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Warren Buffett: Women are key to America's prosperity
Warren Buffett, the billionaire investor, urged corporate America in an essay published online Thursday to help develop women's workplace potential, arguing women are the key to America's economic prosperity. The essay, written for the May 20 issue...Tags: Money and Monetary Policy, Washington Post Co., Rentals, Corporate Officers, Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
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Obama advocacy group collects mostly from small donors
WASHINGTON — The nonprofit advocacy group that was formed to back President Obama's agenda, which was sharply criticized as a potential conduit for wealthy interests to influence the White House, has been financed overwhelmingly by thousands of...Tags: Interior Policy, Washington, DC, Gun Control, Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., Maloy Moore
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When Buffett gets Heinz, he'll also add Burger King CEO Hees
Fast food giant Burger King Worldwide Inc. said it will lose its chief executive Bernardo Hees to H.J. Heinz Co. once billionaire financier Warren Buffett wraps up his acquisition of the ketchup company with 3G Capital. Corporate poaching this...
Tags: Foods and Beverages, NYSE Euronext, Inc., JC Penney Company Inc., Hamburgers, Lifestyle and Leisure
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In Florida's housing market, cash is king
In Florida, half of all home sales have become all-cash transactions. That's for single family homes. The rate of cash sales for townhomes and condos is now above 75 percent. Those are some pretty startling figures, and we need to keep an eye on them....
Tags: CNBC (tv network), The Washington Post, Real Estate, Services and Shopping
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Tesco to pull out of U.S. and sell Fresh & Easy markets
The British are leaving. Five years after launching the Fresh & Easy grocery chain in the U.S., Tesco of England is abandoning its nearly $2-billion gamble. Once called "foolhardy" by investment guru Warren Buffett, the ambitious experiment joins a...
Tags: Consumers, Arable Farming, Supervalu Inc., Kroger Company, Research
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Dow hits record, erasing Great Recession losses
NEW YORK (AP) — The stock market is back. Five and a half years after the start of a frightening drop that erased $11 trillion from stock portfolios and made investors despair of ever getting their money back, the Dow Jones industrial average...
Tags: Consumers, China, General Mills Incorporated, Quarterly or Semiannual Financial Statements, Services and Shopping
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Mismanaged Maryland
There is a sharp disconnect between the image and reality of the O'Malley administration's fiscal policies. The image features pension reforms, reduced structural deficits, a rainy day fund, and protection of programs. The reality includes deferred...
Tags: Finance, Martin O'Malley, Interior Policy, Economy, Business and Finance, Pension and Welfare
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Warren Buffett says federal budget cuts aren't too bad for economy
WASHINGTON -- Billionaire investor Warren Buffett is not a big fan of the automatic federal budget cuts that kicked in Friday, but he said they help reduce the deficit and shouldn't hurt the economy too much. The government is still running a deficit...
Tags: Washington, DC, Government Debt, CNBC (tv network), Congressional Budget Office, Budgets and Budgeting
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Forbes' tally of billionaires jumps 16%; Buffett drops in list
This post has been corrected. See below for details. The list of the world's ultimate 1% has grown: Forbes magazine said its tally of billionaires around the globe climbed 16% over last year. Topping the list is Carlos Slim, a telecommunications mogul...
Tags: Carlos Slim, Bill Gates, Banking, Microsoft Corporation, Mark Zuckerberg
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Fund practices patience to maximize profits
Things at the Nicholas Fund in Milwaukee haven't changed as much as you might expect in its 44 years. Albert "Ab" Nicholas is still running the show, just as he has since it opened in 1969. He's still hunting for attractively priced stocks that his...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, O'Reilly Automotive Incorporated, Walgreen Co., Mutual Funds, Apple iPhone
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Financial crisis deal makes Buffett a major Goldman shareholder
Warren Buffett, the ultimate buy-and-hold investor, is grabbing a big chunk of stock in Goldman Sachs Group Inc. — without having to buy it. The deal would make Buffett’s Omaha-based investment firm, Berkshire Hathaway Inc., one of Goldman&...Tags: Stock Market, Finance, Economy, Business and Finance, Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Federal Reserve
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Chocolate makers adjusting recipes for success
In 92 years, See's Candies has never shied away from being old-fashioned. At the factory on La Cienega Boulevard, some octogenarian workers measure their decades of employment in hip replacements. Quaint floral details are still hand-piped onto...
Tags: Consumers, Cadbury plc, The Hershey Co., Mars, Inc., Science and Technology
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