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Avon gets kiss-off from Coty, stock plunges
Beauty company Coty Inc. is no longer interested in wooing Avon Products Inc., withdrawing its takeover bid and sending Avon’s stock plummeting more than 10%. In a "Dear Avon" letter Monday night, Coty Chairman Bart Becht bashed the struggling...
Tags: Warren Buffett, Companies and Corporations, Google+, Economy, Business and Finance
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Buffett and Berkshire bet on print, buy 63 Media General papers
Former paperboy and current Omaha, Neb., billionaire Warren Buffett is throwing the weight of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. behind the newspaper industry, buying the majority of Media General Inc.’s papers months after picking up his hometown publication....
Tags: Media General Inc., Tampa, Warren Buffett, Newspaper and Magazine, Media Industry
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The Oracle of Obama?
President Barack Obama is struggling with a national jobless rate of more than 9 percent, but he's finding plenty of work for investment guru Warren Buffett.
The so-called Oracle of Omaha is the president's primary policy prop as Obama pushes the...Tags: Federal Income Tax, Barack Obama, Warren Buffett, Politics, Personal Income
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Baltimore: America's biggest branch town
![The name "Constellation Energy" will still be around. The energy trading firm will still be doing much the same thing it ever has in a large, new building on Baltimore's waterfront. It will have somewhat fewer employees, but it will, at least for the next several years, maintain its status as one of the region's largest corporate philanthropists. And it's not as if Constellation was universally beloved around town anyway; despite its many contributions to the local economy and charitable scene, the company was often derided, as was its CEO, Mayo A. Shattuck III. So why should we mourn the sale of Baltimore's last Fortune 500 company to Chicago-based Exelon?](http://www.baltimoresun.com/media/thumbnails/story/2012-03/68806641-14104053.jpg "The name "Constellation Energy\" will still be around. The energy trading firm will still be doing much the same thing it ever has in a large, new building on Baltimore's waterfront. It will have somewhat fewer employees, but it will, at least for the next several years, maintain its status as one of the region's largest corporate philanthropists. And it's not as if Constellation was universally beloved around town anyway; despite its many contributions to the local economy and charitable scene, the company was often derided, as was its CEO, Mayo A. Shattuck III. So why should we mourn the sale of Baltimore's last Fortune 500 company to Chicago-based Exelon?")
The name "Constellation Energy" will still be around. The energy trading firm will still be doing much the same thing it ever has in a large, new building on Baltimore's waterfront. It will have somewhat fewer employees, but it will, at least for the next...Tags: Annapolis, New York City, Seaboard Corporation, Companies and Corporations, Mayo A. Shattuck III
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Stamford Christmas Fire Inspires Kids' Business Plan — And Lands A Meeting With Warren Buffett
The Hartford Courant— The Christmas morning fire that killed three children and their grandparents in a waterfront Victorian home in Stamford inspired four children in Bethel to think hard. The result: The four, ages 7 to 11, hatched a home-safety business plan...Tags: Holidays, Property-Casualty Insurance, CNBC (tv network), Warren Buffett, Religious Festivals
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Daily News Briefs: May 16, 2012
KickingTiresThe new 2013 Nissan Altima sedan went into full-scale production Tuesday, according to Nissan USA. The Altima should be widely available at dealerships by July. The launch of the 2013 Altima at the Smyrna Assembly Plant in Tennessee marks the......Tags: Social Media, Warren Buffett, Facebook, Automotive Equipment, Plant Openings
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Monday's Talk Shows
Show TrackerClick here to download TV listings for the week of May 6 - 12 in PDF format TV listings for the week of May 6 - 12 in PDF format are also available here This week's TV Movies CBS This...... -
Warren Buffett sings -- again -- dressed as a paper boy [Video]
Because it's Good Friday, and because we all need a pick-me-up after this morning’s sour jobs data, here's yet another video of Warren Buffett doing his song-and-dance routine. This time, the venerable investor is singing "I’m only a Paper...
Tags: Kanye West, Warren Buffett, Religion and Belief, GEICO, Passover
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Warren Buffett diagnosed with prostate cancer
FOX 5 San Diego StaffBerkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett said Tuesday he has been diagnosed with stage 1 prostate cancer. He will continue in his current role and his condition is “not remotely life threatening.” Berkshire shares are off about 2% on the news. ...Tags: Warren Buffett, Prostate, New York City, Human Body, Egypt
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George Michael: Who wants to be a millionaire?
How much should a millionaire pay in taxes? President Obama says it should be 30 percent of income. Warren Buffett says it should be at a higher rate than his secretary, who he claims pays at a rate of 35 percent. But his assertion is misleading. There is...Tags: The Herald-Mail, Internal Revenue Service, Federal Income Tax, White House, Warren Buffett
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Market Week: April 23, 2012
IRA Solutions, Inc. Jesse Lipscomb, Investment Advisor CA Insurance Agent License: 0D22050 4025 Camino Del Rio South, Suite 300 San Diego, CA 92108 Phone: 619-280-2700 Jesse@FinancialCPR.net www.FinancialCPR.net Play Video: Putting Market...
Tags: Warren Buffett, Financial and Business Services, Industrial Production, Personal Income, Insurance
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Warren Buffett Diagnosed with Prostate Cancer
CNNNEW YORK -- Iconic investor Warren Buffett announced Tuesday that he has been diagnosed with stage I prostate cancer in a letter to shareholders of his firm Berkshire Hathaway. Buffett, 81, said his "condition is not remotely life-threatening or even...Tags: Warren Buffett, GEICO, Human Body, Egypt, Cancer
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