Thursday, April 2, 2009

Buffett Punished in Bond Market as Citigroup Borrows for Less

(Bloomberg.com) Billionaire Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. is being penalized in the bond market, paying more to borrow than bailed-out companies including Citigroup Inc.

Buffett’s firm paid more for its latest debt offering than Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the mortgage lenders that lost a combined $108.8 billion last year. Bank of America Corp. is also paying lower interest on notes under a program in which the U.S. agrees to guarantee debt.

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