WARREN BUFFETT

Technology Buybacks: IBM, HP, Qualcomm, Intel But Not Apple

Buffett backed China car maker scraps dividend; profit dives
Top-tier technology companies including Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ), IBM (NYSE: IBM), Intel (Nasdaq: INTC), Qualcomm (Nasdaq: QCOM) and Applied Materials (Nasdaq: AMAT), among others, all buy back shares. Qualcomm and Applied Materials have just refreshed their buyback programs and hiked their dividends, too.

Government sues Buffett's NetJets unit for unpaid taxes

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NetJets Inc, a private jet-sharing company owned by Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc , was sued for $366.3 million by the government to recover unpaid taxes, four months after sued the government for nearly twice as much.
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Greek debt ruling dangerous precedent: PIMCO's Gross

Bill Gross, co-chief investment officer at PIMCO, on Thursday took issue with a derivative panel's decision that the restructuring of Greek debt does not trigger a payout on insurance protection, even after his firm backed the move.
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Dow At 13,000, S&P Breaks 1,370: Will It Last?

The Dow Jones Industrial Average crossed 13,000 at Tuesday's market close, while the S&P 500 rose above 1,370, but a bullish psychological impact could actually drag down the market in days to come.
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Buffett: My successor is in the dark too

Warren Buffett resisted pressure on Monday to identify his successor as chief executive officer of Berkshire Hathaway, saying the person who has been chosen does not even know it himself.
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Buffett Adds to Bullish U.S. Economic Recovery Signals

Anyone looking for more evidence of a strengthening U.S. economic recovery needs only to consider conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway, where businesses ranging from railroads and electric utilities to furniture and candy stores are racking up record profits.
Berkshire Hathaway Chairman Warren Buffett speaks at a news conference after the opening ceremony of Tungaloy Corp's new plant in Iwaki

Berkshire has identified Buffett successor

Berkshire Hathaway has identified its next chief executive, who will succeed Warren Buffett when the 81-year-old investor is no longer running the company, Buffett said in his annual letter to shareholders on Saturday.
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Buffett's Berkshire muscles into Thai reinsurance

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway is pushing into the Thai reinsurance market and selling cover for higher rates, taking advantage of the retreat of competitors such as France's CCR after they suffered losses from last year's floods.

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