WARREN BUFFETT popularity and WARREN BUFFETT trends

Koreantoast writes "Warren Buffett, whose Berkshire Hathaway recently purchased 63 newspapers and plans to purchase more over the next few years, noted during an interview that the current free content model is unsustainable and will likely continue pushing toward more electronic subscription models. This coincides with moves by other newspaper companies like Gannett and the New York Times, whi...

Uncle Sam seems to be gearing up to take more tax dollars from Mitt Romney and his brothers in the private-equity fraternity.The Internal Revenue Service is preparing rules and guidelines in the event that "carried interest" -- the money private-equity firms pay current and former executives like Romney every year, if the firms do well -- gets taxed like regular income, Reuters reports.Many peo...

Nach der geplatzen Übernahme des Kosmetikspezialisten Avon bastelt die deutsche Milliardärsfamilie Reimann nun an einem großen Alternativplan. Neben einem Börsengang des Parfumkonzerns Coty sondiert sie weitere Akquisitionen. Coty-Chairman Bart Becht gewährt manager magazin nähere Einblicke.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) -- Warren Buffett says his company is likely to buy more newspapers in the next few years, and Berkshire Hathaway will not try to influence the editorial policies of any of them....

May 24 (Reuters) - Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc is eyeing more newspapers, according to a memo posted on Jim Romenesko's media website.

The investment by Warren Buffett in Goldman Sachs Group Inc. in September 2008 was so confidential that even his chief financial officer was unaware of it

63 Tages- und Wochenzeitungen hat der Investor Warren Buffett mit seiner Investmentholding Berkshire Hathaway gekauft. Doch warum? Nur Nostalgie wird es nicht gewesen sein.

Warren Buffett surely knows investing and his choice of stocks is something most investors around the world swear by.

The Associated Press article began with "Billionaire Warren Buffett's company is making another foray into newspapers, agreeing to buy 63 newspapers from Media General Inc....

El grupo inversor del multimillonario Warren Buffett, Berkshire Hathaway, ha comprado la mayoría de los periódicos locales del grupo Media General por 111 millones de euros en efectivo, con lo que aumenta significativamente sus propiedades en la prensa escrita en Estados Unidos. Lo hace, precisamente, en un momento en que los medios de comunicación no pasan por su mejor momento.

Warren Buffett is spending $142 million (€111.7 million) on 63 US newspapers, six months after Berkshire Hathaway spent $200 million on the group that publishes the Omaha World Herald, his local newspaper.

Zu Zeitungen hat US-Milliardär Warren Buffett ein besonderes Verhältnis: Seine ersten Dollar verdiente er sich als Zeitungsjunge.  Mit seinem neuesten Coup hat sich der 81-Jährige jetzt ein ganzes Zeitungs-Imperium gesichert - und will den Blättern ein "Zuhause" geben.   

Obwohl der Printbranche schon lange der Untergang prophezeit wird, schlägt US-Investor Warren Buffett zu: Er kauft mehr als 60 Tages- und Wochenzeitungen in den Vereinigten Staaten.

The Berkshire Hathaway owner purchased 63 newspapers across the country, though three years ago, he voiced concern over the flailing medium.

Warren Buffett's company Berkshire Hathaway announced a deal on Thursday to purchase 63 newspapers from Media General -- an industry that Buffett recently referred to as "declining."

Finanzinvestor Warren Buffett hat mehr als 60 Tages- und Wochenzeitungen in den USA gekauft. Es gebe keine „wichtigere Einrichtung als die Lokalzeitung“, sagte Buffett. Der 81-Jährige ist ein alter Hase im Printgeschäft.

Der Finanzinvestor Warren Buffett hat mehr als 60 Tages- und Wochenzeitungen im Süden der USA gekauft. Erst vor kurzem leistete er sich auch die Zeitungsgruppe seines Heimatortes.

Berkshire Hathaway, the holding company of legendary investor Warren Buffett, invests in 63 local newspapers in the south-eastern US.

La firma de inversión de capitales privados Berkshire Hathaway, perteneciente al magnate estadounidense Warren Buffett, reveló nuevas inversiones en Viacom Inc. y General Motors Co., aunque el tamaño de ambas inversiones es lo suficientemente bajo como para sugerir que no fueron realizadas por el afamado titular de la empresa.

Coty is withdrawing its $10.7bn offer, backed by billionaire investor Warren Buffett, to buy door-to-door cosmetics seller Avon.

Islanders from a remote British territory in the Pacific hope to lure billionaire U.S. investor Warren Buffett to help them overcome a severe economic downturn, an academic said Monday.

Seit Wochen buhlt die deutsche Milliardärsfamilie Reimann um den US-Kosmetikkonzern Avon - bislang ohne Erfolg. Jetzt holen die verhinderten Großaktionäre den US-Starinvestor Warren Buffett als Helfer ins Boot.Mehr zum ThemaSchäuble sicher - "Euro-Raum kann Austritt Griechenlands verkraften"Kurz vor Börsengang - Facebook-Aktien: Investoren skeptisch und besorgtRiskante Finanzwetten - US-Bank JP...

COTY sweetened its offer for Avon to $US10.7bn and revealed that billionaire investor Warren Buffett was part of the bidding team.

The Sage of Omaha has emerged as one of the financial backers behind Coty’s £6.5bn bid for the struggling door-to-door cosmetics firm.

By the time Warren Buffett shows interest, it’s usually too late for a companies such as Avon to stay independent. That’s the irony of a Berkshire bid. No one realizes the value of a brand until Buffett has all but snatched it away.

The recent prostate cancer diagnosis of Warren Buffett, chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, more famous as investment guru and the world's third richest man, has once again fuelled speculation of his succession, with India-born Ajit Jain seen as front-runner for the position. HT reports.

Investing guru lags S&P 500 performance

56-year-old Bill Gates and 81-year-old Warren Buffett lost control of their balls yesterday -- getting their asses WHOOPED by a teenage ping pong prodigy in Nebraska ... and the footage is hilarious.Bill and Warren were in town for some business…

Warren Buffett wouldn't bet against Apple and Google, but he won't invest in them either.

Warren Buffett said his deals to pump $8bn into Goldman Sachs and General Electric during the financial crisis were "peanuts" compared to the big acquisitions his eventual successor at Berkshire Hathaway would be expected to make.

Warren Buffett defended his proposal to raise taxes on high earners, saying at Berkshire Hathaway's annual meeting that those with large incomes should pay more in the name of fairness.

The Oracle of Omaha has a second rule: Don't buy companies you don't understand FORTUNE -- Some 18,300 people -- more than attended Barack Obama's massive campaign kickoff Saturday -- showed up for Berkshire Hathaway's annual shareholder's meeting in Omaha yesterday. And judging from the New York Times' live blog, it was a lot of fun. There were cartoons and comedic skits and celebrit...

Warren Buffett lädt zur Hauptversammlung und fast 40.000 begeisterte Aktionäre kommen. Berkshires Gewinn sieht phänomenal aus, aber Zahlen sind nicht alles.

Warren Buffett tried to allay fears of Berkshire Hathaway Inc shareholders about the company's future after he was diagnosed with prostate cancer, and revealed that he recently tried to make one of the biggest acquisitions of his storied career.

Der an Krebs erkrankte US-Starinvestor Warren Buffett versucht seine Anhänger beim Jahrestreffen am Firmensitz in Omaha mit Witzelein und Zeichentrickfilmchen zu beruhigen. Die Krankheit belastet aber weiterhin den Aktienkurs seiner Firma.

OMAHA, Nebraska (Reuters) - Warren Buffett on Saturday said he recently mulled doing a $22 billion acquisition for his Berkshire Hathaway Inc.

Warren Buffett argues wealthy Americans should pay more to Washington. But a private-jet company controlled by Mr. Buffett spent more than $1 million to lobby Congress to cut a user fee, benefiting its well-heeled customers.

Century Link Center Omaha, Nebraska 12:31 P.M. CDT MRS. OBAMA:  Oh, wow.  Thank you all so much.  (Applause.)  Thank you.  Thank you so much.  Rest yourselves.  Oh, I am so thrilled to be here with all of you today.  You cannot imagine.  And look at this room.  You all are amazing.  I want to start by thanking Chanecia for that very sweet introduction.  And first of all, you are abso...

Berkshire Hathaway chairman and CEO Warren Buffett could be succeeded by Iscar CFO Danny Goldman and CEO Jacob Harpaz.

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) -- Farmer and philanthropist Howard G. Buffett, son of billionaire investor Warren Buffett, wants to enlist fellow food producers in a new campaign to fight hunger in rural America....

BILLIONAIRE Warren Buffett said he doesn't expect his recently diagnosed cancer to "interfere" with his duties at Berkshire Hathaway.

Mr. Buffett's cancer was detected with a prostate specific antigen blood test, but the decision to screen him goes against the recommendations of a government panel that issues screening guidelines.

ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (Reuters) - President Barack Obama called Warren Buffett on Wednesday, the White House said, following the billionaire investor's disclosure that he had been diagnosed with stage one prostate cancer.

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President Obama called billionaire investor Warren Buffett Wednesday to wish him well in his fight against prostate cancer, the White House announced. "They spoke briefly, he wished him well," White House press secretary Jay Carney said about Obama, according to Reuters and pool reports. The 81-year old Buffett, who Obama named a tax reform proposal after, announced Tuesday that he had been di...

Vor diesem Moment hatten sich Fans und Aktionäre seit langem gefürchtet. Der legendäre amerikanische Investor Warren Buffett ist an Krebs erkrankt. In einem Brief an die Anleger gibt er sich aber zuversichtlich: Ihm gehe es gut, er wolle weiterarbeiten. Die Frage nach seinem Nachfolger wird trotzdem immer drängender.

Berkshire Hathaway chief executive Warren Buffett has revealed he has stage one prostate cancer, adding his condition was not life-threatening.

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Eigentlich galt der 81-jährige Starinvestor Warren Buffett als kerngesund und topfit - nun ist bei ihm Prostatakrebs festgestellt worden. Buffett gibt sich kämpferisch und will weitermachen. Dennoch stellt sich mehr denn je die Frage, wer dem "Orakel von Omaha" einmal nachfolgen soll.

L'homme d'affaires américain, troisième fortune mondiale souffre d'un cancer de la prostate peu avancé. A 81 ans, il précise dans un communiqué que…

In a letter to his shareholders, the 81-year-old investor and philanthropist said he has been diagnosed with "Stage I prostate cancer".

Billionaire investor Warren Buffett told Berkshire Hathaway shareholders he "feels great" and will continue to work during treatments.

Omaha (dpa) - Schock für die Fans von Starinvestor Warren Buffett: Der 81-Jährige hat Prostatakrebs in einem frühen Stadium. Die gute Nachricht sei, dass seine Ärzte ihm gesagt hätten, dass sein Zust...

El tercer hombre más rico del mundo, según la revista Forbes, dio a conocer su padecimiento a los accionistas de de Berkshire Hathaway en una carta pública

L’investisseur multimilliardaire américain Warren Buffett, 81 ans, a annoncé avoir un cancer de la prostate qui ne met toutefois pas sa vie en danger.« Ce mot pour vo...lire la suite

Berkshire Hathaway Inc’s Warren Buffett (81) disclosed yesterday he has stage one prostate cancer but said his condition “is not remotely life-threatening or even debilitating in any meaningful way.”

Billionaire investor Warren Buffett says he has been diagnosed with stage one prostate cancer, but that his condition is not life-threatening.

The 81-year-old billionaire reveals diagnosis in message to investment firm shareholders, but says it is not life-threateningWarren Buffett, the world-famous philanthropist and billionaire head of the investment firm Berkshire Hathaway, has been diagnosed with stage one prostate cancer, the company announced late Tuesday.A letter was posted from Buffett, 81, on the Berkshire website notifying s...

Le milliardaire américain qui a prévenu les actionnaires de sa holding Berkshire Hathaway dans une lettre affirme que le traitement qu'il suivra ne l'empêchera pas de travailler.

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Industry comeback meets strategies of Warren Buffett, Peter Lynch

Nicht nur Volksbegehrer Rudolf Fußi kämpft für Steuerfairness - Trautl Brandstaller hofft nicht auf Stronachs Geld

A closer look suggests there’s a method to the Oracle of Omaha’s madness

Telecom-Unternehmer Carlos Slim aus Mexiko hält die Spitze vor Bill Gates und Warren Buffett. Deutsche Unternehmer der Old Economy liegen auf Augenhöhe mit IT-Größen aus den USA, die deutsche Software-Prominenz schafft es nicht in die Top 100.

Warren Buffett says it's "touching" that New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie believes wealthy people like him can write a check to help reduce the ...

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Warren Buffett, the chief executive officer of Berkshire Hathaway Inc since 1970, told shareholders that the board has decided on his eventual replacement.

Warren Buffett, 81, did not name the candidate, and emphasized that he and his longtime business partner, the 88-year-old Charlie Munger, were not leaving Berkshire Hathaway.

(Reuters) - Warren Buffett told investors on Saturday the Berkshire Hathaway board has identified his successor, easing some shareholder concern about the future of the company once the famed...

Ken Chenault, the longtime head of American Express, believes in challenging the status quo, messing with success and talking about integrity. Praise from Warren Buffett, and lessons for other CEOs.

The revival of CBS' legendary program Person to Person special will feature George Clooney, Jon Bon Jovi and Warren Buffett. Longtime newsman Edward R

TORONTO (Reuters) - The arrival of the man known as "the Warren Buffett of North" on Research In Motion's board this week offers a ray of hope to the BlackBerry maker's impatient shareholders after their disappointment that an insider was named new chief executive.

BEIJING (AP) -- A hugely popular Chinese Lunar New Year variety show has a special guest star playing the ukulele: American billionaire Warren Buffett....

RAPPER is joined by Warren Buffett, the world's third richest man at the re-opening of his 40/40 club

BILLIONAIRE investor Warren Buffett has raised the stakes in his war of words with Republicans over tax increases for wealthy Americans.

US billionaire philanthropist Warren Buffett is scheduled to sing and play guitar in a Chinese gala broadcast on the Internet to mark the upcoming Lunar New Year of the Dragon, state press says.

(Reuters) - Google Inc and TransCanada Corp announced deals to buy solar power projects on Tuesday, just days after billionaire Warren Buffett made his second major purchase in the sector.

When businesspeople take credit for creating jobs, it is like squirrels taking credit for creating evolution. In fact, it's the other way around. Diesen Satz aus einem Artikel, den der US-Milliardär Nick Hanauer zum Thema Steuern und die Schaffung von Arbeitsplätzen" für BusinessWeek geschrieben hat, fand ich einfach zu knackig, um ihn nicht gleich an den Anfang dieses Postings zu stellen (und ...

Really good CEOs are rare partly because they use all of their brains. Most people don't. We carry around either massive left brains -- logical, analytical, not very touchy-feely -- or, more rarely in today's world, we rely on big right brains -- imaginative, feeling, intuitive, uncomfortable with algebra. Running a giant company obviously demands both, and the best business leaders can bat fro...

Auf seine alten Tage freundet sich Investoren-Legende Warren Buffett mit der modernen Technik an: Seine Firma hat für fast 11 Milliarden Dollar Aktien von IBM gekauft. Gratis dazu gibt es ein Lob für die Manager.

IBM shares are trading up after Warren Buffett said this morning that he has built a $10.7 billion stake in IBM shares, explaining that he likes the company’s long-term strategy and competitive advantages. IBM stock (IBM) was up 1%, or $2.06, to $189. 36 in early trading. The Sage of Omaha, who is better known [...]