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Democratic Strategist Apologizes for Comment About Ann Romney
CNNWashington -- A Democratic strategist apologized Thursday for a comment questioning Ann Romney's qualifications to advise her husband on women's economic issues, while the Romney campaign sought to exploit the controversy to help fix a gender gap...Tags: Republican National Conventions, Human Interest, Abortion Issue, Democratic Party, Government
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Warren Buffett Diagnosed with Prostate Cancer
CNNNEW YORK -- Iconic investor Warren Buffett announced Tuesday that he has been diagnosed with stage I prostate cancer in a letter to shareholders of his firm Berkshire Hathaway. Buffett, 81, said his "condition is not remotely life-threatening or even...Tags: Chicago, S&P 500, Human Body, MidAmerican Energy Company, Economy, Business and Finance
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Read President Obama's State of the Union Address
KTLA NewsMr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, members of Congress, distinguished guests, and fellow Americans: Last month, I went to Andrews Air Force Base and welcomed home some of our last troops to serve in Iraq. Together, we offered a final, proud salute to the...Tags: Values, Pakistan, Science, Tax Credits, Computing and Information Technology Industry
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Local Realty Company Accused of Fraud
PALMDALE -- A Los Angeles federal judge today froze the assets of a Palmdale realty company accused of falsely claiming one of the world's richest men was one of its directors. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission obtained the emergency court ...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Los Angeles, Fraud, Trials, Crimes
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Steve Jobs Returns To Apple
Los Angeles TimesLOS ANGELES -- With the intense -- some would say obsessive -- scrutiny of Steve Jobs and his health, what is sometimes overlooked is the company he founded and built: Apple Inc. After taking a six-month medical leave that involved a liver transplant,...Tags: Cupertino, Culture, New Products, Amazon.com Inc., Consumers
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5 stocks and an ETF worth considering
Morningstar Inc. offers a new exchange-traded fund that invests in the investment research company's top stock picks. Market Vectors Morningstar Wide Moat ETF (MOAT) may be just the ticket for making money in a volatile market. From the its launch on...Tags: Prices, Exelon Corp., Walmart, Martin Marietta Materials Incorporated, Morningstar Incorporated
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Parents hire own researchers to tackle rare, fatal disease
When it comes to advocating against her 8-year-old son's serious illness, Gelse Tkalec is on a much lonelier path than those strewn with pink ribbons and yellow bracelets. There are only 25 to 30 children worldwide known to have giant axonal neuropathy,...
Tags: University of Chicago, Research, Science and Technology, Science, Medical Research
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5/23/2012-Facebook IPO
I'm a mutual fund guy. I don't buy individual stocks. I'm too emotional about money. I like Jerry Seinfeld's comment when somebody told him he should invest, put his money to work. He said he'll do all the work. He wants his money to sit back and relax....
Tags: Facebook, Financing and Stock Offerings, Jerry Seinfeld, Media Industry
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Insider-trading trial of former Goldman director gets underway
NEW YORK Shortly after Goldman Sachs Group Inc.'s board learned of famed investor Warren Buffett's $5-billion lifeline at the height of the financial crisis, then-director Rajat Gupta phoned hedge-fund manager Raj Rajaratnam. Rajaratnam, a federal...Tags: Goldman Sachs, Trials, Justice System, Judges, Mutual Funds
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Davita agrees to pay $4.42 billion for HealthCare Partners
DaVita Inc., whose biggest shareholder is billionaire Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc., agreed to pay about $4.42 billion in cash and stock to acquire HealthCare Partners, continuing an international spending spree on providers of medical care....Tags: Diabetes, DaVita Incorporated, Health, Healthcare Industry, Fresenius Medical Care
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Amid Backlash, CEO Pay Still Rising In Connecticut
The Hartford CourantFor more than two decades, discontent over rising CEO pay has been simmering. Now, a devastating recession, the Occupy movement and mandatory shareholder votes on executive pay have combined to turn up the heat and have led to changes that some experts...Tags: Annual and Special Corporate Meetings, Concerts, University of Hartford, Shareholders, Corporate Officers
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Facebook's epic fail
Maybe the dumb money wasn’t so dumb this time. The stock market did turn out to be a voting machine on Facebook on Friday (to quote Warren Buffett and Benjamin Graham), and the vote was thumbs-down on flapdoodle. Market pros will be debating the...
Tags: Goldman Sachs, Facebook, Financing and Stock Offerings, Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Company, General Motors Corp.
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