Author: John Jarvis

Billionaire Warren Buffett, chairman and chief executive officer of Omaha, Neb.-based Berkshire Hathaway Inc., has purchased the Omaha World-Herald Co., the parent company of his hometown newspaper, the Omaha World-Herald. The deal, announced Nov. 30, includes $150 million in cash as well as the assumption of $50 million of debt. The move comes on the heels

By now, most observers of the Republican presidential primary race have heard of Mitt Romney’s ties to Bain Capital, the alternative asset management and financial services company he helped co-found in 1984. What those same observers may not realize is that Romney’s financial stake in Bain Capital just might give him a decided advantage on the