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Buffett: Performance streak may end this year
(Reuters) - Berkshire Hathaway may end a long streak of outperforming the S&P; 500 this year, Chief Executive Warren Buffett warned shareholders on Friday, even as he said he was...

Analysis: U.S. economy, more than scary crashes, threatens Nascar
(Reuters) - Horrific race car crashes - like the one at Daytona last week that injured about 30 spectators - are a black eye for the sport. But it's the...

SEC sues over Heinz option trading before buyout
(Reuters) - Securities regulators filed suit on Friday against unknown traders in the options of ketchup maker H.J. Heinz Co, alleging they traded on inside information before the company announced...

Buffett, Brazil’s 3G team up for $23 billion Heinz buyout
(Reuters) - Warren Buffett and Brazilian financier Jorge Paulo Lemann are teaming up to buy ketchup maker H.J. Heinz Co for $23.2 billion, in what could be the first step...

Airbus studies dropping lithium-ion battery for A350: sources
PARIS/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Europe's Airbus is considering whether to drop lithium-ion batteries and switch back to traditional ones on its A350 passenger jet as investigators probe Boeing 787 safety...

Analysis: No rebound yet, but some U.S. companies see European bottom
(Reuters) - The corner is far from turned in Europe, but for some U.S. companies there is a sense that they have reached - or can at least see -...

Michael Dell bets on a private turnaround
(Reuters) - Michael Dell once gave up day-to-day control of the computer company that bears his name - an experiment that went poorly and ended relatively quickly. But now he...

Michael Dell: Repairing a legacy?
(Reuters) - Michael Dell once gave up day-to-day control of the computer company that bears his name - and everything began to go south. Now the billionaire is cementing his...

Analysis: Rate pressures on pensions wipe out billions in profits
(Reuters) - Pension charges wiped out more than $20 billion in fourth-quarter earnings at major American companies, as persistently low interest rates leave some of those with the largest retiree...

Strong banks, energy companies stand out in early earnings
(Reuters) - If the latest week of earnings season has told investors anything, it is that strong banks and energy companies are getting stronger, while weaker banks and technology companies...
