Osama bin Laden

  • 13 May 2011 at 10:27 AM

George Bush Tells Hedge Fund Community What He Was Eating When He Got The Call About Osama

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“I was eating souffle at Rise Restaurant with Laura and two buddies,” Bush said on Wednesday at the SALT Conference in Vegas, when asked what he was doing when he received the call from President Obama. “I excused myself and went home to take the call,” Bush said. “Obama simply said ‘Osama Bin Laden is dead.’” [ABC]

  • 04 May 2011 at 9:37 AM

Things That Make You Go Hmm: bin Laden Real Estate Edition

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From the mailbag:

“I think I have a solution for the housing problem. All we need to do is hire the people who appraised Bin Laden’s hideout at $1 million. Seriously, it’s an odd shaped lot, with uneven fences, no phone lines or internet connection, crumbling walls, cheap plastic garden furniture, in a country with a per capita GDP of $2,700. Unless the place comes with a cone of silence or room of invisibility, I don’t see how that could be worth $1 million.

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  • 02 May 2011 at 2:02 PM

Jim Paulsen: Killing Osama Will Translate To The US “Not Having To Take Crap, If You Will” From “China, Or North Korea, Or Anybody” And People “Feeling Better About Their Portfolios”

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Earlier this morning, Jim Paulsen popped by the Squawk Box set (via phone) for a chat about the death of Osama bin Laden. What does it all mean? According to Paulsen, what the US did told the world, “Hey world, we’ve got balls.” Killing OBL should do more to get the confidence back in the markets that was obliterated during the financial crisis than things like “repairing our balance sheets.” Read more »

  • 21 Mar 2011 at 11:08 AM

Warren “I’m going to be the Osama bin Laden of capitalism” Buffett Extends Challenge To Goldman Sachs

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Last Friday, the Federal Reserve gave Goldman Sachs the greenlight to buy back the $5 billion of preferred stock Berkshire Hathaway bought when things got dicey in 2008. Though he knew the day was coming, Buffett was not looking forward to the news, as the terms of the investment were highly favorable for the Oracle of O, netting him more than $15 dollars a second. Over the weekend Buffett confirmed his displeasure and sent a message to Lloyd and Co that if they want their preferred shares back they’re gonna have to find him first, which will prove difficult, as he’s decided to take a page from from Osama bin Laden’s playbook. Read more »