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09-23-2013, 03:52 PM
http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/fY4PWKhXwS5nge4e8KptIA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-09-23T193650Z_2_CBRE98M1IGM00_RTROPTP_2_CTECH-US-BLACKBERRY-OFFER-WATSA.JPG (http://news.yahoo.com/blackberry-savior-watsa-investor-long-view-193611072--sector.html)By Andrea Hopkins and Cameron French TORONTO (Reuters) - As soon as Prem Watsa stepped down from Blackberry's board in August, speculation that he would launch a bid for the troubled smartphone maker started to swirl. Six weeks later, the man some call Canada's Warren Buffett has delivered, beginning a rescue project he once said could take four or five years. Just over a year ago, Watsa said BlackBerry was a "Canadian success story," a good buy and a likely turnaround story even though its market share was tumbling. ...



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