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• Warren Buffett's Muni Bond Insurer "Tip-Toes" Into Market With $10M NYC Bond Wednesday, 9 Jan 2008 | 10:11 PM ET

  

  Warren Buffett's brand-new municipal bond insurer, Berkshire Hathaway Assurance Corporation, has sold its first coverage, backing a $10 million bond issued by New York City yesterday.  Ajit Jain, who runs Berkshire's insurance businesses, tells the New York Times, "We're tip-toeing into the market, doing very small deals. We want to see if we can get the pricing that we find acceptable to us. Once we find this is real, we'll put in a lot more capital." He also describes how a call from a New York regulator played a key role.

• Berkshire Hathaway's Jain Tells CNBC He's Talking "Right Now" With Bond Insurers About Possible Purchase or Partnership Wednesday, 9 Jan 2008 | 10:04 PM ET

  The man who oversees the insurance operations for Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway tells CNBC that Berkshire is talking with troubled bond insurers like MBIA and Ambac about a possible partnership or purchase, although it doesn't sound like anything major is imminent.  Ajit Jain's comment came in response to a question from Erin Burnett in a live interview on CNBC's Street Signs about why Berkshire chose to "build" its own bond insurer rather than buy an existing company like Ambac or MBIA.

• Will Warren Buffett Get Grilled in Hartford?  (I Have My Doubts) Wednesday, 9 Jan 2008 | 9:11 AM ET

  

  A criminal corporate fraud trial that could bring Warren Buffett to the witness stand for some tough questioning is now underway in a federal courthouse in Hartford, Connecticut.  Emphasis on could.  Here's why I have my doubts.

• Buffett Won't Have to Turn Over Documents, Judge Says Wednesday, 2 Jan 2008 | 2:23 PM ET

  A federal judge overseeing the trial of four former executives at the General Re unit of Berkshire Hathaway said the reinsurer need not turn over some documents involving Berkshire Chairman Warren Buffett.

• Warren Buffett: For Your Pleasure While I'm Away Wednesday, 2 Jan 2008 | 9:16 AM ET

  

  I'm on vacation until January 10th, but, in my absence, please ponder this image of Warren Buffett. Maybe it'll make you smarter in 2008. Goodness knows I'm hoping it'll make me smarter. In fact, I suggest you click on this blog daily while I'm away, not because it will help you, but because it will help me.

• Buffett May Not Be Witness in AIG Fraud Case Tuesday, 1 Jan 2008 | 4:15 PM ET

  Prosecutors may not call Berkshire Hathaway Chairman Warren Buffett as a witness in a criminal trial of former officers of its General Re reinsurance unit, according to a court filing.

• 2007: The Year in Warren (The Final Countdown) Monday, 31 Dec 2007 | 12:28 PM ET

  

  Warren Buffett Watch's year-end countdown of the top 10 trends and events of the year continues with #5 to #1, including some year-end surprises.

• Warren Buffett's "Bet on America": The Complete CNBC Interview Sunday, 30 Dec 2007 | 8:55 PM ET

  In a live interview this morning on CNBC's Squawk Box, Warren Buffett called his purchase of a big Marmon stake as a "bet on America over a long time." He also revealed that while he has been approached by financials companies about buying a stake, "we have not seen a deal that causes me to start salivating."  Here is a video clip and transcript of the complete interview.

• Warren Buffett Promises to Stay on the Straight and Narrow with His New Bond Insurer Sunday, 30 Dec 2007 | 8:54 PM ET

  

  Warren Buffett is finally moving to make some money from the nation's credit crisis by starting a new company that will insure debt issued by state and local governments. To make sure that he does indeed make money from the venture, he's promising not to make the same mistakes that have caused so many problems for long-time insurers like Ambac and MBIA: charging too little and taking on too much risk.

• VIDEO AND TRANSCRIPT: Warren Buffett's Statement to Congress on Estate Taxes Sunday, 30 Dec 2007 | 8:40 PM ET

  

  Video clip and transcript of Warren Buffett's opening statement before the Senate Finance Committee holding a hearing on estate taxes.

• Warren Buffett Calls China Stocks Too Hot to Handle Sunday, 30 Dec 2007 | 7:50 PM ET

  

  During the first stop of his Asian mini-tour, Warren Buffett told reporters that he doubts he'll find a new investment in China right now to replace his recently sold PetroChina stake because stock prices have gone up so dramatically in recent months.

• Warren Buffett Was Selling Two Railroads As He Bought a Third Sunday, 30 Dec 2007 | 7:14 PM ET

  

  Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway cut back on its holdings in two railroads during the second quarter of this year.  Even as Berkshire was increasing its stake in Burlington Northern, it was cutting back on two other railroads: Norfolk Southern and Union Pacific.

• 2007: The Year in Warren (The Countdown Begins) Sunday, 30 Dec 2007 | 5:37 PM ET

  

  Don't count out Warren Buffett. Even as he enters his 78th year, the Buffett style of investing remains as relevant and successful as ever. In keeping with the year-end tradition of journalists everywhere, it's time to look back at 2007: The Year in Warren.   Here, in reverse order, are #10 through #6 of the top 10 trends and events of the year, as reported here on Warren Buffett Watch.

• Buffett to Buy ING's Reinsurance Unit Friday, 28 Dec 2007 | 3:56 AM ET

  

  Berkshire snaps up the Dutch bank's reinsurance company, NRG, for $435.2 million, while Citi and HSBC are reportedly also interested in shedding parts of their businesses.

• Breaking Down Buffett's Buy Thursday, 27 Dec 2007 | 3:28 PM ET

  Warren Buffett agreed to pay $4.5 billion to buy 60% of industrial conglomerate The Marmon Group. What did Buffett find attractive in Marmon and can you ride the billionaire's coattails?

• Warren Buffett's Complete CNBC Interview: Video and Transcript (2 of 2) Wednesday, 26 Dec 2007 | 3:27 PM ET

  

  This is a transcript and video clip of the second part of Warren Buffett's live interview this morning on Squawk on the Street with CNBC's Becky Quick.  In this section, Buffett talks about the super-SIV proposal, the Bush administration's plan to encourage lenders to freeze some variable mortgage rates and about why he supports Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama for president.

• Marmon Deal May Poise Buffett for Economic Rebound Wednesday, 26 Dec 2007 | 3:14 PM ET

  

  Warren Buffett's latest purchase  may position Berkshire Hathaway for a comeback in the U.S. economy.

• Berkshire Hathaway Shares Down 5% As Barron's Says Sell, But Bulls See Buying Opportunity Wednesday, 26 Dec 2007 | 3:02 PM ET

  

  Berkshire Hathaway shares closed down 4.6 percent today (Monday) at $136,400 after a cover story in Barron's over the weekend recommended, "Sell Buffett: Sorry, Warren, Your Stock's Too Pricey." That erased just over $7 billion in Berkshire's market value in one day.  Buffett-bulls, however, see a buying opportunity in today's decline.

• Warren Buffett Tells CNBC He's Been Approached by Financials But Hasn't Seen Anything He Likes So Far Wednesday, 26 Dec 2007 | 12:55 PM ET

  In a "First on CNBC" telephone interview just minutes ago, Warren Buffett told the Squawk Box team that while he been approached, sometimes indirectly, by financial companies offering to sell stakes, he hasn't seen anything he likes, at least so far.    He indicated he still sees lots of problems among many banks that could take several years to work through, but didn't rule out doing any deals over the next six months.  "We're looking everywhere but Antarctica."

• Warren Buffett Sticks to Basics in $4.5 Billion "Marriage" with Wealthy Pritzker Family Wednesday, 26 Dec 2007 | 9:19 AM ET

  Berkshire Hathaway's rapid deal to buy 60 percent of Marmon Holdings from Chicago's wealthy Pritzker family is a textbook Warren Buffett deal in a number of ways.   It involves basic, industrial businesses, came together very quickly without a lot of study and negotiations, and is with people he instinctively likes.