Why Buffett's onboard for Burlington

Courtesy Marketplace  Tue, 11/03/2009 - 13:43

Warren Buffett's calling his acquisition of railroad company Burlington Northern a $26 billion wager on the economic future of the U.S.

It's Buffett's biggest investment of all time, but what's he really betting on? Alisa Roth reports.


 

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