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Picture perfect: Legendary Omaha investor Warren Buffett can do little wrong as far as his snap-happy shareholders are concerned
Picture perfect: Legendary Omaha investor Warren Buffett can do little wrong as far as his snap-happy shareholders are concerned

Picture perfect: Legendary Omaha investor Warren Buffett can do little wrong as far as his snap-happy shareholders are concerned

Date4/29/1994
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Original Toronto Star caption: Picture perfect: Legendary Omaha investor Warren Buffett can do little wrong as far as his snap-happy shareholders are concerned.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0035099F
One of great Canadian Oil Sands Ltd.'s longterm shareholders, Howard Bertram holds bronze alloy medallion given him and other shareholders as token of thanks by tar sands development firm. The company had a difficult first decade operating its tar sands plant and investors also have taken their lumps. No dividends have been paid on common stock and shareholders watched stock hit alltime high of $17, then fell to current price of $5.
One of great Canadian Oil Sands Ltd.'s longterm shareholders, Howard Bertram holds bronze alloy medallion given him and other shareholders as token of thanks by tar sands development firm. The company had a difficult first decade operating its tar sands plant and investors also have taken their lumps. No dividends have been paid on common stock and shareholders watched stock hit alltime high of $17, then fell to current price of $5.
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Buffett, Warren
Buffett, Warren
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Buffett, Warren
Buffett, Warren
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Buffett, Warren
Buffett, Warren
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Warren Buffett W. Ann Landers
Warren Buffett W. Ann Landers
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Ann Landers w. Warren Buffett
Ann Landers w. Warren Buffett
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A sort of Sad Bad Boy faced his shareholders yesterday to report first loss in history of his company
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