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Berkshire Hathaway reported today that its net worth fell in 2008 by $11.5 billion, a decline reducing its per-share book value by 9.6%. That was Berkshire’s worst result in the 44 years that Chairman Warren Buffett has run the company and, in fact, only the second decline in that period. The other drop was 6.2% [...]
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Warren Buffett on Saturday deemed Berkshire Hathaway’s 2008 earnings and investment performances “unsatisfactory.” Judging by some unusual recent action in Berkshire shares, he isn’t alone in that assessment.
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Private-equity firm suspends its dividend following wider-than-expected Q4 loss.
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After 35 years on the job, Manhattan District Attorney Robert Morgenthau said on Friday he will not seek re-election to a position in which he has focused in recent years on prosecuting serious financial crimes
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A combative President Barack Obama warned he was bracing for a fight against powerful lobbyists and special interests who sought to pick apart the $3,550bn budget he wants to advance his agenda of reform
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