There are obvious reasons as to why purple ketchup, celery soda, and 6 other crazy foods flopped terribly.
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January 11 - Lists, News
Pacifica Capital Investments LLC is a California-based hedge fund led by its founder Steve Leonard since its start in 1998.
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June 25 - Hedge Funds, News
Steven Cohen’s company has agreed to pay, plead guilty to all criminal charges and close its investment advisory business in a deal reached with Manhattan U.S.
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November 4 - Hedge Funds
Jorge Paulo Lemann may not be a name that many Americans know, but Americans are certainly familiar with the products his companies make: the Whopper, Heinz Ketchup, and Budweiser...
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September 4 - Hedge Funds, News
In today’s marketplace, there are plenty of indicators market participants can use to monitor the equity markets.
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August 28 - News
Editor's Note: Related tickers: Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRK.A), H.J.
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August 21 - Hedge Funds
Editor's Note: Related tickers: Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRK.A), BlackBerry Ltd (NASDAQ:BBRY), Steinway Musical Instruments Inc (NYSE:LVB), H.J.
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August 14 - Hedge Funds
Editor's Note: Related tickers: Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRK.A), The Allstate Corporation (NYSE:ALL), American International Group, Inc.
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August 5 - Hedge Funds
Editor's Note: Related tickers: AeroVironment, Inc. (NASDAQ:AVAV), Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE:CAT), SandRidge Energy Inc. (NYSE:SD), H.J.
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July 18 - Hedge Funds
It is a fact that China and India’s appetite for commodities over the last years has pushed up the prices of farm raw materials in a spectacular way.
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July 1 - News
Warren Buffett’s family has a lot of money, and they want your help giving it away.
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June 25 - Hedge Funds
The greatest players in any profession often make their job look effortless.
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June 21 - News
Editor's Note: Related tickers: Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRK.A), LinkedIn Corp (NYSE:LNKD), Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT), H.J.
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June 17 - Hedge Funds
The best companies are those run by talented and experienced leaders with strong vested interests in the success of the business, held in check by a board with sound financial...
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June 14 - News
Millions of Americans, this blogger included, are finding that they feel better and are losing weight by eliminating wheat gluten from their diet.
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June 11 - News
The best companies are those run by talented and experienced leaders with strong vested interests in the success of the business, held in check by a board with sound financial...
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June 10 - News
It might not be obvious to the casual observer, but right now, today, Campbell Soup Company (NYSE:CPB)'s stock offers one of the best values available in the processed foods industry...
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June 10 - News
Four years after being kicked out of the S&P 500 Index, General Motors Company (NYSE:GM) is set to rejoin the benchmark U.S. stock index later this week.
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June 5 - News
If you'd ask most investors, hedge funds are seen as underperforming, outdated investment tools of yesteryear.
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June 3 - News
MidAmerican Energy, the utility holding company under the Berkshire umbrella, is snapping up Las Vegas' NV Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NVE) . Once you throw in NV Energy, Inc.
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May 31 - News
In the wake of the most recent recession, many consumers are rethinking past cavalier spending habits.
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May 30 - News
Is Warren Buffett irreplaceable? Can Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
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May 29 - News
Have you ever seen anyone take notes during a flight, when the flight attendant gives the “in-flight safety instructions?” I haven’t.
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May 28 - News
The California homeless charity that benefits from the annual auction of lunch with investor Warren Buffett can only hope this year's winning bid again tops $2 million.
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May 28 - Hedge Funds
Over the years, The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO) has created advertising as iconic as its "red wave" logo, but its newest campaign could be among its most ambitious to invigorate...
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May 28 - News
Kraft Foods Group Inc (NASDAQ:KRFT) was in 29 hedge funds' portfolio at the end of March. KRFT investors should be aware of a decrease in hedge fund interest of late.
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May 24 - News
The food industry is facing an era of lower margins as commodity inflation is impacting its players' performance.
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May 22 - News
Editor's Note: Related tickers: Sony Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:SNE), Herbalife Ltd.
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May 22 - Hedge Funds
Editor's Note: Related tickers: Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
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May 13 - Hedge Funds
The tried and true "classic" Warren Buffett quotes are classics because they're great, timeless bits of investing wisdom. But sometimes they can also feel a bit too well worn.
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May 13 - News
The Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRK.A) annual meeting is attended by throngs of Berkshire faithful.
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May 12 - News
During the multi-hour question-and-answer session during the Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
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May 9 - News
As it turns out, Berkshire recently approached the kidney disease specialist about increasing its 14% stake in the company, which led to a formal agreement "that reflects the ...
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May 8 - News
We're still only a couple hours into the Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRK.A) annual meeting, but there's a significant theme already surfacing in Warren Buffett's comments.
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May 4 - News
Editor's Note: Related tickers: Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRK.A), Lee Enterprises, Incorporated (NYSE:LEE), H.J.
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May 1 - Hedge Funds
Editor's Note: Related Tickers: Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE:HLF), Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA), Apple Inc.
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May 1 - Hedge Funds
Editor's Note: Related tickers: Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA), Focus Media Holding Limited (ADR) (NASDAQ:FMCN), Acme Packet, Inc.
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April 30 - Hedge Funds
Editor's Note: Related tickers: Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRK.A), Brookfield Asset Management Inc. (NYSE:BAM), McDonald's Corporation (NYSE:MCD), H.J.
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April 19 - Hedge Funds
As the world knows, H.J. Heinz Company (NYSE:HNZ) announced it agreed to be acquired by Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRK.B) and 3G Capital, a private equity firm, on Feb.
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April 18 - News
2013 has been a big year for Abbott Laboratories (NYSE:ABT).
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April 17 - News
Shortly after Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. (NYSE:BRK.A) CEO Warren Buffett spent $12 billion in cash last month to acquire 50% of H.J.
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April 9 - Hedge Funds
Fair trade regulator CCI has approved Warren Buffett-led Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRK.A) and 3G Fund's proposed acquisition of American food company H.J.
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April 8 - Hedge Funds
In Warren Buffett’s recently published letter to shareholders, he mentioned how the S&P 500 outpaced Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
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April 4 - News
Thanks to the 14% rally in shares of Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
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April 1 - News
Why? As Warren Buffett pointed out on the very first page of his 2012 letter to Berkshire shareholders, the company's per-share book value has grown by an astounding average of...
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March 31 - News
Billionaire and superinvestor Warren Buffett knows a good deal when he sees one.
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March 30 - News
This series, brought to you by Yahoo! Finance, looks at which upgrades and downgrades make sense, and which ones investors should act on.
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March 28 - News
New issues in U.S. corporate bond markets topped $38 billion last week, with four borrowers taking on more than $3 billion each to account for more than a third of the total.
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March 25 - News
Since Warren Buffett released his annual letter to Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
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March 20 - News