Gates, Buffett Talk Charity With China’s Wealthy

Gates, Buffett Talk Charity With China’s Wealthy Two of the wealthiest men in the world — Warren Buffett and Bill Gates, also known in China as “Ba-Bi” — are there on a mission to talk to the super rich about how to give back to society. At a mock, 17th century French chateau, Gates and […]

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A timeline of Madoff’s crimes

Bloggers and news writers are asking many questions about Jobs’ return. Chief among them: Is Apple fine without its chief executive What does Jobs’ health mean for Apple stock And why has Jobs’ health been such a drooled-over story Jobs, a 54-year-old cancer survivor, has been on medical leave for about six months. He had a liver transplant about two months ago

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Despite Signs to the Contrary, Real Estate Will Get Worse

Warren Buffett said that the real estate business his company Berkshire Hathaway owns is seeing a small improvement in housing demand. The National Association of Realtors seemed to confirm his observations when it announced that the index for pending home sales went up in March

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Citigroup’s Surprising Profit: Are Banks Really Out of the Woods?

Citigroup chief financial officer Ned Kelly was trying to explain an aspect of the bank’s better-than-expected first-quarter results on Friday morning when star analyst Meredith Whitney interrupted him. “Could you dumb that down for me?” she asked. It was the question of the week.

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Judge Judy encourages Americans, slams Madoff

Viewers have learned that television’s no-nonsense Judge Judy cuts through the bull and gets to the heart of the matter. On Monday night’s “Larry King Live,” Judge Judy turned her sharp legal mind to matters of the economy, sharing why she thinks Americans have what it takes to navigate the hard months ahead. And she also has some advice for President Obama and sharp-worded assessments of Bernie Madoff and AIG bonuses.

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