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   Warren Buffett

   Buffett purchased a five-bedroom stucco house in Omaha, in which he still lives, for $31,500. ... ↑ "How Does Warren Buffett Get Married?
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   Borsheim's Fine Jewelry

   In 1989, renowned investor Warren Buffett purchased a majority of Borsheims stock, making it part of his famous holding company, Berkshire Hathaway.
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   Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008

   For mortgages involved in assets purchased by the Treasury Department, the Treasury Secretary is required to (1) implement a plan that seeks to maximize assistance for homeowners, and (2) encourage the servicers of the underlying mortgages to take advantage of the HOPE for Homeowners Program of the National Housing Act or other available programs to minimize foreclosures. ... "Warren Buffett Reveals Bailout's Dirty Little Secret".
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   History of private equity and venture capital

   Warren Buffett, who is typically described as a stock market investor rather than a private equity investor, employed many of the same techniques in the creation on his Berkshire Hathaway conglomerate as Posner's DWG Corporation and in later years by more traditional private equity investors. ... ↑ On January 21, 1955, McLean Industries, Inc. purchased the capital stock of Pan Atlantic Steamship Corporation and Gulf Florida Terminal Company, Inc. from Waterman Steamship Corporation.
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   Proposed bailout of U.S. financial system (2008)

   Valuation of securities purchased ... ↑ "CNBC INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPT & VIDEO, Part 1: Warren Buffett Explains His $5B Goldman Investment", CNBC, September 24, 2008.
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   Proposed bailout of United States financial system (2008)

   Valuation of securities purchased ... ↑ "CNBC INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPT & VIDEO, Part 1: Warren Buffett Explains His $5B Goldman Investment", CNBC, September 24, 2008.
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   Proposed bailout of United States financial system

   Others have noted that government borrowing costs are now near an all time low, and it is quite possible that the mortgage backed securities purchased could later be sold at a profit. ... "Warren Buffett Reveals Bailout's Dirty Little Secret".
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   Fruit of the Loom

   The company was part of Northwest Industries, Inc., until NWI was purchased by William F. Farley in 1985 and renamed Farley Industries, Inc. Farley served as President, CEO, and majority shareholder for 15 years. ... ↑ Buffett, Warren (2002-02-28).
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   Subprime crisis impact timeline

   Investors purchased more than $60 billion of subprime mortgage backed securities, six times more than 1991’s volume of $10 billion. (private label securities, not GSE backed) ... Warren Buffett and George Soros criticized the original approach of the bailout bill.
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    NetJets

    In 1998, after being a NetJets customer for three years, Warren Buffett, Chairman & CEO of the Berkshire Hathaway company, acquired NetJets Inc. ... Operates majority of the NetJets Fleet.

Explore the following pages on Powerset:

• Warren Buffett,
• Borsheim's Fine Jewelry,
• Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008,
• History of private equity and venture capital,
• Proposed bailout of U.S. financial system (2008),
• Proposed bailout of United States financial system (2008),
• Proposed bailout of United States financial system,
• Fruit of the Loom,
• Subprime crisis impact timeline,
• NetJets