Warren Buffett has a reputation as the world’s most savvy investor. With a net worth north of $70 billion, that reputation is well earned. And for more than twenty years, the world’s most savvy investor has notoriously stayed away from investing in airlines. So it’s a little surprising when Warren Buffett suddenly changes a decades-long stance and purchases shares in all four major U.S. airlines. What changed? Should investors follow his lead?
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SNAPCHAT CONFIDENTIALLY FILES FOR IPO
Snapchat appears to be moving forward in its plans to go public early next year with the company filing confidentially for its IPO, according to a report from Reuters. In recent years, companies have begun filing confidentially for their initial public offerings well ahead of revealing their financial guts in the formal IPO process. That gives a time window between the SEC getting the documents and them becoming available for public scrutiny, both from industry watchers and potential investors.
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AMAZON CRACKS DOWN ON KNOCKOFFS; SUES MERCHANTS SELLING FAKE ITEMS
The e-commerce giant is cracking down on fakes. For the first time in Amazon’s 20-plus year history, Amazon is suing merchants that are selling counterfeit items on its marketplace. The Seattle-based company filed two lawsuits in the state of Washington Monday.
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Closing Bell
– Tuesday, November 15th
Tech Leads the Action as Markets Close Up on the Day
Big Insider Trades
– EverBank Financial Corp. (EVER) EVP John Surface Sells $6m
– PJT Partners, Inc. (PJT) CEO Paul Taubman Buys $1m
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