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Daily update ⋅ November 6, 2015
George Soros‘ $500 Million Loss of Confidence in Bill Gross
Profit Confidential
George Soros has retracted a $500 million investment that he made in … Big Setback from BillionaireInvestor George Soros,” Fortune, November 2, 2015. … Soros‘ reputation and robust record of hedge fund management was strong …
Kraft Heinz to close 7 factories in US, Canada in downsizing
WKBW-TV
Billionaire investor Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway is is teaming up with the Brazilian investment group 3G Capital to buy H.J. Heinz Co. for 23.3 …
Buffett’s BNSF helped lead fight to delay train safety technology
Dickinson Press
Berkshire Hathaway Chairman Warren Buffett talks in front of a mock BNSF … Not, as it turned out, if billionaire investor Warren Buffett and Sen.
Larry Page explains his vision for Alphabet in rare public appearance
The Indian Express
… venture capital firm, a little bit like Berkshire Hathaway Inc , the conglomerate controlled by billionaire investor Warren Buffett, whom Page admires.
Page spills Alphabet beans – ITWeb
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Larry Page Explains Alphabet
Smart Office
He said the new company will be a mix between a venture capital firm and billionaireinvestor Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway. Page said there …
Daily update ⋅ November 5, 2015
Why Are These Four Stocks Trending Right Now?
Insider Monkey (blog)
Shares of Allstate Corp (NYSE:ALL), American International Group Inc (NYSE:AIG), Fitbit Inc. (NYSE:FIT), and Pioneer Natural Resources …
After only a year, Soros yanks $500M from Gross and Janus
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Hedge fund manager George Soros has withdrawn a $500m investment from the Janus Global … The money was pulled by Soros Fund Management, the firm overseeing the wealth of the billionaire investor and philanthropist, said …
In rare appearance, Larry Page discusses new Alphabet structure
Reuters
He said the new company would operate a little bit like a venture capital firm, a little bit like Berkshire Hathaway Inc, the conglomerate controlled by billionaire investorWarren Buffett, whom Page admires. There are “aspects of Berkshire to Alphabet,” he said, but it’s too early to tell how the new company …
Google founder envisions Alphabet writing a new path to tech innovation – Toronto Star
Google co-founder Larry Page discusses Alphabet – International Business Times UK
Alphabet will ‘push the envelope’ as a tech venture capital firm, claims Google’s Larry Page – Computing
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AmEx Said to Enlist Headhunter Russell Reynolds for Board Search
Bloomberg
… the second-biggest drop in the Dow Jones Industrial Average after Wal-Mart Stores Inc. Berkshire Hathaway Inc., led by billionaire Warren Buffett, …
Daily update ⋅ November 4, 2015
Is This the Right Time to Add Janus Capital Group Inc (NYSE:JNS) to Your Portfolio?
Street Report
… of “no confidence” from billionaire investor George Soros. Soros Fund Management LLC, which Soros chairs, pulled its roughly $500 million from an …
Bill Gross: Fed should do ‘Operation Switch’ to revive economy
Reuters
“Capitalism would not work well if fed funds and 30-year Treasuries … Soros Fund Management LLC, which billionaire investor George Soros chairs, …
George Soros’s firm pulls $500 million from Bill Gross of Janus
Reuters
NEW YORK Bill Gross just got a huge vote of “no confidence” from billionaire investorGeorge Soros. Soros Fund Management LLC, which Soros …
Bill Gross Just Got a Big Setback from Billionaire Investor George Soros – Fortune
George Soros said to redeem $US490m from Bill Gross fund at Janus Capital – The Australian Financial Review
George Soros’s Firm Pulls $500 Million Investment With Bill Gross – Wall Street Journal
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Buffett’s gain from Kraft Heinz masks lagging stock picks
Chicago Tribune
Berkshire Hathaway chairman and CEO Warren Buffett during a television interview at … Berkshire’s shares were down 9.5 percent from Dec. … will put a dent in a metric that the billionaire Berkshire chairman holds dear: book value.
Billionaire Andreas Halvorsen’s Four Big Winning Bets
Insider Monkey (blog)
… including billionaire Leon Cooperman of Omega Advisors. In a recent investor conference call, Omega said that Alphabet is its largest holding as of …
Daily update ⋅ November 3, 2015
Billionaires Robertson and Einhorn Love These Six Stocks
Insider Monkey (blog)
The following article will discuss six common positions held by Julian Robertson’sTiger Management and David Einhorn’s Greenlight Capital at the …
Daily update ⋅ November 2, 2015
Billionaire Stephen Mandel Is Betting Big on Tech and These Are His Favorite Picks
Insider Monkey (blog)
Tiger cub Stephen Mandel‘s Lone Pine Capital is no exception, as its funds, Cypress, Kauri, Cascade and Tamarack lost between 3% and 4% during …
Alphabet Inc. – the new billionaires‘ club
Muckety
Some likened the new organization to that of Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway. Alphabet and Berkshire Hathaway have something else in common …
Billionaire’s son gives boost to Virginia Democrats
Reading Eagle
Munger is the son of Charles Munger Sr., Warren Buffett’s partner in BerkshireHathaway. Across the country and the political spectrum, one of his ..
Daily update ⋅ November 1, 2015
Feingold receives donations from Soros family and Hollywood types
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (blog)
What do uber-lefty billionaire George Soros, actor Michael Douglas, actress Blythe … Soros, chairman of Soros Fund Management, and his two sons gave a total of … Investment manager Foster Friess and his wife Lynn, Uline Corp.
Billionaire Leon Cooperman Likes These Healthcare and Tech Stocks
Insider Monkey (blog)
… on Allergan PLC (NYSE:AGN) is Larry Robbins of Glenview Capital (see his take on … Glenview held 1.98 million shares of Allergan at the end of June. … Meanwhile,billionaire Ken Fisher’s Fisher Asset Management disclosed …
Billionaire Leon Cooperman Likes These Healthcare and Tech Stocks
Insider Monkey (blog)
Billionaire Leon Cooperman is one of the best value investors on the Street … Since 1991, when Cooperman founded Omega Advisors, the fund has …
Billionaire Leon Cooperman and Insiders Love These Five Stocks – Insider Monkey (blog)
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