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• Higher US Bond Yields Could Impede Economic Recovery

  Housing sector most vulnerable if yields keep rising

• Boeing insurer: Too early to say how big 787 claims will be

  *Global Aerospace backed by Berkshire, Munich Re. LONDON, Jan 30- Boeing Co has some insurance in case its aircraft are grounded, but it is far too soon to say whether the problems with the 787 Dreamliner will lead to significant claims, the head of the planemaker's lead insurer said on Wednesday.

• NYSE Sought Bid From Warren Buffett's Berkshire

  

  The NYSE sought a proposal from Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway as an alternative to the ICE merger.

• Faber Report: NYSE Sought Alternative Proposal 

  

  CNBC's David Faber reports the NYSE sought a proposal from Berkshire Hathaway as an alternative to ICE merger.

• Warren Buffett Now Winning $1 Million Bet Against Wall Street

  

  Warren Buffett is now in the lead in his decade-long wager that a stock index fund will outperform a selection of hedge funds.

• UPDATE 2-Buffett's MidAmerican, Sierra Club in coal settlement

  *Sierra Club threatened suit last July. Jan 22- Utility company MidAmerican Energy Co said it has reached a settlement with the Sierra Club over power plant emissions, which includes a pledge to stop burning coal at certain plants over the next few years.

• UPDATE 1-MidAmerican, Sierra Club in coal plant settlement

  *Sierra Club threatened suit last July. Jan 22- Utility company MidAmerican Energy Co said it has reached a settlement with the Sierra Club over power plant emissions, which includes a pledge to stop burning coal at certain plants over the next few years.

• Berkshire Hathaway adds 5k race to sugar-filled weekend

  Jan 22- Warren Buffett, the famed investor and notorious lover of cheeseburgers and cherry-flavored sodas, a competitive runner? Buffett's conglomerate, Berkshire Hathaway, on Tuesday said it will add a 5- kilometer run to the festivities at its annual shareholder weekend this coming May.

• Why Buffett's Real Estate CEO is High on Housing 

  

  Ronald Peltier, HomeServices of America CEO, discusses his bullish outlook on real estate, and the launch of "Berkshire Hathaway Home Services."

• UPDATE 2-Alibaba's Jack Ma to stand down as CEO, move to chairman role

  *To stand down as CEO by May 10. HONG KONG, Jan 15- One of China's best known corporate leaders, billionaire Jack Ma, will step down as CEO of Alibaba Group, the e-commerce empire he founded to tap the nation's enormous online shopping potential, passing the reins to "a younger, better equipped" generation.

• What to Do If You Got Hit by New Tax Increases

  

  Many millionaires are certainly paying at least 30 percent of their income in taxes, a goal President Obama set out in last year's State of the Union address. But they're more likely to be doctors, lawyers and people working in the financial services industry who get the bulk of their earnings in the form of paychecks.

• UPDATE 1-China's plans to ramp up capacity in 2013 adds to solar shine

  BEIJING, Jan 9- China, the world's top energy consumer, will more than double its installed solar power capacity this year from 2012, the government said on Wednesday, driving up shares of U.S. listed Chinese solar companies.

• Anxious to Downgrade, Analysts Missing Something, Says Cramer

  

  Cramer said trigger happy analysts are ignoring several things as they downgrade this group?

• Solar industry outlook still bleak despite recent rally

  *Buffett's SunPower deal to have limited spillover effect. LOS ANGELES/ FRANKFURT, Jan 8- Solar stocks kicked off 2013 with a sharp rally, prompted in part by last week's news that a company controlled by Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc would pay up to $2.5 billion for two SunPower solar projects in California.

• Hong Kong shares may slip, CPIC in focus after Carlyle sale

  HONG KONG, Jan 8- Hong Kong shares could start lower on Tuesday, after Wall Street retreated from 5- year highs as investors took profits on the new year rally which has driven markets near their most overbought state in more than two years. Elsewhere in Asia, Japan's Nikkei was flat, while South Korea's KOSPI was down 0.2 percent at 0104 GMT.

• UPDATE 1-NY can't object to $115 mln AIG shareholder deal -judge

  NEW YORK, Jan 7- New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman cannot stop a $115 million settlement between American International Group Inc shareholders and the insurer's former chief executive and others, a U.S. judge ruled on Monday.

• WRAPUP 1-BofA, other banks move closer to ending mortgage mess

  CHARLOTTE/ WASHINGTON, Jan 7- Bank of America Corp announced more than $14 billion of legal settlements over bad mortgages it sold to investors and flaws in its foreclosure process, taking the bank a step closer to ending the home loan problems that have dogged it for years.

• SEC Drops Case Against Ex-Berkshire Exec Sokol: Lawyer

  

  The U.S. securities regulator has decided not to take action against David Sokol, once considered a possible candidate for the top job at Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway, Sokol's lawyer told Reuters.

• UPDATE 1-SunPower inks $2.5 bln deal with Buffett utility

  u f BC-SUNPOWER-BERKSHIREHAT 01-02 0380* MidAmerican Energy in deal for 579 MW project* SunPower to receive between $2.0- $2.5 billion* SunPower shares close up 9 pct. Jan 2- SunPower Corp said it sold two solar projects in California to a company controlled by Warren Bufr to receive between $2.0- $2.5 billion.

• SunPower inks $2.5 bln deal with Buffett's MidAmerican Energy

  Jan 2- SunPower Corp said it sold two large solar projects in California to a company controlled by Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc, and would receive up to $2.5 billion in proceeds and related contracts.