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Buffett offers bleak outlook for U.S. newspapers

Warren Buffett is fond of newspapers -- he reads five a day -- but the billionaire investor warned shareholders of his Berkshire Hathaway Inc that the reeling industry may never recover because it lacks a sustainable business model.

Buffett dispenses gloom at Berkshire fest

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Warren Buffett told a record crowd at a somber annual meeting of his Berkshire Hathaway Inc that first-quarter operating profit fell and the company's book value declined 6 percent, as the recession hurt many of the company's businesses and investments.

Buffett dispenses gloom at somber Berkshire fest

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Warren Buffett told a record crowd at a somber annual meeting of his Berkshire Hathaway Inc that first-quarter operating profit fell and the company's book value declined 6 percent, as the recession weighed on many of the company's businesses and investments.
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Buffett sees some losses at somber Berkshire fest

Warren Buffett acknowledged on Saturday that his Berkshire Hathaway Inc will probably lose money on some of the derivatives contracts that have prompted some to speculate that the world's most famous investor has lost his touch.
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Berkshire Hathaway delays results

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway will not report first-quarter earnings on Friday as expected, a spokeswoman said on Wednesday.
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Wells Fargo posts $3.05 billion profit

Wells Fargo & Co on Wednesday posted a $3.05 billion first-quarter profit, in line with its prior forecast, as a surge in mortgage banking as well as benefits from the purchase of Wachovia Corp offset rising credit losses.
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Goldman sells stock in duty to repay TARP

Goldman Sachs Group Inc sold $5 billion of stock to help fulfill what it called its duty to repay a federal bailout, but the government worries a quick return of funds could pressure other banks to repay their aid prematurely.
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BYD's all electric car and Warren Buffett on new Fortune issue

Amid a growing push for energy efficient vehicles, Fortune magazine has hit the stands this week with a cover showcasing magnate Warren Buffett and a much expected all-electric E6 car which will hit the Chinese market later this year from manufacturer BYD, a company in which Buffett has a considerable stake.
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Wells Fargo shocks market with record profit

Wells Fargo & Co said it expects to post a record $3 billion first-quarter profit, causing its shares to soar 31.7 percent and providing a welcome jolt to the stock market and a still-troubled banking sector.
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Berkshire gains on Wells stake despite Moody's cut

A day after Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc lost its triple-A credit rating, its shares rose to the highest since mid-January after Wells Fargo & Co , one of its largest investments, projected a surprise $3 billion first-quarter profit.
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U.S. stock futures signal gains

U.S. stock index futures pointed to a higher open on Wall Street on Thursday, with futures for the S&P 500 up 0.5 percent, Dow Jones futures up 0.5 percent and Nasdaq 100 futures up 0.4 percent at 4:37 a.m. EDT (0837 GMT).
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Stock futures signal gains

U.S. stock index futures pointed to a higher open on Wall Street on Thursday, with futures for the S&P 500 up 0.5 percent, Dow Jones futures up 0.5 percent and Nasdaq 100 futures up 0.4 percent at 4:37 a.m. EDT (0837 GMT).
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Moody's strips Berkshire Hathaway of top rating

Moody's Investors Service cut its credit ratings on Berkshire Hathaway Inc from Aaa, the top rating, saying the recession and investment losses at insurance operations of investor Warren Buffett's holding company reduced its ability to support funding needs.
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Insurers lift Wall Street; Berkshire rating cut

Stocks snapped a two- day slide on Wednesday on news the government is shoring up life insurers and optimism about consumer spending after Bed Bath & Beyond Inc reported a better-than-expected profit.
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SEC charges Chinese Warren Buffett of Ponzi scheme

U.S. securities regulators charged a Toronto-based fund manager, who describes himself as the Chinese Warren Buffett and his hedge fund with operating a multimillion dollar investment fraud, the Securities and Exchange Commission said on Monday.
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Washington Post to offer new buyouts

Washington Post Co plans to offer a new round of buyouts in 2009 to employees at its namesake, money-losing newspaper and cannot rule out layoffs, its publisher said on Thursday.
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Washington Post to offer new buyouts in 2009

Washington Post Co plans to offer a new round of buyouts in 2009 to employees at its namesake, money-losing newspaper and cannot rule out layoffs, its publisher said on Thursday.
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Washington Post to offer new buyouts in '09

Washington Post Co plans to offer a new round of buyouts in 2009 to employees at its namesake, money-losing newspaper and cannot rule out layoffs, its publisher said on Thursday.
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Buffett's Berkshire may lose AAA S&P rating

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc may lose its AAA credit rating from Standard & Poor's within a year if the insurance and investment company's capital levels or value of its equity holdings face more downward pressure.
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Goldman to repay TARP pending test, U.S. blessing

Goldman Sachs Group Inc is prepared to pay back the U.S. government's $10 billion Troubled Asset Relief Program investment as soon as allowed by regulators, but some hurdles remain, a person familiar with the situation said on Tuesday.
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Berkshire credit costs trade like Turkey's

Credit protection costs for Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc on Friday traded at a level more appropriate for a borderline junk-rated company or emerging market nations such as Turkey or Peru after Berkshire lost its AAA credit rating.

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