Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) has just released its 2008 annual report, along with the ever-important letter to shareholders from the Oracle of Omaha, Warren Buffett.  2008 was more than a rough year.  You have to read into Buffett’s comments to get the full effect.  We are sorry to...

If you are not familiar with the name Kingdom Holding Co., you may know its owner by the name of Prince Alwaleed bin Talal.  He has been a very visible investor in many companies including Citigroup, Inc. (NYSE: C).  There are reports that his holding company has lost roughly $8.26 billion...

Filed under: Management Most reasonable people -- even the most laissez-faire among us -- accept that excessive executive compensation completely out of line with performance is a serious problem in America. Too often though, this gets debated as a populist issue with congressional hearings and rant...

Unfortunately, for CNET (CNET) Networks, it’s not an April Fool’s joke, but more lump of coal to the tech news and review site’s management and board. Today, a group of very obviously stubborn activist investors, who have been seeking to gain CNET board seats and make other major c...