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Warren Buffett Takes Center Stage Again After Shareholders' Meeting
Monday, May 6, 2013 - 3:08pm | 1131Warren Buffett, chairman and chief executive officer of Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK-A) (NYSE: BRK-B), appeared on CNBC's Squawk Box for three hours Monday morning. Buffett, fresh off of a booming weekend in Omaha, Nebraska after Berkshire Hathaway's annual shareholders meeting, spoke from an...
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Hugging the Consumer Just Right; Hanes Goes Green, Warnaco Expands
Tuesday, March 27, 2012 - 10:37am | 655Undergarments, a longtime necessity for the American consumer, have become a powerful force of their own in the merchandising world. Retailers such as Hanesbrands (NYSE: HBI) and Warnaco Group (NYSE: WRC) have largely dedicated part of their sales, marketing and advertising towards intimate apparel...
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Buffett: We're Doing Things That Would Normally Lead To Inflation
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 - 7:44am | 147This morning on CNBC, Warren Buffett spoke on the dangers of inflation, which he says is “creeping” into everything. “Copper has moved up very dramatically,” Buffett said when speaking about taw materials, noting that the price increases will work their way into finished goods. Consequently, the...
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Chasing Value: WD-40 -- A Buyout Candidate?
Wednesday, September 8, 2010 - 2:56pm | 133If there ever was a company that could and should be bought out, it's WD-40 (NASDAQ: WDFC). The company has been doing well in these tough times, and guidance is for more of the same. Perhaps that is because almost every household in America probably has a can of WD-40 in the utility closet, garage...