Bill Miller

Washington D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray's Campaign Under Vigorous Federal Scrutiny

The Washington Post | Nikita Stewart | Posted 12.15.2011

Read More: Lorraine Green, Federal Investigation, Bill Miller, Sulaimon Brown, Vincent Gray, District of Columbia, Adrian Fenty, Ronald C. Machen Jr., Howard Brooks, DC News

Federal investigators digging into irregularities in the campaign of Mayor Vincent C. Gray have interviewed several of his associates and election sta...

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Fear Recedes

James Berman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Housing Market, Bill Miller, Unemployment, Gdp, Economy, Stock Market, Panic, 000, 8, Dow, Recession, Hoover, Business News
James Berman

Common knowledge doesn't influence markets, only true surprises do.

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Taking Bets On Freddie Mac, Largest Stakeholder Buys More

Fortune.com | Colin Barr | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Freddie Mac, Legg Mason, Bill Miller, Freddie Mac Holdings, Mortgage Crisis, Business News

Bill Miller is wagering Freddie Mac (FRE) will muddle through the mortgage crisis. Miller's Legg Mason Capital Management this summer boosted its stak...

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Yahoo Gains Support Of Major Shareholder In Proxy Fight

BusinessWeek | Rob Hof | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Steve Ballmer, Bill Miller, Microsoft, Yahoo, Yahoo Buyout, Carl Icahn, Legg Mason, Legg Mason Capital Management, Jerry Yang, Yahoo Shareholders, Business News

With its annual meeting looming in just two weeks, Yahoo is ratcheting up its defense against Carl Icahn's proxy fight with an energy critics wish the...

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Financial Superstar Hits A Rough Patch

New York Times | Geraldine Fabrikant | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bill Miller Legg Mason, Bill Miller, Legg Mason, Business News

FOR 15 years through 2005, Bill Miller, one of the country's most closely watched and widely worshiped stockpickers, made investments that handily be...

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Yahoo's No. 2: No. 2 Shareholder: Microsoft To Raise Bid, Yahoo To Take It

Silicon Alley Insider | Henry Blodget | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Steve Ballmer, Microsoft Yahoo, Bill Miller, Microsoft, Yahoo, Jerry Yang, Legg Mason, Business News

Legg Mason owns 80 million shares of Yahoo and is the company's second-largest shareholder. Portfolio manager Bill Miller has met with Microsoft's Ste...

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Microsoft Urged To Raise Bid By No. 2 Shareholder

Reuters | Muralikumar Anantharaman, Daisuke Wakabayashi | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Microsoft, Microsoft Yahoo, Yahoo, Microsoft Yahoo Bid, Steve Ballmer, Jerry Yang, Bill Miller, Legg Mason, David Filo, Business News

Yahoo Inc's (YHOO.O) second-biggest shareholder urged Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) to raise its $42 billion bid for the Web pioneer and warned Yahoo it has...

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