In 2003 Buffett gave me the opportunity to write what would become The Snowball, the book he will never write himself. I jumped at the chance. People couldn’t get enough of his witty, insightful nuggets of wisdom. And yet I was certain even more business lessons could be learned by observing him at close range. Not only that, I wanted a peek behind the curtain at the real man behind the elusive billionaire’s public image," writes Alice Schroeder, author of "The Snowball."   Read More

Railroads are up: Union Pacific and CSX up 7 percent, Norfolk Southern up 5 percent — and it's not because everyone thinks all the railroads will be bought out.    Read More

Warren Buffet’s Berkshire Hathaway announced Tuesday it will acquire the remaining 77 percent stake in Burlington Northern Santa Fe that it doesn't already own for $100 a share in cash and stock. Art Hatfield, a transportation analyst with Morgan Keegan shared his insights on the decision.    Read More

How should investors be positioning their portfolios for the new week and new month? Alan Valdes, vice president of Kabrik Trading, and Charles Bobrinskoy, vice chairman and director of research at Ariel Investments,  shared their insights.    Read More

Warren Buffett's company, Berkshire Hathaway, announced a 14 percent second-quarter profit on Friday. Larry Coats Jr., of Oak Value Capital Management, told CNBC how Berkshire’s gains are impacting his fund.    Read More

Bear? What bear? Yes, the Bull seems to be running strong in the markets this week. The S&P 500 recording its best weekly gain since March. The Nasdaq putting up 8 straight days of gains.    Read More

To help keep you afloat, our research shows that the two actions any business owner must take personal ownership of are lead generation and lead conversion—how you attract customers and convert them to closed sales, writes guest blogger, Jay Papasan.   Read More

Recessions are like a 12-step program: First you're shocked. Then you panic. But now that we're in the seventh inning, we're starting to loosen up a little. We're putting the fun back in "FUNemployment." Click here to check out some of the fun, new recession buzzwords.   Read More

We buy companies at deep discounts and hold them for a long time, said Wallace Weitz, president of Wallace R. Weitz & Company.    Read More