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49 min ago | Business Journal

Warren Buffett helps launch DQ's new s'mores-flavored Blizzard Treat

Warren Buffett, CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, joined Dairy Queen in kicking off the summer season by serving the first-ever Dairy Queen S'mores Blizzard Treat to DQ fan Paula Talamo.

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Related Topix: Warren Buffett, Business Wire, Construction, Berkshire Hathaway , Startups, Insurance, Empire Group, Investment Services

Fri May 24, 2013

Bloomberg

Berkshire Stock Picker Weschler Holds DaVita Stake of Almost $150 Million

Warren Buffett 's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. , the largest shareholder in DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc., said deputy stock picker Ted Weschler has a personal holding in the dialysis provider valued at almost $150 million.

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Related Topix: Davita, Warren Buffett, Construction, Investment Services

The Globe and Mail

The opportunity in crisis-mauled stocks

Fairfax Financial chairman and CEO Prem Watsa. While the shares of many companies mauled during the financial crisis are showing some zip, they remain dream stocks for deep value investors because they are still bargain-priced. Investment greats who've selectively been taking positions in some of these unloved companies include Canada's Mr.

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Related Topix: Insurance, Fairfax Financial Holdings, Business Wire, Construction, Berkshire Hathaway , Startups, Empire Group, Warren Buffett, Investment Services

Natl. Relocation & Real Estate

Prudential Georgia Realty Named One of the Top Performing Brokerage Firms In the Nation

RISMEDIA, May 14, 2013-Prudential Georgia Realty was recently recognized by RISMedia as one the top real estate firms in America.

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Related Topix: Minneapolis, MN, Business Wire, Construction, Berkshire Hathaway , Startups, Insurance, Empire Group, Investment Services

Post-gazette.com

China approves $28 billion Heinz sale to Berkshire Hathaway, 3G Capital

Chinese regulators have approved the sale of the H.J. Heinz Co., leaving just two more countries to weigh in on the $28 billion cash-and-debt deal.

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Related Topix: Food, Heinz H J, Business Wire, Construction, Berkshire Hathaway , Startups, Insurance, Empire Group, Investment Services

The Motley Fool

What's Important for Value Investors

The annual Value Investor Conference is one of the premier events surrounding Berkshire Hathaway 's annual meeting in Omaha.

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Related Topix: Business Wire, Construction, Berkshire Hathaway , Startups, Insurance, Empire Group, Investment Services

The Epoch Times

Attempting to Follow Warren Buffett's Strategy

Investment gurus, pundits, and especially the media watch Warren Buffett, chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, like a hawk in the hopes of learning his strategies and perhaps achieving a similar stature.

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Related Topix: Warren Buffett, Business Wire, Construction, Berkshire Hathaway , Startups, Insurance, Empire Group, Investment Services, Goldman Sachs, Financial Services

The Motley Fool

The Advantages of Working With Warren

The running shoe maker has sprinted to 34% volume growth in both 2011 and 2012, with U.S. sales growth hitting the tape at 43% by the end of last year.

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Related Topix: Warren Buffett, Construction, Investment Services

Thu May 23, 2013

The Globe and Mail

LCBO goes casual as union wins right to ditch ties

The ties that bind Employees of the Liquor Control Board of Ontario are about to go a little more casual.

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Related Topix: Construction, Investment Services, Warren Buffett, Ben Bernanke

The Globe and Mail

3 top picks from Burgeonvest Bick's John DeGoey

John DeGoey is vice-president and associate portfolio manager at Burgeonvest Bick Securities.

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Related Topix: Financial Markets, Construction, Investment Services, Warren Buffett

The Globe and Mail

Ottawa threatens 'retaliatory measures' over U.S. meat label rules

The federal government is threatening "retaliatory measures" against the United States in a dispute over meat-labelling rules that Ottawa and the World Trade Organization consider discriminatory.

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Related Topix: Construction, Investment Services, Warren Buffett, Agriculture, Science

The Motley Fool

Joseph Stiglitz on the Silver Lining of Financial Crises

Charlie Munger, whose Berkshire Hathaway owns huge stakes in several leading banks, said this about the financial system a few years ago: We would be better off if we downsized the whole financial sector by about 80%. I don't think the rest of us have anything to gain having massive trading between computers which try to outwit one another with ... (more)

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Related Topix: Business Wire, Construction, Berkshire Hathaway , Startups, Insurance, Empire Group, Investment Services

The Globe and Mail

Fiat Industrial's tax move a blow to Italian government

In a blow to the new Italian government, Fiat Industrial, one of the country's biggest companies, plans to move its tax residency to Britain.

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Related Topix: Automakers, Fiat Spa, Manufacturing, Industrial Machines, CNH Global NV, Construction, Investment Services, Warren Buffett, Fiat SpA

New York Post

Stake race

Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway likely has the power to block a plan to restructure ResCap that Ally plans to submit today to a bankruptcy-court judge.

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Related Topix: Business Wire, Construction, Berkshire Hathaway , Startups, Insurance, Empire Group, Investment Services, Economics News, Bankruptcy, Mortgage, Personal Finance

Silcon Valley Moms

Berkshire Sues NeighborCity.com in IP Dispute

Berkshire Hathaway has filed a lawsuit against NeighborCity.com, a real estate listing portal , despite the fact that the Warren Buffet's company is a licensee of the latter.

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Related Topix: Business Wire, Construction, Berkshire Hathaway , Startups, Insurance, Empire Group, Investment Services, Real Estate

Wed May 22, 2013

ECNmag

Mouser Electronics' President and CEO Glenn Smith celebrates 40 years of service

Mouser Electronics announced the 40th company anniversary milestone of Glenn Smith, Mouser's President and Chief Executive Officer.

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Related Topix: Marketing, Mansfield, TX, Construction, Warren Buffett, Investment Services

The Globe and Mail

Stock to watch: Wells Fargo a U.S. housing play with rising dividends

Analysts' ratings : There were 23 buys, 18 holds and 1 sell, according to Bloomberg data.

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Related Topix: Wells Fargo , Banking, Financial Services, Watches, Home, Mortgage, Personal Finance, Warren Buffett, Construction, Investment Services

TheStreet.com

Warren Buffett's 5 Favorite Stocks for 2013

Year-to-date, the octogenarian billionaire has seen his firm, Berkshire Hathaway , rally more than 25.6%. That's almost double the returns that investors have gotten from the broad market over that same period.

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Related Topix: Financial Markets, Warren Buffett, Business Wire, Construction, Berkshire Hathaway , Startups, Insurance, Empire Group, Investment Services

RV Business

CNN Money Reports on 8 Ways to Travel by RV

Editor's Note: The following article was published by CNN Money offering a rundown of the various types of RVs available.

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Related Topix: Warren Buffett, Elkhart, IN, Construction, Investment Services

Tue May 21, 2013

MarketWatch

Meena Krishnamsetty: Wells Fargo takes over as Buffett favorite

Ms. Krishnamsetty is editor and co-founder of Insider Monkey , a finance website that provides free insider trading and hedge-fund stock-holdings data.

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Related Topix: Journalism, Columbia University, Warren Buffett, Construction, Investment Services, Financial Markets, Chicago Bridge and Iron, Industrial Machines, Metals

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