Newspaper wrap-up 3-2-07: Warren Buffett seeking successor
Posted Mar 2nd 2007 9:00AM by Eric Buscemi
Filed under: Newspapers, Magazines, Internet, Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A)
MAJOR PAPERS:
- The Financial Times reported that Warren Buffett has criticized hedge funds, calling their fee arrangements "grotesque."
- In other news relating to Warren Buffett, the New York Times wrote that Buffett said in his annual Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) shareholder letter that he is looking for a candidate to become chief investment officer when he steps down.
OTHER PAPERS:
- BusinessWeek's "Inside Wall Street" section focused on Tyco International Ltd (NYSE: TYC), Altair Nanotechnologies Inc (NASDAQ: ALTI) and Supergen Inc (NASDAQ: SUPG).
- About Tyco, the column said the planned de-conglomeration of the company has not produced a lot of excitement, but some pros are buying shares, as they believe Tyco splitting in three will cause a jump in the stock.
- About Altair, the column said Alcoa (AA) and Eli Lilly (LLY) have taken an interest in Altair's rapid-charge, high-power NanoSafe battery packs, which could mean a rise in 2007 orders creating a profit for the company.
- About Supergen, the column said that biotech's like Supergen are gaining traction, noting that Supergen inked a pact with Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) to market its Food & Drug Administration-approved drug Dacogen.
- Investor's Business Daily's "New America" column focused on Hurco Companies Inc (NASDAQ: HURC), a machine tool maker that has ad success by downsizing in the U.S. and shifting production to Taiwan.
Tags: altair, alti, berkshire hathaway, BerkshireHathaway, brk.a, businessweek, financial times, FinancialTimes, ft, hurc, hurco, ibd, inside wall street, InsideWallStreet, investor's business daily, Investor'sBusinessDaily, investors business daily, InvestorsBusinessDaily, new america, new york times, NewAmerica, newspaper, NewYorkTimes, ny times, nyt, NyTimes, paper, periodical, supergen, supg, tyc, tyco, warren buffett, WarrenBuffett
Will Rich Ross really have a positive impact on Disney's movie operations?
Consumers sick of recession, may spend extra on holidays
Corrections, seasonality and Santa Claus
