Barry James News
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The $23 billion takeover of H.J. Heinz Co. isn’t enough to sate billionaire Warren Buffett.
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U.S. stocks fell, following the longest rally for the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index since 2004, as a drop in pending home sales overshadowed a rise in durable- goods orders while investors watched earnings.
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Bats Global Markets Inc.’s disclosure that computer errors that permitted almost 450,000 bad trades comes just as investors start to regain confidence in stock markets.
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U.S. stocks rose, sending the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index higher for a third week, as optimism over better-than-estimated jobs data overshadowed a drop in consumer confidence amid continuing budget talks.
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Nestle SA is turning to takeovers after more than $10 billion in stock repurchases failed to stem a decline in shareholder value. That may put Mead Johnson Nutrition Co. in its sights.
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U.S. stocks dropped on concern European leaders weren’t making progress in solving the region’s debt crisis. Gold rallied, the dollar fell to a two-month low and Treasury yields touched the lowest in more than a week amid speculation the Federal Reserve will add to monetary stimulus.
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U.S. stocks fell, as the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index posted its biggest decline in a month, amid investor concern that European leaders aren’t making progress in solving the region’s debt crisis.
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Warren Buffett wants to use his almost $40 billion pile of cash to pursue bigger acquisitions. That may put companies from Archer Daniels Midland Co. to General Dynamics Corp. and Exelon Corp. in his sights.
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Warren Buffett’s search for deals in Brazil and China may put companies from Marcopolo SA to Odontoprev SA and Lonking Holdings Ltd. on his wish list.
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The biggest decline in Japanese stocks in two years pushed valuations below levels in November, when a 19 percent rally began, luring investors who say equities will prove bargains as the country rebuilds from its largest earthquake on record.
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