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  • July 2008

    • Investor Templeton Dies at 95

      Washington Post  |  Jul 8, 08 9:08 PM CDT

      Investor Templeton Dies at 95

      (Newser) - Influential investor and philanthropist John Marks Templeton has died at age 95. The founder of Templeton Mutual Funds, one of the biggest investment funds in the world, died in the Bahamas, the Washington Post reports. In 1999, Money magazine called him "arguably the greatest global stock picker of the century." He also founded the prestigious Templeton Prize to honor research in the realm of religion and science. More »

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      obituary  • philanthropy  • investor

  • June 2008

    • Investor Wins $2.1M Lunch With Buffett

      Associated Press  |  Jun 29, 08 1:37 PM CDT

      Investor Wins $2.1M Lunch With Buffett

      (AP) - A Chinese investment fund manager won the chance to have lunch with billionaire Warren Buffett by bidding $2.1 million in the most expensive charity auction ever held on eBay. Zhao Danyang of the Hong Kong-based Pureheart China Growth Investment Fund won the auction, which ended Friday evening with a bid of $2,110,100. More »

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      eBay  • auction  • charity  • Warren Buffett  • investor

  • May 2008

    • Feds Approve Icahn's Yahoo Stock Buys

      MarketWatch  |  May 30, 08 2:52 PM CDT

      Feds Approve Icahn's Yahoo Stock Buys

      (Newser) - The Federal Trade Commission gave Carl Icahn approval to purchase additional chunks of Yahoo stock, part of the activist investor's plan to gain control of the company's board and perhaps force a sale, MarketWatch reports. Icahn already owns 59 million Yahoo shares and options and is reportedly seeking 93 million more (a $2.5 billion value). More »

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      Microsoft  • Yahoo  • Carl Icahn  • shareholders  • proxy battle  • billionaire  • investor

  • April 2008

    • Kerkorian Bets Big on Ford Turnaround

      Wall Street Journal  |  Apr 28, 08 4:22 PM CDT

      Kerkorian Bets Big on Ford Turnaround

      (Newser) - Investor Kirk Kekorian is gobbling up shares of Ford in move seen as a vote of confidence for the automaker’s turnaround efforts, the Wall Street Journal reports. Kerkorian’s Tracinda has bought about 100 million shares and holds a 4.7% stake in the firm. Tracinda also offered to buy 20 million more for $8.50 apiece, 13% more than their market value Friday. More »

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      General Motors  • stocks  • Ford  • US automakers  • Kirk Kerkorian  • investor  • downsizing

  • July 2007

    • The Top 10 Investors

      BusinessWeek  |  Jul 18, 07 5:16 PM CDT

      The Top 10 Investors

      (Newser) - Not only are these investors sitting on mountains of doubloons—a sure sign of financial savvy—but they have also changed the way people think about money and investing. John Bogle, founder, the Vanguard Group. Now president, Bogle Financial Markets Research Center. Warren Buffett, CEO and chairman, Berkshire Hathaway. David Shaw, chairman, president, and CEO, D.E. Shaw & Co. Also founder, adviser, and partner in firms including IDEXX Laboratories, Black Point Partners, Stanford Systems, and Attenuon. G. Kenneth Heebner, chairman, Capital Growth Management Limited. Bill Gross, chief investment officer, Pacific Investment Management Co., which he helped found in 1971. More »

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      list  • money  • banking  • Warren Buffett  • investing  • investor

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