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Employee fight leads to stabbing at Elkhart company
One man is under arrest and another was treated at Elkhart General Hospital after the two began fighting while at work Friday morning. Police were sent to Carefree of Colorado, 4507 Chester Court, at 9:45 a.m. on a report of employees fighting. Bryan...
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German insurer says it organized orgy for salesmen
BERLIN (AP) — A German insurance company says it organized an orgy with prostitutes in a renowned Hungarian spa to reward its best salesmen. A spokesman for Ergo insurance said Thursday one of its subsidiaries had organized the party in Budapest'...Tags: Social Issues, Prostitution, Personal Service, Companies and Corporations, Budapest (Hungary)
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Wall Street posts first weekly loss since mid-April on Fed angst
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - The S&P 500 declined for a third day on Friday, with the three major stock indexes posting their first negative week since mid-April on lingering concern that the central bank may scale back its stimulus measures to support the...Tags: Plains Exploration & Production Company, Websense Incorporated, Fidelity National Financial Incorporated, Skin Cancer, Medtronic Incorporated
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Industry is best bet for peace, Israeli billionaire says
ReutersTEL AVIV (Reuters) - On a new industrial park in Israel's largest Arab town, a software plant belonging to a multibillion-dollar U.S.-listed firm sits cheek-by-jowl with two small Arab-owned businesses: a metal factory and one producing tools for brain...Tags: Religion and Belief, Warren Buffett, Amdocs Limited, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Nazi Party
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Inside Penny Pritzker's portfolio: How a billionaire invests
By Melissa Harris and Gail MarksJarvisHow do the wealthy stay wealthy? The mandatory financial disclosure released last week by commerce secretary nominee Penny Pritzker provides a rare look at an American billionaire's entire investment portfolio. Pritzker inherited much of her wealth,...Tags: Morningstar Incorporated, Economy, Business and Finance, Royal Caribbean International, Investments, Warren Buffett
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Berkshire Hathaway downgraded by S&P
ReutersStandard & Poor's on Thursday cut its rating on Berkshire Hathaway Inc. by one notch, citing the conglomerate's reliance on its dividend income from Geico and its other insurance companies. S&P cut the counterparty rating on Berkshire, controlled by...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, GEICO, Warren Buffett, Minor League Baseball, Finance
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Pritzker reveals finances, board resignation plans
Tribune reportersChicago billionaire Penny Pritzker intends to resign from corporate boards, including that of Hyatt Hotels Corp., and reported that she received nearly $54 million in consulting fees last year from an off-shore Bahamian trust, the U.S. Commerce...Tags: Neiman Marcus, Economy, Business and Finance, Arts and Culture, Elections, Warren Buffett
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Berkshire reveals CB&I stake, adds to Wells Fargo
ReutersMay 15 (Reuters) - Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc on Wednesday revealed a new investment in Chicago Bridge & Iron Co and said it has added to one of its largest equity holdings, Wells Fargo & Co. The changes were disclosed in a U.S. Securities...Tags: Chicago Bridge & Iron Company NV, Science and Technology, Wells Fargo & Co., Warren Buffett
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UPDATE 1-Berkshire reveals CB&I stake, adds to Wells Fargo
Reuters* Chicago Bridge & Iron rises after Berkshire takes stake * Wells Fargo stake grows to nearly $17 billion By Jonathan Stempel May 15 (Reuters) - Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc on Wednesday revealed a new investment in Chicago Bridge & Iron...Tags: Archer Daniels Midland Incorporated, Moody's Corporation, Science and Technology, Warren Buffett, Coca-Cola Co.
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Billionaire Peltz doubles down on snack food maker Mondelez
Tribune staff reportThe hedge fund management firm run by billionaire investor Nelson Peltz has doubled its stake in food and drink conglomerate Mondelez International Inc., according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing Wednesday. Trian Fund Management LP...Tags: U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Kraft Foods Group, Inc., Personal Investing
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SunPower forecast tops most estimates, shares up 12 percent
Reuters(Reuters) - SunPower Corp , which makes solar panels and builds power plants with them, on Wednesday said revenue and profits for the rest of the year would be above most analysts' estimates, sending its shares up 12 percent. The news was the latest...Tags: Global Expansion, Earnings Forecasts, France, Economy, Business and Finance, Companies and Corporations
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Families edging out private equity in consumer deals
ReutersBy Anjuli Davies LONDON, May 14 (Reuters) - From ketchup to hot drinks, family-run investment firms are shaking up the consumer deals market, squeezing out private equity players and forcing them to change strategy. Families, some of whom made their...Tags: Ketchup, Reckitt Benckiser, Economy, Business and Finance, Companies and Corporations, Investments
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