Michael Larson

Bill Gates Group Invests $1 Billion in Orascom Construction

Bill Gates is leading a group of U.S. investors committing $1 billion for a stake in construction and fertilizer company OCI NV in one of Egypt’s largest foreign currency inflows since the 2011 uprising.

Obama’s U.S. Auto Industry Better Off Than Four Years Ago

U.S. automakers would endorse four more years with profits like those this week. A second term for President Barack Obama, who made saving General Motors Co. a campaign pillar, hinges on whether voters give him the credit.

AutoNation Peerless Within U.S. Industry: Riskless Return

AutoNation Inc. led car dealerships in providing the best way to participate in the U.S. auto industry’s rebound from its bottom three years ago.

Harvard Trader Zuzic Quits, Said to Join Gates's Fund Manager

Stan Zuzic , one of Harvard University’s top-paid endowment managers, quit and joined the firm that oversees investments for Microsoft Corp. Chairman Bill Gates and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

Americans Tap $8.3 Billion in Home Equity, Least in a Decade

Americans in the second quarter tapped the smallest amount of home equity in a decade, showing households are focused on repairing tattered finances.

Gates Favors Coca-Cola Femsa After Parent Sheds Beer

Coca-Cola Femsa SAB , the largest Coca-Cola bottler by volume, is outpacing parent Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB by the widest margin in five years as Bill Gates and other investors seek more exposure to developing nations.

Slim Gets Richer as Mines, Mobile Beat Gates, Buffett

Carlos Slim ’s Mexican holdings from mining to communications helped him beat Bill Gates and Warren Buffett on the stock market for the second straight year, and gains in 2011 may widen his lead atop the global wealth list.

Canadian National Surpasses Canadian Pacific

Canada’s two biggest railways are under pressure from government and customers to reduce delays, with investors profiting from Canadian National Railway Co.’s performance and losing on Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd.

"There's no doubt that the automotive industry is better off, but it might have thrived even more through a traditional bankruptcy because that's how capitalism works. I have empathy for the auto workers and obviously it did assist them, but I do not like that they used taxpayer money."

- Michael Larson on Nov 01, 2012

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North Korea Test-Fires 3 Missiles as U.S. Sees Further Isolation

Commuter Train Wreck Injures Dozens, Curbs Amtrak Service

Republicans Unsatisfied by IRS Answers Press for More

Tesla’s Musk Channels Iacocca With Early U.S. Repayment

U.S. Stocks Advance on Leading Indicators, Sentiment Data