Warren Edward Buffett (pronounced /ˈbʌfɨt/; born August 30, 1930) is an American business magnate, investor, and philanthropist. He is widely regarded as one of the most successful investors in the world. Often introduced as "legendary investor, Warren Buffett", he is the primary shareholder, chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway. He is consistently ranked among the world's wealthiest people. He was ranked as the world's wealthiest person in 2008 and is the third wealthiest person in the world as of 2011.
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Source: New York Post
To my good friend Barack, Thank you, thank you, thank you, Mr. President. You made my day with that powerful and uplifting package you sent. You can imagine my excitement as I ripped open the envelope and an autographed ...
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Source: Richmond Times-Dispatch
Omaha World-Herald reporter Steve Jordon had one more question on the day Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. bought the Richmond Times-Dispatch and the 62 other daily and weekly newspapers from Media General Inc. ...
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Source: St. Augustine.com
NEW YORK — Warren Buffett, whose Berkshire Hathaway Inc. struck a deal this month to acquire 63 newspapers, says he may buy more publications as the industry rethinks whether to offer free content on the Internet. “This is an unsustainable model and cer ...
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Source: Quad-Cities Online
Identity theft among Americans 50 and older is rising, according to the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Statistics. In 2010, more than 3.5 million households headed by people 50 and older experien ...
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The attacks on Mitt Romney over his time at Bain Capital and his vast wealth have been paramount in the news this week, and on Fox News Watch today, the panel began the debate with Newark Mayor Cory Booker‘s comments last Sunday that t ...
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Chicago: Billionaire investor Carl Icahn bought a 7.56 per cent stake in Chesapeake Energy Corp and demanded new directors amid growing shareholder concern about management of the second-largest US natural-gas producer. Four of Chesa ...
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Source: Toronto Star
LAS VEGAS—Every weekday morning at the stroke of 10, the faithful gather at 930 S. Fourth St. to gamble. But this isn’t a casino. It’s the parking lot of the Nevada Legal News. Here, every Monday to Friday, 50 to 60 realtors congregate to bid on America’ ...
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Source: Forbes
Much of the news about the impending doom of the eurozone concentrates upon Greece: but Greece has never really been the problem. It’s 2% (and falling) of eurozone GDP, it leaving and defaulting will be expensive but not fatal to a ...
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