Jasmine Simms’ small-business experience can best be described as a trial by fire. Literally. Simms, who recently completed the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses program in Baltimore, started Scrub Nail Salon five years ago as she was weeks away from the ...

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NEW YORK — Life is good for America’s super wealthy. Forbes on Monday released its annual list of the top 400 richest Americans. While most of the top names and rankings didn’t change from a year ago, the majority of ...

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Krissa Hillman, 11, of Savage, is getting an opportunity few other kids have.

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OMAHA, Neb. — Warren Buffett’s company will likely become one of the biggest shareholders in Goldman Sachs Group Inc. later this year, and Berkshire Hathaway Inc. won’t even have to part with any cash to do so. Berkshire and Goldman ...

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Warren Buffett has been buying newspapers recently but says he’s not interested in the big papers owned by Tribune Co. Buffett spoke about his recent interest in the newspaper business on CNBC Monday. His Berkshire Hathaway will own 28 daily ...

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NEW YORK — Mexico’s Carlos Slim remains the world’s richest man for the fourth year in a row, according to Forbes, while Warren Buffett dropped out of the top three for the first time since 2000. And Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg ...

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Billionaire investor Warren Buffett says stock prices have gotten a boost from low interest rates caused by the Federal Reserve’s stimulus efforts. The chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. addressed a variety of topics during an interview on CNBC ...

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OMAHA, Neb. — Warren Buffett’s company said Tuesday that it is buying the Prudential and Real Living real estate franchise and launching a new brokerage brand for those agents. Berkshire Hathaway Inc.’s real estate unit is acquiring the network from ...

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NEW YORK — General Electric Co.’s net income rose 49 percent in the third quarter to $3.49 billion as its recovery from the 2008 financial crisis continues. GE earned 33 cents per share in the quarter, up from 22 cents ...

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NEW YORK — Microsoft Corp. co-founder Bill Gates remains the nation’s richest man by far, as the tech and philanthropy giant took the top spot on the Forbes 400 list for the 19th year running, with a net worth of ...

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