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Boston Globe's big deadline nears without accord

With less than two hours to go before a midnight deadline, The Boston Globe and a key union have not agreed on concessions that parent company The New York Times Co says it needs to keep the newspaper alive.

Bank of America plans to raise $10 billion in capital: report

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Bank of America Corp is working on plans to raise more than $10 billion in fresh capital, even as it and Citigroup Inc launch last-ditch attempts to convince the U.S. government they do not need to bolster their balance sheets, the Financial Times reported.
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Buffett attacks bank tests, eyes flu pandemic

Warren Buffett attacked the government's stress tests of 19 large U.S. banks, saying they failed to properly assess the industry's health, and that he would buy more shares in three big banks Berkshire Hathaway Inc already owns.
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U.S. jobs data a stress test of its own

The U.S. government will release the findings on bank stress tests this week, and data expected to show another month of crushing job losses will also test emerging optimism on global economic prospects.
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Swine Flu: Worst is over

The influenza AH1N1 the virus that has claimed the lives of 19 people in Mexico is on the decrease according to the Federal Health Minister, Jose Angel Cordova Villalobos the El Universal reported.
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East Asia sets up emergency $120 bln fund for crisis

Thirteen East and Southeast Asian countries agreed on Sunday to set up a $120 billion emergency fund for use in an economic downturn, the first independent move by Asia to shield itself from financial crisis.
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Asian nations set up $120 billion crisis fund

Thirteen East and Southeast Asian countries agreed Sunday to set up an emergency $120 billion fund to provide liquidity to any of them in need of help during the economic downturn.
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Obama says financial sector to shrink

The financial sector will make up a smaller part of the U.S. economy in the future as new regulations clamp down on massive risk-taking, President Barack Obama said in an interview published on Saturday.
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Buffett offers bleak outlook for U.S. newspapers

Warren Buffett is fond of newspapers -- he reads five a day -- but the billionaire investor warned shareholders of his Berkshire Hathaway Inc that the reeling industry may never recover because it lacks a sustainable business model.
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Buffett dispenses gloom at Berkshire fest

Warren Buffett told a record crowd at a somber annual meeting of his Berkshire Hathaway Inc that first-quarter operating profit fell and the company's book value declined 6 percent, as the recession hurt many of the company's businesses and investments.
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Buffett dispenses gloom at somber Berkshire fest

Warren Buffett told a record crowd at a somber annual meeting of his Berkshire Hathaway Inc that first-quarter operating profit fell and the company's book value declined 6 percent, as the recession weighed on many of the company's businesses and investments.
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Mexico sees flu stabilizing but world on guard

Mexico's flu outbreak appeared to be stabilizing on Saturday but officials warned it was too early to ease vigilance against an unpredictable virus which still threatens a global pandemic.
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Buffett sees some losses at somber Berkshire fest

Warren Buffett acknowledged on Saturday that his Berkshire Hathaway Inc will probably lose money on some of the derivatives contracts that have prompted some to speculate that the world's most famous investor has lost his touch.
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Buffett says Wells Fargo to ride out credit crisis

Warren Buffett on Saturday expressed strong support for Wells Fargo & Co, one of the largest equity holdings of his Berkshire Hathaway Inc, saying it is a fabulous bank that is well-positioned to ride out the financial crisis.
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Investor activism gains momentum amid crisis

U.S. big businesses are being pushed by lawmakers and regulators to expand shareholder democracy in the wake of the financial crisis -- with executive pay and board of director elections the main areas where changes soon could be on the way.
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Major U.S. carriers cut Mexico service

Major U.S. airlines including Delta Air Lines, U.S. Airways, Continental Airlines and UAL Corp's United Airlines said they were cutting services to Mexico on Friday, citing lower demand for flights to the country hard hit by a flu outbreak.

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