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The 14 People Who Gave Away at Least $1 Billion
Charity is down, and so are the fortunes ... But Forbes has come up with yet another ... Interestingly, of the world’s 793 billionaires, by Forbes’ ... “I’m surprised there aren’t more,” said Herbert Sandler, ... Here are the people Forbes calls “the most ... 1 Bill Gates, $28 billion donated....
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Berkshire logs profit as markets pick up
Berkshire Hathaway's earnings picked up sharply in the ... The Omaha, Nebraska, conglomerate run by Warren Buffett ... Berkshire, like many companies with big financial operations, ... Separately, Buffett recently expressed interest in buying Citigroup's ... Buffett approached Citigroup after receiving a personal appeal...
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Santulli Leaves NetJets; Sokol Will Take Helm
Richard Santulli, chairman and chief executive of NetJets ... Berkshire Chairman Warren Buffett, in a move sure ... Mr. Sokol, chairman of Berkshire utility MidAmerican Energy ... Messrs. Buffett and Sokol couldn't be reached for ... NetJets had become popular with Wall Street and...
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Bidding war begins for Buffett lunch
The annual online bidding war for lunch with ... The best offer for three courses with the ... All proceeds will go to the Glide Foundation, ... The winning bidder will have the opportunity to ... The highest bidder at present is the mysteriously ... Shares in Berkshire Hathaway, Buffett's reinsurance giant, fell...
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Trillions wiped off billionaires' wealth
The combined wealth of the world's super rich ... The total wealth of the world's billionaires now ... Microsoft founder Bill Gates reclaimed the title as ... Michael Bloomberg, Mayor of New York City, was ... Russia, hit heavily by the market volatility of ... For the full list, see below....
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Boutique founder calls for re-entry into global equities
The founder of boutique Edinburgh Partners, Sandy Nairn, ... Nairn, whose boutique now manages £4bn (€4.3bn) of ... He said: "I have never caught a bus ... He declined to call a bottom for the ... Nairn's stance is a dramatic turnaround from his ... In his latest newsletter to investors, he said:...
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Secrets of Succession
There are some simple steps parents can take ... When Warren Buffett said he didn’t believe in ... Should they start passing on their wealth before ... Getting the answers wrong can lead to disturbing ... Juliette Johnson, senior family business adviser at Coutts, ... “The worst thing to do is to tell...
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Buffett says states face staggering pension liabilities
Warren Buffett, the chief executive of Berkshire Hathaway, ... Average funding ratios for public plans with more ... States faced with spending constraints due to budget ... In New York, Thomas DiNapoli, the state's comptroller, ... One official with a state pension fund expected...
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Slim Pickens for T. Boone power lunch
An online auction for lunch in a Dallas ... The auction, which will run to Thursday February ... Pickens founded oil firm Mesa Petroleum in 1956, ... The lunch will be for the winning bidder ... Main courses on the menu include a 26 ... One restaurant critic from local newspaper Dallas Observer...
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