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Banks held back by loss worries...IPO since January 2008. Fertilisers were among the week's best performers as Germany's K+S benefited from speculation that US investor Warren Buffett was considering buying a stake in the company. K+S advanced 4.1 per cent to... In this article: Volkswagen, Europe, Constipation, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, CAC 40, International Monetary Fund, Daimler, and Goldman Sachs |
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washingtonpost.com | November 12, 2009
Warren Buffett: The financial panic is over
"More sticks are called for," he said. Buffett gave Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner "high marks" for how they managed the financial crisis. The billionaire has praised Bernanke in the...
In this article: Warren Buffett, Columbia University, Timothy Geithner, Ben Bernanke, Bill Gates, Financial crisis, Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp, CNBC, and Federal Reserve
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MarketWatch | November 17, 2009
Europe Markets: Europe shares led lower by banks, automakers
...48.18, +0.30, +0.63%) shares rose 0.7%. Late Monday, Warren Buffett disclosed that he added 3.4 million of the food producer's U.S.-listed shares to Berkshire Hathaway's investment portfolio, Technology firm ASM International...
In this article: Europe, ASM International, Barclays, Credit Suisse, Warren Buffett, Fiscal year, Semiconductor, CNBC, and Nestle
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Stuff | November 12, 2009
The financial panic is over: Buffett
...to survive or to preserve sufficient capital. "More sticks are called for," he said. Buffett gave Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner "high marks" for how they managed the financial crisis.
In this article: Warren Buffett, Berkshire Hathaway Inc, Inflation, Insider trading, Financial crisis, Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp, Columbia University, Timothy Geithner, and Burger King
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Telegraph.co.uk - Business | November 03, 2009
Warren Buffett is betting on greener US industry
Warren Buffett is betting on greener US industry Warren Buffett, Sage of Omaha and probably the world's canniest investor, has decided buying into US railways is the way to bet on economic recovery. And what a bet it is. Published: 9:03PM...
In this article: Warren Buffett, Coal, US, Recession, Burlington Northern Santa Fe, Clean Air Act, Carbon, and Washington
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Goldman Sachs teams up with Warren Buffett to help US small businesses
Goldman Sachs teams up with Warren Buffett to help US small businesses Goldman Sachs, whose chief executive has apologised for the bank's role in the financial crisis, has teamed up with billionaire investor Warren Buffett to help small US...
In this article: Goldman Sachs, Warren Buffett, Small business, US, Harvard Business School, and Michael Porter
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CNN | November 13, 2009
Buffett: Put out economic fire then deal with deficit
...coming up with new ideas." And as far as China beating and growing faster than the U.S.? Buffett related China to Joe Schmoe and himself to the U.S. He said while the China's population is four times as large as the U.S.'s and will thus...
In this article: Warren Buffett, U.S., Unemployment, Cnnmoney.com, Paul Allen, China, Charlie Rose, Pizza, and Recession
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BBC News | November 08, 2009
Buffett firm sees profits triple
...an unrealised $1.1bn gain on some derivatives its insurance unit holds. Mr Buffett last week said he was taking control of a US railroad in his biggest deal to date. Berkshire agreed to buy the stock that it does not already own in...
In this article: Warren Buffett, Berkshire Hathaway, Derivative, Coca-Cola, Coal, Revenue, Burlington Northern Santa Fe, BNSF, and Goldman Sachs
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Reuters | November 03, 2009
Buffett bets on US economy
Buffett bets on US economy Nov 3 - The American rail system is back in the spotlight - now that billionaire investor Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway is buying out Burlington Northern Santa Fe in a deal valuing the railroad at $34...
In this article: Warren Buffett, Thomson Reuters, Small business, Burlington Northern Santa Fe, NYSE, Nasdaq, Berkshire Hathaway, and US
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Buffett reveals new investments
Warren Buffett is seen as one of the world's greatest investors US billionaire Warren Buffett's investment firm has revealed new stakes in Nestle and Exxon Mobil. Berkshire Hathaway said it held 3.4 million American depositary...
In this article: Warren Buffett, Berkshire Hathaway, Nestle, Exxon Mobil, Wal-Mart, Exxon, US Securities And Exchange Commission, Moody's, ConocoPhillips, and Al-Qaeda
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The United States of America (commonly referred to as the United States, the U.S., the USA, or America) is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its forty-eight contiguous states and Washington, D.C., the capital district, lie between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, bordered by Canada to the north and Mexico to the south. The state of Alaska is in the northwest of the continent, with Canada to the east and Russia to the west across the Bering Strait. The state of Hawaii is an archipelago in the mid-Pacific. The country also possesses several territories in the Caribbean and Pacific.
At 3.79 million square miles (9.83 million km) and with about 308 million people, the United States is the third or fourth largest country by total area, and the third largest by land area and population. It is one of the world's most ethnically diverse and multicultural nations, the product of large-scale immigration from many countries. The U.S. economy is the largest national economy in the world, with an estimated 2008 gross domestic product (GDP) of US $14.4 trillion (a quarter of nominal global GDP and a fifth of global GDP at purchasing power parity).
- Name:
- the United States
- Conventional Long Name:
- United States of America
- Capital:
- Washington, D.C.
- Language:
- None at federal level
- English (de facto)
- Motto:
- In God We Trust
- Largest City:
- New York City
- Government type:
- Federal constitutional republic
- Founding Date:
- September 03, 1783
- Formations:
- Recognized
- Area:
- 3794101
- GDP (per capita PPP):
- $14.441 trillion
- GDP (per capita PPP) Rank:
- 1st
- GDP (nominal):
- $14.441 trillion
- GDP (nominal per capita) Rank:
- 17th
- GPD (nominal) Rank:
- 1st
- GDP (nominal per capita):
- $47,440
- Currency:
- United States dollar ($)
- Demonym:
- American
- Drives On:
- right
- Currency (code):
- USD
- Country Calling Code:
- +1
- ccTLD:
- .us .gov .mil .edu
- Anthem:
- "The Star-Spangled Banner"
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