Newspaper wrap-up: Buffett interested in Countrywide (CFC)?

MAJOR PAPERS:

According to the Wall Street Journal's (subscription required) "Heard on the Street" column, some investors are speculating that Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc (NYSE: BRK.A) could buy struggling mortgage lender Countrywide Financial Corporation (NYSE: CFC).
Five insiders bought $592.7K in Orbitz Worldwide Inc's (NYSE: OWW) stock at per-share prices ranging from $9.55 to $10.10, reported Barron's Online's (subscription required) "Inside Scoop" column.
The Financial Times (subscription required) reported that General Electric Company (NYSE: GE) is believed to be considering the sale of Lake, its Japanese consumer finance subsidiary.

OTHER PAPERS:

Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc (NYSE: LEH) has bought a 26% stake in ECL Finance, the non-banking finance company of India's Edelweiss Capital, for about $4.3M, reported the Business Standard.
Brookfield Asset Management Inc (NYSE: BAM) has shelved its plan to buy Canadian Pacific Railway Limited (NYSE: CP) due to the global credit crunch and the current lack of funding for leveraged buyouts, reported the Globe and Mail.

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According to security company Symantec Corporation's (NASDAQ: SYMC) blog, there is a new Trojan called "infostealer.monstres" which is attacking online recruitment site Monster.com (NASDAQ: MNST).

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