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Buffett Says Berkshire’s ‘Phase Two’ to Stress Strategic Takeovers Rather Than Stocks
Warren Buffett pressed the case at Berkshire Hathaway Inc.'s annual meeting for why takeovers make more sense for the company than the stock picks that propelled growth for decades. The billionaire ...
Tyco Moving to Ireland as Swiss Tighten Laws on Exec Pay, Immigration
Security systems maker Tyco International said its board had approved a proposal to move the company's headquarters to Ireland from Switzerland, citing recent Swiss laws capping executive pay and ...
Investors Pepper Warren Buffett With Tough Questions
Warren Buffett on Saturday defended his recent controversial vote on executive pay at Coca-Cola Co and disappointing performance at railroad BNSF, as investors grilled him on his Berkshire Hathaway ...
Pay Disclosure Harms Shareholders, Fuels Jealousy Between Execs, Buffett Says at Annual Confab
Warren Buffett, the billionaire chairman and chief executive officer of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., said shareholders are harmed by rules that force companies to disclose the pay of top managers. ...
CEOs Back in Corporate Jets
While U.S. boards have curtailed company-paid perks like hunting lodges and golf club memberships, CEOs are cranking up personal use of corporate jets. The boards defend the perk as a tool to ...
Speculation on Buffett Successor Heats Up; Jain Among Candidates
Two years ago, Warren Buffett, then 81, announced that the Berkshire Hathaway Inc. board had chosen his successor as chief executive officer. The board, he said, also had two backups, but all three ...Willis to Relocate 3,500 Workers as Profit Misses Estimates
Willis Group Holdings Plc plans to eliminate jobs and relocate 3,500 employees, or about 16 percent of its workforce, after reporting first-quarter earnings that missed analysts' estimates. The moves ...
Hamilton Looking for U.S., London Insurance Platforms, Duperreault Says
Days after Validus CEO Ed Noonan told analysts about a goal to expand his group's direct insurance footprint in the United States, Hamilton Insurance Group CEO Brian Duperreault said his company ...