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Berkshire profit up 25 percent as insurance helps, BNSF weighs

By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) – Berkshire Hathaway Inc on Friday said its second-quarter profit rose 25 percent, helped by improvement in insurance underwriting, investment gains and the purchase of Precision Castparts Corp, Warren Buffett's largest acquisition. But operating results fell short of analyst forecasts, as depressed oil prices and coal demand weighed on volume at the conglomerate's BNSF railroad unit, while units

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PwC must face $1 billion MF Global malpractice lawsuit: U.S. judge

A federal judge rejected PricewaterhouseCoopers' [PWC.UL] bid to dismiss a $1 billion lawsuit accusing the accounting firm of professional malpractice for helping cause the October 2011 bankruptcy of MF Global Holdings Ltd [MGHL.UL], a brokerage once run by former New Jersey Governor…

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Nissan in talks with Panasonic, others to sell battery operations: sources

Nissan Motor Co is in talks with Panasonic Corp and overseas companies including Chinese firms over the possible sale of its controlling stake in a car battery manufacturing venture, sources said. Two people with knowledge of the matter said on Saturday that the Japanese automaker wants to sell its 51 percent stake in Automotive Energy Supply Corporation, which makes lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles. The company is jointly owned by NEC Corp .

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Berkshire resumes buying Phillips 66 stock

(Reuters) – Berkshire Hathaway Inc , the conglomerate run by Warren Buffett, has resumed its purchases of Phillips 66 stock, and spent roughly $832 million in January to boost its stake even as the oil refiner's profit margins narrowed. According to a regulatory filing on Friday night, Berkshire

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Blackstone to take minority stake in NCR Corp: source

(Reuters) – Blackstone Group LP has agreed to invest more than $800 million in NCR Corp that will give it the equivalent of more than a 15 percent stake in the automated teller machines maker, a source familiar with the matter said on Wednesday. Duluth, Georgia-based NCR plans to announce details of the deal with Blackstone, the world's largest private equity firm, by Thursday, the source said, asking not to be identified ahead of any official announcement. Blackstone declined to comment, while NCR did not respond …

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