Warren Buffett's news conference today in Lausanne, Switzerland, divided into three video clips.   Read More

Warren Buffett tells reporters in Switzerland he can "guarantee" he won't buy a European company by the end of his tour this week.  It's another indication his visit is designed to lay the groundwork for potential deals in the future, rather than actually pick up a company on the spot.   Read More

CNBC.com and CNBC are planning live coverage of tomorrow's scheduled news conference by Warren Buffett in Switzerland, the second stop of his European shopping tour. It's set to begin tomorrow (Tuesday) morning at 8:45a ET. CNBC.com will provide a live video stream of the entire event. CNBC's Squawk Box also plans extensive live coverage.    Read More

When Warren Buffet treated his 31,000 plus audience to his annual Berkshire Hathaway gathering in Nebraska recently he was asked about the banks. When would he be happy to buy back into U.S. investment banks?    Read More

The collaboration theme here never really hung together for me. You can see the logic in people working together to solve the world’s problems, which is what WEF wants to do. But in the context of the market turmoil it seems like most people (well, banks anyway) just want to batten down the hatches and get through it.    Read More

It takes a lot of turn a ski resort into a world financial center. Most of Davos went smoothly, but other parts could use a little more 'collaborative innovation.' Here's some observations -- and funny moments -- of the meeting.   Read More

This year it is the news outside Davos that became the meat of conversations in corridors and at receptions. Is the US in recession? Will a $150-billion stimulus package of tax cuts prevent recession? Can Europe avoid a slowdown? Should my business be chasing more growth in emerging markets?   Read More

The European Central Bank president thought banks had learned their lesson after Barclays and Iraq is bullish on oil production.   Read More

Tony Blair and Bill Gates have been doing their best to bring the Davos agenda back to the longer-term issues of climate change and development, but let’s face it, in the current U.S. economic climate, the slowdown in the U.S. (not to mention the 'R' word) has dominated the talk here.   Read More

Crude oil and other commodities hit record highs last year, raising concerns about supply. Another precious resource -- water -- is also attracting attention and the subject made its way onto the agenda at Davos.   Read More