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Obama Calls His Budget Sweeping, Needed Change
Saying he would defend his plan, President Obama cast himself as a populist crusader willing to do battle with special interests.
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Buffett Accepts Blame and Faults Others
In his letter to shareholders, Warren E. Buffett was uncharacteristically critical of himself and the business world at large.
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DealBook: Ask Warren Buffett a Question
A pool of reporters, including DealBook’s Andrew Ross Sorkin, will be on hand at Berkshire’s annual meeting to ask questions sent in by shareholders and the public.
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Sharper Downturn Clouds Obama Spending Plans
The economy is spiraling down at an accelerating pace, threatening to undermine the Obama administration’s projections of growth in years to come.
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Stanford Accused of a Long-Running Scheme
Allegations that the Stanford Financial Group ran a Ponzi scheme broke up a family-like investment firm.
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Military Contractors Await Details of Obama’s Budget
Big contractors await the priorities of the Obama administration and what they mean for the industry.
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Your Money: Braced for a Higher Tax Bill, Some May Dodge the Bullet
Those with incomes of $200,000 to $400,000 may not see as much of a tax increase under the president’s budget as they may have feared.
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Saudi Prince Is Humbled by Citigroup
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A Textile Capital of China Is Hobbled by a Downturn Gone Global
Shaoxing, where 20,000 textile and garment factories once hummed, was a city that globalization built. Now, it is suffering as demand wanes in the U.S.
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Broadcast TV Faces Struggle to Stay Viable
Networks still pull in the biggest audiences, but they are losing the cultural and the financial battle to cable.
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Redstone Gets More Time to Pay $1.46 Billion Debt
The deal with banks gives the media mogul two more years to pay down the debt without having to sell more stock in Viacom and CBS.
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Labor Chief for Movie and TV Makers to Retire
J. Nicholas Counter III spent 27 years as president of the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers and the industry’s chief negotiator.
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Latest Citigroup Rescue May Not Be Its Last
Questions began to swirl after the Treasury Department announced that it would increase its ownership in Citigroup.
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News Analysis: Obama’s Greenhouse Gas Gamble
As part of his budget, President Obama has proposed mandatory caps on greenhouse gases and a system for auctioning permits to companies that emit them.
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News Analysis: ‘Great Society’ Plan for the Middle Class
President Obama’s budget seems aimed more at a middle class that missed out on the boom than at the nation’s poorest.
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House Bill Expected on F.D.A. Control of Tobacco
Both pro- and anti-tobacco forces have been waiting to learn when the Democratic Congress would bring up the F.D.A. legislation.
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Patient Money: Advice to the Jobless on Getting Health Coverage
Even if you can’t afford the insurance your job once provided, you may still have options to guard against medical bills.
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Shortcuts: Rethinking College Prep Costs in Tough Times
Campus visits, private counselors and SAT tutoring can add up to a fortune. What gives a student a leg up and what’s overkill?
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Drug Maker’s E-Mail Released in Seroquel Lawsuit
In an e-mail message, an AstraZeneca physician was praised for doing “a great ‘smoke-and-mirrors’ job” in muting adverse data.
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Ireland? Iceland? Doubts on Doomsday Scenario in Eire
The stunning economic fall of Iceland late last year has ignited fears that Ireland may suffer a similar fate.
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