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BNSF is doing fine, so why does it want Buffett? (Sunday, November 8)

MITCHELL SCHNURMAN It's easy to understand why Warren Buffett wants Burlington Northern Santa Fe.

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BNSF is doing fine, so why does it want Buffett? (Saturday, November 7)

It's easy to understand why Warren Buffett wants Burlington Northern Santa Fe. It has a great brand name, a business that's easy to understand, a record of profits in any economy, and a top-notch management team.

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TPG-Led Group to Buy IMS Health for About $5.2 Billion in Cash Transaction (Thursday, November 5)

IMS Health Inc. agreed to sell itself to investment funds managed by TPG and the CPP Investment Board for $5.2 billion in the biggest leveraged buyout of 2009.

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Stanford loses his title (Tuesday, November 3)

It's no longer "Sir" Allen Stanford. The panel that approves candidates for knighthood in the Caribbean nation of Antigua and Barbuda has voted to rescind the honor granted to Texas financier R. Allen Stanford in 2006.

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Energy Future Holdings posts $80 million loss for third quarter (Saturday, October 31)

Debt-riddled Energy Future Holdings, the former TXU Corp., reported a net loss of $80 million for the third quarter, a figure that included $90 million in losses on interest-rate hedges, the company reported Friday.That compared with net income of $3.6 billion for the third quarter of 2008, when the Dallas-based utility realized $3.95 billion in ...

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Energy Future Holdings posts $80 million loss for third quarter (Saturday, October 31)

By JACK Z. SMITH Debt-riddled Energy Future Holdings, the former TXU Corp., reported a net loss of $80 million for the third quarter, a figure that included $90 million in losses on interest-rate hedges, the company reported Friday.That compared with net income of $3.6 billion for the third quarter of 2008, when the Dallas-based utility realized ...

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Kravis Shakes Bondholders as LBO Optimism Drives up Demand for Poison Puts (Friday, October 30)

U.S. bond investors are demanding more protection from takeovers than ever amid concern that the biggest corporate bond market rally in more than a quarter century will spark a wave of credit-damaging leveraged buyouts .

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Energy Future Holdings swings to a 3Q loss of $80 million (Friday, October 30)

Energy writer Elizabeth Souder, environmental writer Randy Lee Loftis and editorial writer Colleen McCain Nelson blog about energy, the environment and air quality issues in Texas.

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Perry often turns to own staff for appointments (Sunday, October 25)

Governors historically hand out spots on key boards and commissions to like-minded men and women who have found great success in the private sector.

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Energy Future Holdings' debt exchange changes could signal reluctance among lenders (Saturday, October 24)

Energy writer Elizabeth Souder, environmental writer Randy Lee Loftis and editorial writer Colleen McCain Nelson blog about energy, the environment and air quality issues in Texas.

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