By Bruce Agnew When state Sen. Mary Margaret Haugen cuts the ribbon to open the new Stanwood train station today, it will be back to the future for the Stanwood-Camano Island area. According to the Stanwood Historical Society...
by: Joe Eqcome November 20, 2009 | about: Having the privilege to have met Sir John Templeton, the founder of The Templeton Funds, I was stuck not only by his crushing intellect but also by his sense of optimism regarding...
by Ambar Espinoza, Minnesota Public Radio Elk River, Minn. — Metro Transit officials say they're concerned about the safety of commuters crossing tracks to reach the platform at the Northstar rail station in Elk River. Metro...
Bill Gross, who runs the world's biggest bond fund at Pacific Investment Management Co., said Chinese growth is likely to be hurt by an absence of consumer demand from trading partners such as the U.S. “The Chinese, I suspect,...
Nov 20 (Reuters) - Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp: * CEO Matthew Rose waives right to receive compensation or benefits payable under certain plans, as result of takeover by Berkshire Hathaway Inc - SEC filing * CEO says...
CSX shares slip as Stifel, Nicolaus downgrades railroad, saying share price is too high HARTFORD, Conn. November 20, 2009 (AP) The Associated Press Post a Comment Shares of CSX Corp. edged down in premarket trading Friday as an...
announced its $34 billion acquisition of Burlington Northern Sante Fe (NYSE:BNI), Buffett remarked that it was a big bet on the long-term recovery of the U.S. economic system. Numbers You Can't Ignore Despite the fact that...
Private investors are increasingly putting their money into infrastructure assets like bridges and windmills. Target returns on these infrastructure investments are in the 12%-18% range, which may seem low for some investors,...
The much-watched Warren Buffett made headlines recently with his landmark purchase of Burlington Northern Santa Fe . When Buffett makes such a large acquisition, it is tempting to try to anticipate his next move and buy...