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http://www.businessinsider.com/moodys-strips-the-uk-of-its-aaa-rating-2013-2 http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-02-22/u-k-loses-top-aaa-rating-from-moody-s-as-growth-outlook-weakens.html

I'm thinking maybe Marks didn't write this one. There are two names on top, and near the end it mentions Marks as if the person writing isn't him.

Thank you! :)

Thanks for sharing. I wish I could meet Buffett (it'll probably never happen), but I almost don't feel worthy of taking his time. Heh.

All sounds AWESOME 8) Did you ever share what happened during your meeting with Buffett? If it's already out there, can anyone give me a link? Thanks.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/02/19/us-usa-heinz-fbi-idUSBRE91I18O20130219

Yeah, I think what was meant here is "no idea how to precisely value BRK", not "no idea at all". It's different to have an estimate, even if only based on what some other people you trust have said or done, than to have zilch.

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-02-19/billionaire-branson-joins-buffett-s-pledge-to-charity.html (yes, the typo is from the Bloomberg headline ;) )

Wow, 11 years! I'm such a grasshopper compared to the old breed here. Happy birthday to CBF, thank you Parsad for all that you do to keep this place the best investing community on the net, and thanks to everybody who contributes! I've learned so much from all of you. :)

Because you already knew what's in it or because you disagree with what is being said?

Thanks for the reminder. Saw that on reddit yesterday, but before he answered the questions..

That initiative is purely a foreign policy PR thing, IMO. Just so Chavez can say at home that he's embarrassing the US, etc.

That should come in due time. From what I've been reading, the country is in serious trouble.

One of the things I really like about The Economist is that pretty much every week they have an update on Venezuela. It's crazy just how bad governance is there and how a country that had everything to succeed is figuring out ways to screw itself, and it'll probably take a really long time to unscrew it.

War is Peace, Freedom is Slavery.

There's been many signs for many months now. I think we're slowly reaching a point when things will start to accelerate because the mainstream sentiment will start to change. But we'll see.

Nobody has even started it? Will all the AIG owners here, I'm sure someone has some feedback :)

Now for something on the lighter side: http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-02-07/geicos-gecko-has-written-a-book#r=hp-ls Interesting branding exercise....

I just opened Photoshop CS3, rotated 90 degrees CW, and cropped the top of the pic so it's more centered on our two handsome protagonists. Not sure why your program wouldn't let you rotate...

For those with fragile necks :)

Thanks for the notes!

That's the thing. If the alternative is doing the work yourself, then I think history has shown us that people won't do it. I think that if Moody does the minimum to show that its aware of past problems and working to improve things, they'll stick around for a long time. But I'm not expert in that field, just my best guess.

Thanks for the reminder. That one is definitely on my list, but I'll bump it up!

[amazonsearch]The AIG Story[/amazonsearch] Has anyone here read it yet? Thoughts?

I posted it quickly because it's about Buffett and figured maybe it could lead to some interesting discussion about that holding, but I agree that the move in the stock price itself doesn't mean much. I'm sure the only thing Buffett is thinking about is whether there's a permanent change in the business' intrinsic value or not.