Paul Howard

Air Canada Pilots Offered New Mediator Amid Strike Vote

Air Canada and its pilots union were offered a new government mediator for contract talks after a legally mandated “cooling off” period ended and workers considered authorizing a strike.

Buffett Adds Another Name to Successor List as Rose Completes First Year

Warren Buffett , the 80-year-old chief executive officer of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. , added a name to a list of potential successors a year after his $26.5 billion railroad takeover brought manager Matt Rose to the firm.

Berkshire Sells Nike as Buffett Changes Stock Pickers

Warren Buffett ’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. sold stakes in Home Depot Inc. and CarMax Inc. and cut its holding of Nike Inc. as the billionaire replaced a retiring investment manager and built the company’s cash holdings.

Combs May Face Lower Yields at Berkshire as Crisis Deals Unwind

Todd Combs , the hedge-fund manager hired by Berkshire Hathaway Inc. , may face declining yields from the firm’s portfolio with the termination of investments made by Chairman Warren Buffett in the financial crisis.

Sokol Exit Makes Hansell NetJets CEO Two Years After Leaving Iowa Law Firm

Jordan Hansell , who was working with his father at an Iowa law firm two years ago, now reports to Warren Buffett after David Sokol ’s departure created a vacancy at Berkshire Hathaway Inc.’s NetJets business.

Berkshire Profit Jumps on Buffett's Goldman Sachs Investment, Derivatives

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. said second- quarter profit rose 74 percent on gains from Chairman Warren Buffett’s investment in Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and improved returns from derivatives.

Buffett Boosts Insurance Offerings for Oil Drillers After BP's Gulf Spill

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. , the holding company run by Warren Buffett , will expand insurance coverage for oil and gas drilling as the U.S. lawmakers debate removing a liability cap after BP Plc’s oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

Warren Buffett to Retire From Board of Washington Post He Joined in 1974

Billionaire Warren Buffett is retiring from the board of Washington Post Co., the publishing company in which his Berkshire Hathaway Inc. is the largest shareholder.

AIG Falls to Lowest in 14 Months as Insurer has ‘No Investor Constituency’

American International Group Inc. , the bailed-out insurer, fell to the lowest in more than a year, as investors bet the U.S. Treasury Department may struggle to find buyers for the rest of its shares.

AIG's `Track Record of Deficiencies' May Indicate More Charges on Reserves

American International Group Inc. , the insurer that said yesterday it had set aside $4.1 billion to bolster reserves, may face further charges as customers submit claims on policies sold after the company’s 2008 bailout.

"The bad economic numbers are definitely flowing."

- Paul Howard on Sep 22, 2011

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Oil Is Poised for Weekly Decline After Saudi Denial of Pipeline Explosion

Stocks Decline With U.S. Index Futures as Spanish Bonds Drop; Euro Weakens

Oceans Acidifying Fastest in 300 Million Years Due to Emissions

EU Leaders Declare Crisis Turning Point in Shift to Growth

Barclays Takes €8.2 Billion of ECB Money