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• Panera: Rolling in Dough  Wednesday, 15 Jun 2011 | 1:23 PM ET

  

  Ron Shaich, founder of Panera Bread discusses his company's strategy to reap profits despite rising commodity prices.

• Warren Buffett Lunch Bids Quickly Approaching Last Year's Record $2.6 Million Monday, 6 Jun 2011 | 8:34 PM ET

  

  After less than 24 hours, bids for lunch with Warren Buffett are already approaching the record $2.6 million paid last year by an anonymous winner.

• Well-Endowed: Notre Dame  Friday, 3 Jun 2011 | 12:27 PM ET

  

  Discussing investment strategies for the Fighting Irish's $7.2 billion endowment, with Scott Malpass, University of Notre Dame chief investment officer.

• Bidding Starts Sunday for Seven-Digit Steak with Warren Buffett Thursday, 2 Jun 2011 | 9:34 PM ET

  

  The annual charity bidding for lunch with Warren Buffett begins this coming Sunday, June 5 at 10:30p ET.  Five days later, someone will probably be paying over a million dollars to dine with Buffett.

• Well-Endowed: Penn State University  Thursday, 2 Jun 2011 | 12:27 PM ET

  

  Discussing investment strategies for PSU's $1 billion endowment, with David Branigan, Penn State University office of investment.

• $100K to Not Go to College  Thursday, 2 Jun 2011 | 9:45 AM ET

  

  Peter Thiel, tech entrepreneur & venture capitalist, is giving $100,000 to 24 young adults to stop going to school and start focusing on building tech companies of tomorrow.

• Well-Endowed: U of Texas  Wednesday, 1 Jun 2011 | 12:27 PM ET

  

  Discussing investment strategies for UT's $20 billion endowment, with Bruce Zimmerman, University of Texas CIO.

• Well-Endowed Colleges & Universities  Tuesday, 31 May 2011 | 12:24 PM ET

  

  A look at investment strategies and how universities are managing their endowments, with Scott Seidle, Purdue University CIO.

• Pete Peterson Talks Fiscal Solutions  Monday, 23 May 2011 | 4:43 PM ET

  

  Pete Peterson, Peter G. Peterson Foundation founder & director weighs in on the debt ceiling; health care costs, social security, and problems in both political party's budget proposals.

• Oprah Loses Out as Tweeters Go Gaga  Thursday, 19 May 2011 | 7:32 AM ET

  

  Lady Gaga and her 10 million Twitter followers have bumped Oprah Winfrey off the top spot in Forbes 100 Most Powerful Celebrities.

• Impact of Bin Laden's Death  Monday, 2 May 2011 | 4:49 PM ET

  

  Eli Broad, The Broad Foundation founder weighs in on the death of Osama bin Laden; the U.S. economy and investing in education reform.

• Buffett at Berkshire Shareholder Gathering  Saturday, 30 Apr 2011 | 12:00 AM ET

  

  Billionaire investor and Berkshire-Hathaway founder Warren Buffett talks to Becky about the economy, David Sokol and his outlook for the future.

• Life on the Lam: Financial Fugitives Friday, 29 Apr 2011 | 3:47 PM ET

  

  Here, we take a look at some of the most notorious financial fugitives of the last 25 years. Some are living life on the lam, others are doing time in the can.

• Buffett Still Builds Wealth For Shareholders: Gabelli Friday, 29 Apr 2011 | 1:28 PM ET

  Mario Gabelli, a Berkshire shareholder for 25 years, he said he is not concerned about short-term issues such as the ethical conduct of departed heir-apparent David Sokol but does want to know where Warren Buffett will spend the company's money next.

• Weekend With Warren  Friday, 29 Apr 2011 | 12:12 PM ET

  

  CNBC's Becky Quick, with a look at answers investors should get from Buffett's shareholder meeting, including the controversial resignation of David Sokol.

• Berkshire Says Sokol Deceived   Friday, 29 Apr 2011 | 10:32 AM ET

  

  Discussing where the future of Berkshire Hathaway lies, with Paul Argenti, Dartmouth Tuck School of Business and L. J. Rittenhouse, "Buffett's Bites" author.

• What Shareholders Want to Hear  Friday, 29 Apr 2011 | 7:41 AM ET

  

  A preview of what he will be asking Warren Buffett, with Andrew Ross Sorkin, The New York Times.

• Berkshire's Next Leader  Friday, 29 Apr 2011 | 6:20 AM ET

  

  Insight on his update book on Warren Buffett and the David Sokol situation, with Andrew Kilpatrick, Warren Buffett biographer/Wachovia Securities.

• Buffett's Legacy Tarnished?  Thursday, 28 Apr 2011 | 11:15 AM ET

  

  Has Warren Buffett's legacy been tarnished in light of former exec David Sokol's departure? Andrew Ross Sorkin, The New York Times, weighs in.

• The Battle for the Big Board  Thursday, 28 Apr 2011 | 7:44 AM ET

  

  Berkshire Hathaway's board says it may sue departed executive David Sokol. Insight with James Stewart, SmartMoney Magazine/The New Yorker and Andrew Ross Sorkin, The New York Times.