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Berkshire to Buy Burlington Northern for $26.3 Billion, in Long-Term Bullish Signal BY SCOTT PATTERSON AND DOUGLAS A. BLACKMON Warren Buffett made the biggest bet of his career, agreeing to buy Burlington Northern Santa Fe... [read full story]
Until recently, Lloyd's of London was still processing claims the way it had for 320 years—on paper, paper, and more paper Richard Ward will never forget his first day as CEO of Lloyd's of London, the venerable specialty...
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) - The muted gains in Asia came after data showed the U.S. economy did not grow as quickly as previously forecast in the latest quarter. The U.S. government revised its calculation...
Compass Group, mineral extractors gain in higher London FTSE 100 index up 0.4%; Johnson Matthey and LSE shares decline , MarketWatch LONDON (MarketWatch) -- Compass Group and miners helped British shares advance on Wednesday,...
By Kim Hjelmgaard, MarketWatch LONDON (MarketWatch) -- U.K. platinum refiner Johnson Matthey on Wednesday reported a 20% drop in fiscal first-half profit, hurt by slumping demand for cars. Johnson Matthey...
