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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...stock options altogether and look for another incentive plan. Doris Christopher, who sold The Pampered Chef to Berkshire, says she has been captivated by Buffett's willingness to lose money in the short run to preserve a firm's reputation--like, say, eating the cost of shipping a product express after a customer has had it on back order. She advocates that approach at three nonprofit groups at which she is on the board...
...agenda," says Black. Buffett's efforts tend to be understated. But now that he's becoming more vocal about his beliefs, he can expect more opposition. In an op-ed article in the Wall Street Journal, Harvey Golub, a director at Dow Jones and former CEO of American Express, has already argued that stock options should not be regarded as an expense on a company's books. Intel chairman Andy Grove spoke for much of the tech world last September when he told the Conference Board that "stock options are a red herring. The real issue is excessive compensation...
...takes to buy a single "A" share. Even the "Baby Berks," or "B" shares, which carry reduced voting rights and grant no say on the company's charitable giving, cost $2,065 apiece. Mimicking Buffett was much easier when he was buying common stocks like Coke, American Express, Gillette, Wells Fargo and Washington Post--his largest stock holdings today...
...that is completely false. The restaurants were doing quite well." The guidebooks are denying guilt as well. "It's not a bad score or one less star that killed him," said GaultMillau head Patrick Mayenobe. "This great chef must have had other worries." A Michelin representative would only express sadness at Loiseau's death and confirm that his stars are safe--for this year, at least...
...It’s the most special night,” Prasse said. “I’ve been watching him play since he was six and I can’t express how glad I am to be here at his last game...