Read more Carlos Slim stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/4198/carlos-slim.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 18:33:32 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/60162/savvy-slim-bets-on-nyt-being-a-monopoly.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCarlos Slim, the elusive Mexican billionaire who bailed out the New York Times to the tune of $250 million, is betting that the Times will be one of a very few major-league news organizations left standing when the current newspaper shakeout is over, Lawrence Wright writes in a profile of...http://www.newser.com/story/60162/savvy-slim-bets-on-nyt-being-a-monopoly.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 26 May 2009 18:55:31 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/58956/dont-sell-the-times-yet.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe New York Times ' ruling Ochs-Sulzberger family has a “habit of buying high and selling low,” writes John Gapper of the Financial Times . The clan sold the paper’s old Times Square building at a bargain price and bought back shares near their zenith. Now Arthur Sulzberger Jr., "the daffy...http://www.newser.com/story/58956/dont-sell-the-times-yet.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 14 May 2009 8:15:12 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/58659/debt-may-force-sulzbergers-to-sell-nyt-stake.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Ochs-Sulzberger family may be forced to sell its controlling interest in the New York Times , according to the rival Post, which helpfully points out that family members are also spending far more than they're pulling down at the paragraph factory. Thanks to the recession and the newspaper’s floundering fortunes,...http://www.newser.com/story/58659/debt-may-force-sulzbergers-to-sell-nyt-stake.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 11 May 2009 13:49:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/53070/gates-no-1-on-shrinking-billionaire-list.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThis may not elicit much sympathy, but Forbes ' annual list of billionaires has shrunk from 1,125 names to 793 this year. Bill Gates lost $18 billion but managed to regain the top spot from Warren Buffett, who lost $25 billion. Here's the top 10: Gates, $40 billion Buffett,...http://www.newser.com/story/53070/gates-no-1-on-shrinking-billionaire-list.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 11 Mar 2009 19:34:15 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/50978/new-times-investor-silences-bad-press-times-says.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCarlos Slim has a history of intimidating the press, but not the New York Times , which strives manfully to dish the dirt on Mexico’s richest man today, even though he just lent the paper $250 million. Slim loves making such big investments in media companies, but he hates the spotlight...http://www.newser.com/story/50978/new-times-investor-silences-bad-press-times-says.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 16 Feb 2009 13:20:02 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/48957/does-carlos-slim-want-to-buy-the-times.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagLast week Carlos Slim, the world's second-richest man, lent $250 million to the New York Times Company—but why does he want 18% of a tanking media outfit? Advertising Age speculates that the Mexican tycoon is playing a long game: The loan is peanuts to Slim, but it puts him...http://www.newser.com/story/48957/does-carlos-slim-want-to-buy-the-times.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 26 Jan 2009 7:28:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/48413/slim-loans-nyt-co-250m.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe New York Times Company announced last night that it had cut a deal with Mexico's Carlos Slim, the world's second-richest man, for a $250 million loan. Slim will receive common shares over six years, at the end of which he will own 17% of the corporation. But he will...http://www.newser.com/story/48413/slim-loans-nyt-co-250m.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 20 Jan 2009 6:47:34 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/48232/nyt-courts-investment-from-mexican-billionaire.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe New York Times is in talks with Mexican telecom billionaire and current shareholder Carlos Slim about making a significant investment in the beleaguered newspaper, reports the Wall Street Journal . One possibility under discussion is a preferred-stock arrangement, which would be similar to a loan. Slim's investment would earn him...http://www.newser.com/story/48232/nyt-courts-investment-from-mexican-billionaire.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 18 Jan 2009 10:27:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/37176/mexican-media-tycoon-buys-64-of-new-york-times.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe world’s second-richest man, Mexican media tycoon Carlos Slim, has purchased a 6.4% stake in the New York Times Company. He says the buy was a purely financial—not strategic—move, but analysts say he may be positioning himself to make a play for the Gray Lady, reports Bloomberg....http://www.newser.com/story/37176/mexican-media-tycoon-buys-64-of-new-york-times.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 11 Sep 2008 8:09:00 CDT