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Berkshire profit falls 24 percent, keeps Wells Fargo stake

Berkshire is Wells Fargo's largest shareholder. Quarterly net income for Omaha, Nebraska-based Berkshire fell to $7.2 billion, or $4,379 per Class A share, from $9.43 billion, or $5,737 per share, a year earlier. Operating profit, which excludes investment and derivative gains and losses, rose 7 percent to

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Alphabet’s unit discloses Snapchat investment

(Reuters) – Alphabet Inc's venture capital arm CapitalG, earlier known as Google Capital, disclosed an investment in Snapchat by adding the social networking firm's logo to a page on its investment portfolio website. CapitalG has not made a formal announcement and it was not clear when Google made the investment. The …

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GE moving headquarters to Boston for tech talent, tax cut

By Alwyn Scott NEW YORK (Reuters) – General Electric Co said on Wednesday it will move its global headquarters to Boston, tapping the city's technology talent and likely lowering its tax bill as the industrial conglomerate seeks to lift profit and emphasize digital capabilities. “We want to be at the center of an ecosystem that shares our aspirations” as a leader in digital-

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Exclusive: Some Ambac shareholders call on CEO to quit, cite delays in paying claims – sources

Three of Ambac Financial Group Inc's top ten shareholders are calling on its new CEO Nader Tavakoli to step down, according to people familiar with the matter. One of the reasons they give is that he is slow to settle $4 billion in insurance claims in which at least two of them have an interest, the sources said. The policy claims relate to complex financial

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Chipotle ‘confident’ it can stop outbreaks, shares rise

By Lisa Baertlein and Noel Randewich LOS ANGELES/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc executives on Wednesday said they are confident that steps they are taking to tighten food safety at the popular burrito chain will prevent…

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VW says CO2 cheats affect more petrol engines than previously disclosed

Volkswagen manipulated the carbon dioxide (CO2) emission levels of more petrol-powered vehicles than previously disclosed, a spokesman for the carmaker said on Monday. VW said on Nov. 3 it had understated the level of CO2 emissions in about 800,000 cars sold mainly

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Detroit’s Big Three accelerate plans to build more small cars in Mexico

By Paul Lienert and Joseph White DETROIT (Reuters) – Detroit’s Big Three automakers are accelerating plans to produce more small cars for the North American market in Mexico as they seek to reduce labor costs, while using higher-paid U.S. workers to build their very profitable trucks, sport utility vehicles and luxury cars. New versions of several of their popular U.S. compact cars are expected to be made in Mexico, people familiar with the companies' plans …

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VW says CO2 cheats affect more petrol engines than previously disclosed

Volkswagen manipulated the carbon dioxide (CO2) emission levels of more petrol-powered vehicles than previously disclosed, a spokesman for the carmaker said on Monday. VW said on Nov. 3 it had understated the level of CO2 emissions in about 800,000 cars sold mainly in Europe, and consequently their fuel usage. It said then the cheating affected predominantly 1.2 and 1.4 liter diesel engines and one petrol engine, the 1.4 liter motor

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Detroit’s Big Three accelerate plans to build more small cars in Mexico

By Paul Lienert and Joseph White DETROIT (Reuters) – Detroit’s Big Three automakers are accelerating plans to produce more small cars for the North American market in Mexico as they seek to reduce labor costs, while using higher-paid U.S. workers to build their very profitable trucks, sport utility vehicles and luxury cars. New versions of several of their popular U.S. compact cars are…

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