Morning Agenda: Buffett Hints at Successor
Date: 02 March 2015
By SYDNEY EMBER
Sydney EMBER
Warren E. Buffett hinted at a successor in his annual letter to shareholders. | Wells Fargo puts a cap on subprime auto loans. | Semiconductor giants agree to merger. | A former Tyco chief’s path to obscurity. | Bitcoin’s true value may lie in its underlying technology.
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What We’re Reading
Date: 03 March 2015
By THE NEW YORK TIMES
Get recommendations from New York Times reporters and editors, highlighting great stories from around the web. Today, great reads from Elisabeth Rosenthal, Donald G. McNeil Jr. and others.
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Morning Agenda: Buffett’s Warning on Banks
Date: 03 March 2015
By SYDNEY EMBER
Sydney EMBER
Warren E. Buffett’s annual letter to shareholders seemed to amp up the pugnacity against the financial industry. | JPMorgan’s business tilts toward the consumer side. | Barclays posts an annual loss. | Britain’s elite are still benefiting from an old tax law.
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News Corp. Set to Rehire Rebekah Brooks, Acquitted Executive
Date: 02 March 2015
By RAVI SOMAIYA
Ravi SOMAIYA
News Corp is set to rehire Rebekah Brooks, former chief of Rupert Murdoch's British media holdings, in wake of her acquittal in phone hacking scandal; she will head efforts to expand in digital arena.
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Billionaire Grocer Is Said to Be a Suitor for The Daily News
Date: 03 March 2015
By RAVI SOMAIYA
Ravi SOMAIYA
Billionaire grocer John A Catsimatidis is reportedly interested in buying The Daily News in New York.
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After 7 Months in Jail, U.S. Journalist in Iran Is Allowed to Hire Lawyer
Date: 03 March 2015
By RICK GLADSTONE
Rick GLADSTONE
Washington Post Tehran correspondent Jason Rezaian, imprisoned for more than seven months by Iranian authorities on undisclosed charges, is finally allowed legal representation; obstruction of right to lawyer is one of many concerns regarding case beginning with July 2014 arrest of Rezaian and his wife, Iranian journalist Yeganeh Salehi; Leila Ahsan, lawyer who defended Salehi, will represent Rezaian.
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Russian Energy Deal Comes at Contentious Time
Date: 03 March 2015
By STANLEY REED
Stanley REED
News Analysis; energy deals with Russia are contentious in time of low prices and Western sanctions, as evidenced by L1 Energy, controlled by Russian oligarch Mikhail M Fridman; firm, newly headed by former BP chief John Browne, is threatening to sue Britain over its effort to block plan to acquire oil and gas unit RWE Dea.
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Hospital Rating Systems Differ on Best and Worst
Date: 03 March 2015
By REED ABELSON
Reed ABELSON
Study published in journal Health Affairs finds four popular national ratings systems used by consumers to grade hospitals often reach quite different conclusions about which hospitals are best or worst; says varying grades can lead to confusion as patients shop for health care.
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3 Attica Guards Resign in Deal to Avoid Jail
Date: 03 March 2015
By TOM ROBBINS and LAUREN D'AVOLIO
Tom ROBBINS
Attica Correctional Facility guards Sean Warner, Keith Swack and Matthew Rademacher plead guilty to misdemeanor charge of misconduct in severe 2011 beating of inmate George Williams; Williams, who suffered broken legs, broken ribs, broken shoulder and other injuries, has filed civil rights lawsuit against guards, who are spared jail time from plea deal in exchange for being barred from working in prison system.
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