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Hedge fund trader Doug Kass will quiz billionaire investor Warren Buffett at Berkshire Hathaway Inc's annual meeting in Omaha this Saturday. » Read More |
Warren Buffett may be on safari for major acquisitions, which he likes to call elephants, but shareholders may wonder if his Berkshire Hathaway has become the biggest elephant in the room. » Read More |
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LINCOLN, Neb.-- A plan aimed at attracting wind-energy farms to Nebraska is headed to a final vote in the Legislature. One firm, TradeWind Energy, has expressed interest in developing a wind farm in Dixon County, near the Iowa and South Dakota border.
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LINCOLN, Neb.-- Lawmakers on Monday rejected an attempt to repeal a new Nebraska law that lets cities raise their local option sales tax rates as long as they secure voter approval. He also voiced opposition to a provision that allows the city of Lincoln to use some of the revenue for private development projects.
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LINCOLN, Neb.-- Lawmakers are slated to vote again on a failed attempt to repeal a Nebraska city sales tax law. Ernie Chambers of Omaha took aim at the law on Thursday, arguing that it disproportionately affects the poor. On Wednesday, he filed a motion to attach his measure to another tax bill pending in the Legislature.
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*Wells Fargo stake grows to nearly $17 billion. May 15- Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc on Wednesday revealed a new investment in Chicago Bridge& Iron Co and said it has added to its largest equity holding, Wells Fargo& Co..
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May 15- 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..
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LINCOLN, Neb.-- Nebraska lawmakers on Tuesday overrode Gov. Dave Heineman's veto of a public-employee retirement bill, holding in place a deal that was struck to shore up the retirement plans of teachers, judges and state patrol troopers.
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Dave Heineman issued his first veto of the session on Monday, rejecting an increase in the state's contribution to underfunded teacher and school employee retirement plans.
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Ernie Chambers has argued for months that lawmakers don't need a law to study Nebraska's tax climate, and on Wednesday he offered an alternative. The state's longest-serving senator presented a resolution that he said would accomplish the same goal as a tax-study bill now pending in the Legislature.
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*Caterpillar lifts Dow; German data points to growth. "People are concerned they're missing the boat if they're not fully invested in the stock market right now," said Eric Kuby, chief investment officer of North Star Investment Management Corp., in Chicago. Caterpillar rose 2.5 percent to $89.79 and ranked as the Dow's top percentage gainer.
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*Caterpillar lifts Dow; German data points to growth. Shares of JPMorgan Chase, up 2 percent at $49.14, led the S&P 500' s climb. Caterpillar rose 2.5 percent to $89.79 and ranked as the Dow's top percentage gainer.
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LOS ANGELES, May 6- Justin Timberlake will embark on an international tour in October- his first in six years- and will release 10 new songs at the end of September, concert promoter Live Nation said on Monday. The North American leg of Timberlake's tour will begin on Oct. 31 in Montreal and finish on Feb. 10, 2014, in Omaha, Nebraska.
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*Buffett says JPMorgan CEO Dimon should stay chairman. May 6- Warren Buffett said the U.S. economy is gradually improving, but low interest rates have made bonds "terrible investments" while stocks remain "reasonably priced."
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May 6- Warren Buffett said on Monday the U.S. economy is gradually improving, helped by the efforts of Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke to stimulate it, but that low interest rates have made bonds "terrible investments."
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May 6- Warren Buffett said on Monday the U.S. economy is gradually improving, helped by the efforts of Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke to stimulate it, but that low interest rates have made bonds "terrible investments."
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*Buffett says economy moving forward at' slow pace'. *Buffett praises Bernanke as' gutsy guy'. May 6- Warren Buffett said on Monday the U.S. economy is gradually improving, helped by the efforts of Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke to stimulate it.
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*Buffett says economy moving forward at' slow pace'. *Buffett praises Bernanke as' gutsy guy'. May 6- Warren Buffett said on Monday the U.S. economy is gradually improving, helped by the efforts of Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke to stimulate it.
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By Jonathan Stempel and Jennifer Ablan. OMAHA, Neb., May 5- Short-seller Douglas Kass, Warren Buffett's handpicked bear, raised a concern on the minds of many shareholders at the " Woodstock for capitalists" this weekend: Has Berkshire Hathaway Inc become so big that it will find it hard to grow?
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OMAHA, Neb., May 5- Short-seller Douglas Kass, Warren Buffett's handpicked bear, raised a concern on the minds of many shareholders at the " Woodstock for capitalists" this weekend: Has Berkshire Hathaway Inc become so big that it will find it hard to grow?
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By Jonathan Stempel and Jennifer Ablan. OMAHA, Neb., May 5- Short-seller Douglas Kass, Warren Buffett's handpicked bear, raised a concern on the minds of many shareholders at the " Woodstock for capitalists" this weekend: Has Berkshire Hathaway Inc become so big that it will find it hard to grow?
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OMAHA, Neb., May 5- Short-seller Douglas Kass, Warren Buffett's handpicked bear, raised a concern on the minds of many shareholders at the " Woodstock for capitalists" this weekend: Has Berkshire Hathaway Inc become so big that it will find it hard to grow?