 New York Times | Berkshire Hathaway event celebrates what makes firm unique KRIS Corpus Christi News OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Berkshire Hathaway's idiosyncrasies were on display this weekend, as tens of thousands of people filled an arena to listen to Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger talk business for several hours Saturday at the conglomerate's annual ... Berkshire Hathaway's 1Q Profit up 8 Percent on Paper Gain Berkshire Hathaway event celebrates what makes firm special |
 SFGate | Oculus Rift delays flatten virtual-reality fan fervor SFGate ... to expectations: "The one that hasn't shown up is the one that hasn't lived up to my expectations so far." ___. Follow AP Business Writer Ryan Nakashima at https://twitter.com/rnakashi . His work can be found at http://bigstory.ap.org/content/ryan ... The Oculus Rift, a headset that aimed to revolutionize virtual reality, has run headlong into practical reality |
Amgen Posts 1Q Sales, Profit Jumps, Raises Profit Forecasts ABC News Amgen beat and then raised profit expectations after surging sales of its medicines, tight cost controls and other factors lifted the biologic drugmaker's first-quarter profit by 17 percent. The maker of osteoporosis drug Prolia on Thursday reported ... |
 Washington Post | Japan leads Asia stock gains on central bank stimulus hopes WBOC TV 16 AP Business Writer. HONG KONG (AP) - Japanese stocks rallied Thursday as the latest economic data spurred hopes for more central bank stimulus, leading gains in other Asian benchmarks after the Fed left interest rates unchanged. KEEPING SCORE: ... Japanese stocks rallied Thursday as the latest economic data spurred hopes for more central bank stimulus, leading ... |
 Huffington Post | Focus on the Process--Whether Growing a Business or Publishing a Book Huffington Post Step 1: Research and set a reasonable time frame to accomplish a big goal-whether to start an entrepreneurial business, write a book, increase your gross sales by 15 percent, or lose 30 pounds. Step 2: Break the goal down into manageable, smaller ... |
South Korea's economy grows 2.7 percent, slowest since July News & Observer South Korea's economy expanded at its slowest pace in three quarters during the first three months of this year, as exports and domestic demand sagged due to subdued global demand and heavy household debts. The Bank of Korea said Tuesday that Asia's ... |
Catastrophe exposure grows, says A.M Best The Nation Newspaper “In principle, changes to net exposure in the sample are most likely to result from either: (a) movements in the level of business written on a gross basis by the sample, (b) use of reinsurance which entails movement of exposure into and out of the ... |
Study: No Suicide Risk for Anti-Smoking Pills Chantix, Zyban ABC News Seven years after U.S. regulators slapped their strictest warning on two popular smoking-cessation medicines citing risks of suicidal behavior, a large international study found no such risk. Now Chantix maker Pfizer and Zyban maker GlaxoSmithKline ... |
Daimler Emissions Investigation Overshadows Earnings ABC News German car, truck and bus maker Daimler AG rebuffed questions about an internal investigation into its emissions certifications as news of the probe sent shares lower Friday. Daimler shares were off 6.9 percent at 62.05 euros in morning trading in Europe. |
