Buffett Took 20 Minutes to Decide on Goldman Deal, Then Went To Dairy Queen
Buffett Took 20 Minutes to Decide on Goldman Deal, Then Went To Dairy QueenWall Street Journal (blog)By David Benoit Warren Buffett decided to plunge $5 billion of Berkshire Hathaway funds into Goldman Sachs at the height of the financial crisis during a conversation that lasted 10 to 20 minutes, his trusted banker said today in court.and more »
David Benoit's Conversation Is Colorful
David Benoit's Conversation Is ColorfulVoice of America (blog)American pianist, composer extraordinaire and conductor David Benoit is releasing a new album, a kind of musical conversation between two trios, a classical piano trio and a jazz trio. “Colorful” is just one of the words you can use to describe this ...
Inside Fumbled Facebook Offering
Inside Fumbled Facebook OfferingWall Street JournalDavid Benoit has details on The News Hub. Photo: Reuters. That decision by the 41-year-old Facebook executive may have doomed any real chance the social-networking company had that its shares would jump when trading began—a hallmark of successful IPOs.Is Facebook's Stock Finally Turning Around?MarketWatchall 7,033 news articles »
Oaktree Rides in as White Knight For Diamond Foods
Oaktree Rides in as White Knight For Diamond FoodsWall Street Journal (blog)By Paul Ziobro and David Benoit Diamond Foods is getting a lift from a $225 million investment from private-equity shop Oaktree Capital, which should offer some financial stability to the walnut company as it tries to fix up shop after accounting ...and more »
Oracle Answers SAP Cloud Acquisition With its Own Deal
Oracle Answers SAP Cloud Acquisition With its Own DealWall Street Journal (blog)By David Benoit Oracle isn't sitting quietly by today after rival SAP bought a cloud-computing company Tuesday. It is buying cloud-based social-marketing company Vitrue for an undisclosed amount. The move comes only hours after SAP spent $4.3 billion ...and more »