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Sun, 26 Feb 2012 13:42:22 GMT

Buffett admits being 'dead wrong' on timing of housing recovery but remains ...
Washington Post
OMAHA, Neb. — Billionaire investor Warren Buffett said Saturday that he was “dead wrong” with a prediction that the US housing market would begin to recover by now, but he remains optimistic about the nation's economy. In his annual letter to Berkshire ...
Berkshire Selects Eventual Buffett ReplacementBloomberg
Buffett giving a little thought to bowing outSydney Morning Herald
Buffett Claims Berkshire Intrinsic Value "Substantially Exceeds Book Value"Forbes
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Sun, 26 Feb 2012 14:42:36 GMT

BP oil spill trial to begin
CNN
By James O'Toole @CNNMoney February 26, 2012: 8:41 AM ET NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- It's been nearly two years since the Deepwater Horizon disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, but the legal battle over the spill is just beginning. On Monday, a trial begins in ...
Report: BP ready for lengthy oil spill trialThe Associated Press
Report: BP says oil spill trial could last yearsHouston Chronicle
BP oil spill trial is good business for hotels, restaurants, office rentalsNOLA.com

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Sun, 26 Feb 2012 14:44:30 GMT

EXCLUSIVE - Saudi oil boost could calm markets - US Senator Schumer
Reuters India
By Roberta Rampton | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States should do more to encourage Saudi Arabia to boost its oil production to make up for lost Iranian oil, US Senator Charles Schumer said on Sunday, urging renewed diplomacy as a way to ease the ...
Exclusive: Saudi oil boost could calm markets: Senator SchumerChicago Tribune
In a Nod to Gas Prices, Obama Talks About EnergyNew York Times
Obama Says U.S. Energy Strategy Must Include More Than DrillingBloomberg
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Sun, 26 Feb 2012 10:40:42 GMT

Ford opens new China plant, but is it too late?
USA TODAY
By Chris Woodyard, USA TODAY Ford just opened a massive auto plant in Chongqing, China, in hopes of amassing the same riches as other automakers from one of the worst's fastest growing auto markets. But questions are already being raised about whether ...
Ford plays catch-up in China with new plan, dealershipsReuters
Ford Boosts China CapacityWall Street Journal
Ford on Track to Double Dealerships in China by 2015Fox Business
Bloomberg -Los Angeles Times -Economic Times
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Sun, 26 Feb 2012 14:33:52 GMT

Geithner, Schaeuble Spar Over Debt Crisis
Bloomberg
Enlarge image US Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner US Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner Susana Gonzalez/Bloomberg Timothy F. Geithner, US treasury secretary, speaks at the Group of 20 nations (G-20) finance ministers and central bank ...
At Mexico G20 meeting, emerging markets show growing assertivenessGlobe and Mail
Geithner, Schaeuble Spar Over Crisis as G-20 Hits IMF ImpasseSan Francisco Chronicle
G20 warns on eurozone 'firewall'Financial Times
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Sun, 26 Feb 2012 14:44:50 GMT

Germans overwhelmingly oppose Greek bailout - poll
Reuters India
By Erik Kirschbaum | BERLIN (Reuters) - Germans overwhelmingly oppose further aid for Greece, according to opinion poll released on Sunday, one day ahead of a vote in parliament on a new Greek bailout package where Chancellor Angela Merkel may be ...
Merkel's Coalition Shaken After Dispute Over German PresidentBusinessWeek
EU's Juncker: Hopeful Greece Will Meet Conditions For BailoutWall Street Journal

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Sat, 25 Feb 2012 04:03:51 GMT

Downtown post office's fate remains uncertain
The Commercial Dispatch
A two-pronged proposal, structured to help the US Postal Service recoup its fiscal solvency, will affect Columbus customers, but not in the way many had hoped. Four mail processing centers in Mississippi are slated to consolidate with larger state ...
All North Bay mail processing to shift from Petaluma to OaklandSanta Rosa Press Democrat
Post office: Expect big cuts starting in mid-MayAlbany Times Union
Local post offices brace for closure of Reading mail facilityRepublican & Herald
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Sun, 26 Feb 2012 13:34:36 GMT

At the ECB, the Tweak That Quietly Saved the Banking System
New York Times
FRANKFURT — Central bankers do not like anyone to see them sweat, much less panic. But in November, the temperature was clearly rising inside the battleship-gray office tower in downtown Frankfurt that houses the European Central Bank.
Eyes on Europe to keep risk rally aliveReuters
Euro Gains After Greek Debt Bailout Agreement as Risky-Currencies RallyBloomberg
European Stocks Post Weekly Loss on Greece, Euro-Area GrowthBusinessWeek
Wall Street Journal -MarketWatch -Washington Post
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Sun, 26 Feb 2012 11:01:28 GMT

Iran denies Greece oil shipment of 500000 barrels: report
Reuters
| TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran has refused to give Greece a shipment of 500000 barrels of crude oil in a retaliatory measure against European Union sanctions on the Islamic state's lifeblood, oil, the semi-official Fars news agency reported on Sunday.
Oil Caps Longest Rally in Two Years on Iranian Supply ConcernBloomberg
OIL FUTURES: Crude Ends At Fresh 9-Month High On Iran FearsWall Street Journal
Oil prices rising to near 2011 highsThe Associated Press
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Sun, 26 Feb 2012 05:58:26 GMT

Spanish treasure lands after 200 years
Reuters India
By Martin Roberts | MADRID (Reuters) - Coins worth nearly half a billion dollars finally arrived in Spain on Saturday after lying in a sunken warship for more than 200 years and following a five-year legal battle between the Spanish government and a ...
Shipwreck Treasure Returns to Spain From FloridaABC News
Shipwrecked silver begins voyage back to SpainThe Associated Press
Salvaged Treasure en Route to SpainFox News

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