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Buffett May Up Berkshire’s Bets on Solar, Wind Power to $30B
Warren Buffett briefly lost track of how many billions of dollars his Berkshire Hathaway Inc. is spending to build wind and solar power in the U.S. That didn't stop him from vowing to double the ...
Facebook’s Zuckerberg, Other Directors Sued Over Pay Plan
Mark Zuckerberg and other members of Facebook Inc.'s board have been sued by a shareholder who claimed a policy letting them annually award directors more than $150 million of stock each if they ...
Allianz SE’s El-Erian: Fed Policies May Have Produced New Bubble
Investors might be surprised to learn that they have a lot riding on something that they pay very little attention to: macro-prudential regulation, or what central banks and other government agencies ...
U.S. Admits it Erroneously Understated Key Keystone XL Pipeline Stats
The U.S. State Department on Friday corrected several errors it made in a key study evaluating the impact of the proposed Keystone XL pipeline, including an understatement of how many people could be ...
Judge Rules Bonus Awards to WTC Cleanup Workers Came Too Soon
A judge acted prematurely in awarding a $55 million bonus payment to thousands of rescue and cleanup workers at the World Trade Center site who settled lawsuits against New YorkCity over damage to ...
Endurance Unveils Exchange Offer for Aspen’s Outstanding Shares
Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd. - bound and determined to acquire Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd. – launched an exchange offer for all outstanding shares of its Bermuda reinsurance rival, dogged ...
Hartford CEO McGee Steps Down for Medical Reasons
Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. promoted Christopher Swift to chief executive officer, replacing Liam McGee, who repaid the insurer's bailout and is stepping down after a medical procedure. ...