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Buffett, Blankfein salute Baltimore small-business program grads
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 […]
Combined net worth of America’s richest rises
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 […]
Big day ahead for young entrepreneur from Savage
Krissa Hillman, 11, of Savage, is getting an opportunity few other kids have.
Berkshire amends warrant deal with Goldman Sachs
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 […]
Buffett: ‘No thanks’ on buying Tribune papers
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 […]
Slim world’s richest for 4th year in a row
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 […]
Buffett: Low interest rates have boosted stocks
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. […]
Buffett’s firm buys Prudential real estate network
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 […]
GE earnings rise 49 pct in 3Q; revenue up 3 pct.
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 […]
Gates, Buffett again top Forbes’ billionaires list
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 […]
Fed rejects Bank of America’s dividend hike plan
NEW YORK — Bank of America said Wednesday the Federal Reserve has objected to its plan for raising its dividend in the second half of this year, a setback that […]
Buffett: Economy needs less help from feds
OMAHA, Neb. — Billionaire Warren Buffett said Wednesday the U.S. economy continues to improve and doesn’t need as much government help as it is currently getting. Buffett appeared for three […]
