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2 hrs ago | 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, Construction, Berkshire Hathaway , Startups, Berkshire Hathaway, Insurance, Empire Group, Investment Services, Goldman Sachs, Financial Services

5 hrs ago | BioSpace

BioTime Announces Results of Vote at Special Meeting of Shareholders

Staying up-to-date has never been simpler. Sign up for the free GenePool newsletter today! ALAMEDA, Calif.-- --BioTime, Inc.

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Related Topix: Startups, Biotime

Thu May 23, 2013

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: Construction, Berkshire Hathaway , Startups, Berkshire Hathaway, Insurance, Empire Group, Investment Services

Seeking Alpha

Is Our Corporate Tax System Irrational?

My guess is that just about everyone reading this headline would answer in the affirmative.

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Related Topix: Construction, Berkshire Hathaway , Startups, Berkshire Hathaway, Insurance, Empire Group, Investment Services, Beverages, CocaCola, Chevron Corporation, Energy, Oil & Gas

Freshnews

VaselineA Spray & Go Moisturizer Partners with Nia Vardalos and...

Many of these women know they should be using body lotion every day, but skip it because it takes too long to apply and absorb before they can get dressed, slowing down their morning routine.

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Related Topix: Nia Vardalos, Startups

The Motley Fool

How Builders FirstSource Attracted This Value Investor

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: Construction, Berkshire Hathaway , Startups, Berkshire Hathaway, Insurance, Empire Group, Investment Services

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

Wed May 22, 2013

Ralston Recorder

Newest director doesn't own Berkshire Hathaway shares

At least one person is likely to buy Berkshire Hathaway Inc. stock sometime soon.

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Related Topix: Construction, Berkshire Hathaway, Investment Services, Berkshire Hathaway , Startups, Insurance, Empire Group, Warren Buffett, US Securities and Exchange Commission, Financial Services

Customer Interaction Solutions

LuxLocka : Revolutionary New Earring Back and Post System for Gold Earrings

Jewelry manufacturer LeachGarner , a Berkshire Hathaway company, in collaboration with Dama Inc.

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Related Topix: Construction, Berkshire Hathaway , Startups, Berkshire Hathaway, Insurance, Empire Group, Investment Services, Marketing, Attleboro, MA

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: Construction, Berkshire Hathaway , Startups, Berkshire Hathaway, Insurance, Empire Group, Investment Services, Real Estate

BioSpace

Pfizer Inc. to Spin Off Remaining Zoetis Stake in Exchange Offer

Staying up-to-date has never been simpler. Sign up for the free GenePool newsletter today! Pfizer Announces Plan for Split-Off of Zoetis NEW YORK-- -- Pfizer Inc.

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Related Topix: Pfizer, Biotech, Medicine, Healthcare Industry, Excaliard Pharmaceuticals, Foldrx Pharmaceuticals, Startups

Tue May 21, 2013

Technology Marketing

Warren Buffett Helps Pitch Berkshire Hathaway's Dairy Queen as Barkley Airs First Ad for Chain

Warren Buffett is helping to pitch Dairy Queen just as Kansas City, Mo.-based agency Barkley is airing its first TV ad for the chain, five months after it landed the creative account.

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Related Topix: Construction, Berkshire Hathaway , Startups, Berkshire Hathaway, Insurance, Empire Group, Warren Buffett, Investment Services, Kansas City, MO

Seeking Alpha

Low Volatility Investing In 2013

Readers of my articles know that I am enamored with the idea of low volatility investing.

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Related Topix: Financial Markets, Construction, Berkshire Hathaway , Startups, Berkshire Hathaway, Insurance, Empire Group, Investment Services

Seeking Alpha

Berkshire Hathaway: This Is How Investing Should Be Done

It is quite staggering to imagine a holding company that generates 19.7% cumulative annual rate of return over 45 years.

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

Mon May 20, 2013

Roll Call

Berkshire Hathaway's Weschler Helps Cantor Raise $717K in April

House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., raised $717,931 through his PAC and joint fundraising committee during April.

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Related Topix: Construction, Berkshire Hathaway, Investment Services, Berkshire Hathaway , Startups, Insurance, Empire Group, US Politics, Eric Cantor, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Warren Buffett

MarketNewsVideo

XLF, FINU: Big ETF Inflows

Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, the largest inflow was seen in the Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund , which added 6.6 million shares, or a 1.0% increase week over week.

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Related Topix: Construction, Berkshire Hathaway , Startups, Berkshire Hathaway, Insurance, Empire Group, Investment Services, Banking, JP Morgan Chase , Video

Freshnews

AVG Technologies Launches its Latest Range of Performance Applications for Androida

AMSTERDAM & SAN FRANCISCO -- -- AVG Technologies N.V. , the provider of Internet and mobile security, privacy and optimization to 150 million active users, has today announced two brand new applications in its mobile portfolio.

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Related Topix: Startups, Social Software

Freshnews

Tableau Software Celebrates Public Debut as "DATA" on the New York Stock Exchange

Seattle, WA-based Tableau Software, Inc. , a provider of business analytics software, opened for trading today on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol " DATA " after its initial public offering.

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Related Topix: Startups, Tableau Software, The Data Company, Law, NYX, Inc, Manufacturing, Automakers

Sun May 19, 2013

La Vista Sun

Buffett's hot on Buffalo, and happy to promote it on YouTube

A screen shot of Warren Buffett making a YouTube pitch for Empire State Development, which promotes economic growth in New York.

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Related Topix: Warren Buffett, Construction, Berkshire Hathaway, Investment Services, Berkshire Hathaway , Startups, Insurance, Empire Group, Publishing, Media, Ottaway Newspapers

Benzinga

Campbell Soup Earnings Preview: Double-Digit Revenue Growth Expected

Campbell Soup , which some have speculated could be a takeover candidate for Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway , is scheduled to report its third-quarter fiscal 2013 results Monday, May 20, before the markets open.

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Related Topix: Food, Campbell Soup, Construction, Berkshire Hathaway , Startups, Berkshire Hathaway, Insurance, Empire Group, Warren Buffett, Investment Services

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