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Fairfax acquires portfolio of U.S. real estate construction loans for US$2-billion
Shareholders attend the Fairfax Financial Holdings annual general meeting in Toronto on Wednesday, April 9, 2014. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
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Why this money manager favours the oil patch over Silicon Valley
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Man in custody after baseball bat attack hurts two at U.S. congressman’s Virginia office
FILE PHOTO: Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Vir.) questions witnesses during a House Committee on Foreign Affairs hearing looking into the firing of State Department Inspector General Steven Linick, on Capitol Hill, in Washington D.C., U.S., September 16, 2020. Kevin Dietsch/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
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Fairfax Financial more than doubles first-quarter earnings at US$1.3-billion
Shareholders attend the Fairfax Financial Holdings annual general meeting in Toronto on Wednesday, April 9, 2014. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
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Former Scotiabank CEO Brian Porter joining Fairfax board
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Fairfax’s fourth-quarter profit offsets investment losses from rising rates
Shareholders attend the Fairfax Financial Holdings annual general meeting in Toronto on Wednesday, April 9, 2014. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
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Fairfax shares merit consideration for investors willing to look beyond past headlines
Trevor Scott
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Fairfax Financial signs definitive deal to take Swiss Chalet and Harvey’s owner Recipe Unlimited private
Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. is proposing to take Recipe Unlimited Corp., the parent company of restaurants like Swiss Chalet, Harvey's and The Keg, private. A Keg Restaurant in Toronto is photographed on Tuesday, January 23, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov
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Fairfax proposes taking Swiss Chalet owner Recipe Unlimited private in $1.2-billion deal
September 8, 2006, Toronto, ON - Swiss Chalet flagship store on Bloor St. near Bedford will be closing on September 10, 2006. Photo by Brennan O`Connor/The Globe and Mail
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Fairfax Financial to sell pet insurance operations to Germany’s JAB in $1.4-billion deal
Shareholders attend the Fairfax Financial Holdings annual general meeting in Toronto on Wednesday, April 9, 2014. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
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How Fairfax stock taught this investor about the value of long-term investing
Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. has signed a deal to buy the services business of Carillion Canada, which filed for court protection from creditors last month. Shareholders attend the Fairfax Financial Holdings annual general meeting in Toronto on Wednesday, April 9, 2014. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
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Home and auto insurers see profits climb as premiums rise for consumers
Shareholders attend the Fairfax Financial Holdings annual general meeting in Toronto on Wednesday, April 9, 2014. Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. has agreed to sell its interests in the RiverStone Europe insurance business to a fund managed by CVC Capital Partners. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
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Fairfax buys back $1-billion of shares after CPPIB, OMERS investment
Shareholders attend the Fairfax Financial Holdings annual general meeting in Toronto on Wednesday, April 9, 2014. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
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Three stock picks from Matco Financial’s Anil Tahiliani
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Fairfax sells Toys ‘R’ Us Canada to Putman Investments, excluding real estate
A Toys "R" Us is photographed in Markham, Ont., on Tuesday, August 27, 2019.(Christopher Katsarov/The Globe and Mail)
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Fairfax books US$1.4-billion gain after insurance unit in India launches share sale
Shareholders attend the Fairfax Financial Holdings annual general meeting in Toronto on Wednesday, April 9, 2014. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
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Fairfax Financial division teams up with former pro basketball players to launch NBA league in Africa
Players compete on July 29, 2019, at the Dakar Arena in Diamniadio, during the opening of the 17th Basketball Without Borders (BWB) Africa organised by the NBA, the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) and Senegalese Basketball Federation, which brings together top youth players from across Africa to learn from current NBA and FIBA players, from July 28-31. (Photo by Seyllou / AFP)SEYLLOU/AFP/Getty Images
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Fairfax bounces back from early COVID-19 pandemic losses
Shareholders attend the Fairfax Financial Holdings annual general meeting in Toronto.
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Fairfax poised to record large gains as BlackBerry shares soar
The BlackBerry logo located in the front of the company's B building in Waterloo, Ont. on May 29, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Ryan
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Fairfax CEO Prem Watsa touts traditional value investing amid frenzy for tech stocks like Shopify
Prem Watsa, CEO of Fairfax Financial Holdings, speaks during the company's annual general meeting in Toronto on Wednesday, April 9, 2014. Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. is selling its stake in Singaporean insurer First Capital Insurance Ltd. for US$1.6 billion as part of a broader partnership agreement that will ensure the Canadian insurance and investment company receives 25 per cent of the subsidiary's profits. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
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Fairfax selling stake in RiverStone Europe insurance business for $750-million
Shareholders attend the Fairfax Financial Holdings annual general meeting in Toronto on Wednesday, April 9, 2014. Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. has agreed to sell its interests in the RiverStone Europe insurance business to a fund managed by CVC Capital Partners. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
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Why it’s finally time for Canada’s Warren Buffett to shine. Plus, investment opportunities in renewable energy stocks
Turbines at the Burbo Bank Offshore Wind Farm are pictured in the sea off of the coast near New Brighton, at the mouth of the river Mersey in north-west England on October 6, 2020. - Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday vowed to turn Britain into the Saudi Arabia of wind power with a plan to connect every household to energy derived from floating turbines. In a speech closing his Conservative party's annual conference, the beleaguered Johnson sought to regain the initiative with an eye-catching plan to quadruple power generated by offshore wind from 10 to 40 gigawatts this decade. (Photo by Paul ELLIS / AFP) (Photo by PAUL ELLIS/AFP via Getty Images)
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BlackBerry shareholder asks regulators to order vote on refinancing that could allow Fairfax to take control
BlackBerry's headquarters in Waterloo, Ont., is shown on June 22, 2016.
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Streetwise newsletter: Laurentian Bank CEO François Desjardins to exit at end of June
Francois Desjardins, chief executive officer of Laurentian Bank of Canada, stands for a photograph his office in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on Friday, January 31, 2020. /Aaron Vincent Elkaim for The Globe and Mail
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Founder Prem Watsa buys US$149-million of Fairfax Financial stock
Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Prem Watsa speaks during the company's annual meeting in Toronto April 11, 2013. REUTERS/Aaron Harris (CANADA - Tags: BUSINESS)
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Fairfax Financial Holdings left behind amid market rebound
Fairfax Holdings CEO Prem Watsa speaks at the company's annual general meeting in Toronto on April 9, 2014.
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Commercial landlords and big retailers work together to pitch rent relief plan to Ottawa
The Hudson's Bay in Calgary, Alta., Wednesday, March 18, 2020, amid a worldwide COVID-19 flu pandemic. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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Investors sour on Fairfax as stock losses pile up
Investors sour on Fairfax as stock losses pile up
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Toys ‘R’ Us Canada unveils plans to open two smaller stores next year
A Toys "R" Us sign is seen in Montreal on September 19, 2017. Toys "R" Us Canada says it will open two new stores in the first half of 2020 ??? a day after the company's president resigned from the retail chain. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
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Thursday’s small-cap stocks to watch
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Fairfax Financial says chief financial officer David Bonham died suddenly
Shareholders attend the Fairfax Financial Holdings annual general meeting in Toronto on Wednesday, April 9, 2014. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
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Fed up with all the market volatility? This ETF may be the solution
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Possible impeachment could further upend Virginia politics
Virginia Lieutenant Governor Justin Fairfax presides over a session of the state senate. (File Photo).
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Political turmoil in Virginia puts Democrats in conundrum
From left, Attorney General Mark Herring, then Virginia Gov.-elect, Lt. Gov Ralph Northam and Lt. Gov-elect, Justin Fairfax on Jan. 2018.
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Fairfax Financial stands to gain as Greek banks announce merger plans
A woman uses a Eurobank ATM in Athens, Greece, Aug. 19, 2015.
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Streetwise newsletter: Why Prem Watsa sees value in Stelco; Danske Bank whistle-blower implicates other firms in money-laundering scandal
Fairfax Holdings CEO Prem Watsa speaks at the company's annual general meeting in Toronto on April 9, 2014.