faces regulatory stress tests to determine whether it needs to strengthen its capital.

About 10 of the 19 largest U.S. banks being stress tested will be instructed by regulators to raise more capital, according to a source familiar with official talks.

Billionaire Warren Buffett on Sunday criticized some life insurers for taking on crazy financial risks by selling variable annuities, or retirement products that promised unrealistic guarantees to buyers.

Corrects to remove reference to Genworth Financial being badly burned by variable annuities, as this business is a relatively small part of its overall operations

The largest U.S. banks made the case to regulators on Monday that they have the financial firepower to withstand a deeper recession, as Bank of America denied a report it was trying to raise capital of $10 billion.

Warren Buffet is the largest shareholder in Wells Fargo. He claims it is a Fabulous Bank and would like to buy it all. Is he serious or is he just talking up his shares?

The United States' largest banks made their case to regulators on Monday that they have the financial firepower to withstand a deeper recession, as Bank of America denied a report it was trying to raise $10 billion.

U.S. bank shares rose on Monday after analysts said government stress tests of financial institutions would show most would need less new capital than previously feared.

Stock index futures pointed to a higher open on Wall Street on Monday ahead of key housing data.

Warren Buffett attacked the government's stress tests of 19 large U.S. banks, saying they failed to properly assess the industry's health, and that he would buy more shares in three big banks Berkshire Hathaway Inc already owns.

Warren Buffett criticized the government's stress tests of 19 large U.S. banks for failing to account for strengths in lenders' business models, and said he would buy more shares of three big banks in the portfolio of his Berkshire Hathaway Inc .

Warren Buffett criticized the government's stress tests of 19 large U.S. banks, and said he would buy more shares of three big banks in the portfolio of his Berkshire Hathaway Inc.

Being a big insurer will cost Berkshire Hathaway Inc dearly when severe catastrophes strike, but it is a good place to be in the midst of an economic downturn, Chairman Warren Buffett said.

Berkshire Hathaway Inc’s chairman Warren Buffett, whose company owns a significant stake in Wells Fargo & Co, called it a “fabulous” bank that will do much better in a few years as a result of the economic crisis, according to a report.