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• Change for Israel as public wrath targets tycoons Friday, 10 May 2013 | 7:31 AM ET

  JERUSALEM, May 10- He was once celebrated for his vast fortune and daring deals, but when Israeli tycoon Nochi Dankner was about to catch a break from the bank on his massive debts, public outrage kicked in.

• Hitachi forecasts 18.5 pct rise in full-year profit, in line with estimates Friday, 10 May 2013 | 2:24 AM ET

  TOKYO, May 10- Hitachi Ltd forecast an 18.5 percent jump in operating profit for this fiscal year, in line with expectations, as the electronics conglomerate reaps the benefits of a weaker yen while projecting a pickup in economic recovery both at home and abroad.

• Hong Kong shares to open up 0.5 pct, Citic Pacific rises Wednesday, 8 May 2013 | 9:25 PM ET

  HONG KONG, May 9- Hong Kong shares were set to start higher on Thursday, with steel conglomerate Citic Pacific rising 1.6 percent to be the top percentage gainer among Hang Seng Index components. The Hang Seng Index was set to open up 0.5 percent at 23,353.68.

• U.S. companies' overseas earnings hit record $1.9 trillion -study Wednesday, 8 May 2013 | 2:55 PM ET

  *Push for tax holiday meets opposition in Congress. NEW YORK, May 8- Large U.S. companies boosted their offshore earnings by 15 percent last year to a record $1.9 trillion, avoiding hefty tax bills by keeping the profits abroad, according to a new report.

• UPDATE 1-India's top copper smelter stays shut until at least May 14 Wednesday, 8 May 2013 | 4:50 AM ET

  *Copper imports to India rising- adviser. NEW DELHI, May 8- India's biggest copper smelter will stay shut until at least May 14 when a court will review an environmental case again, prolonging a six-week shutdown which is squeezing local supplies and boosting copper concentrate processing fees in Asia.

• REUTERS SUMMIT-Drug industry CEOs plotting more carve-outs Tuesday, 7 May 2013 | 12:07 AM ET

  *Established drug products in focus at Pfizer, GSK, Sanofi. Bankers speaking at the Reuters Health Summit said the success of transactions such as Pfizer Inc's divestitures of noncore assets and Abbott Laboratories splitting off its innovative drugs into AbbVie Inc had fuelled a wider rethink across the industry.

• REFILE-Buffett devotees stick by him even as growth slows Sunday, 5 May 2013 | 1:28 PM ET

  OMAHA, Neb., May 5- Short-seller Douglas Kass, Warren Buffett's handpicked bear, raised a concern on the minds of many shareholders at the " Woodstock for capitalists" this weekend: Has Berkshire Hathaway Inc become so big that it will find it hard to grow?

• Buffett devotees stick by him even as growth slows Sunday, 5 May 2013 | 12:38 AM ET

  OMAHA, Neb., May 5- Short-seller Douglas Kass, Warren Buffett's handpicked bear, raised a concern on the minds of many shareholders at the " Woodstock for capitalists" this weekend: Has Berkshire Hathaway Inc become so big that it will find it hard to grow?

• UPDATE 3-Warren Buffett maps out hopes for Berkshire without him Saturday, 4 May 2013 | 5:09 PM ET

  *Annual meeting opens with Buffett-Bon Jovi duet. OMAHA, Neb., May 4- Warren Buffett on Saturday gave the most extensive comments to date about the future of Berkshire Hathaway Inc after he is gone, saying he still expects the conglomerate to be a partner of choice for distressed companies.

• HIGHLIGHTS-Berkshire Hathaway's annual meeting of shareholders Saturday, 4 May 2013 | 1:43 PM ET

  OMAHA, Neb., May 4- More than 35,000 people descended on Omaha, Nebraska, on Saturday for the annual shareholder meeting of Warren Buffett's ice cream-to-insurance conglomerate, Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Following are selected comments by Buffett, Vice Chairman Charlie Munger and other Berkshire executives on a broad range of topics:.

• UPDATE 2-Buffett says people will still call Berkshire when he's gone Saturday, 4 May 2013 | 1:40 PM ET

  *Annual meeting opens with Buffett-Bon Jovi duet. OMAHA, Neb., May 4- Warren Buffett and the board of his conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway Inc are "solidly in agreement" on who should be the company's next chief executive, he said at Berkshire's annual shareholder meeting on Saturday.

• UPDATE 1-Buffett says he, Berkshire board in agreement on next CEO Saturday, 4 May 2013 | 11:27 AM ET

  *Annual meeting opens with Buffett-Bon Jovi duet. OMAHA, Neb., May 4- Warren Buffett and the board of his conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway Inc are "solidly in agreement" on who should be the company's next chief executive, he said at Berkshire's annual shareholder meeting on Saturday.

• Buffett says he, Berkshire board in agreement on next CEO Saturday, 4 May 2013 | 11:01 AM ET

  OMAHA, Neb., May 4- Warren Buffett and the board of his conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway Inc are "solidly in agreement" on who should be the company's next chief executive, he said at Berkshire's annual shareholder meeting on Saturday. "The key is preserving a culture and having a successor, a CEO that will have more brains, more energy, more passion for it than even I have...

• GE gets U.S. antitrust approval to buy oil pump maker Lufkin Friday, 3 May 2013 | 11:39 AM ET

  WASHINGTON, May 3- General Electric Co has won U.S. antitrust approval to buy oilfield pump maker Lufkin Industries Inc, a $2.98 billion deal that will allow GE to sharply increase its presence in the fast-growing market to extract oil and natural gas from shale.

• INTERVIEW-Brazil's Odebrecht plans $20 bln spend, targets Peru as key investment Wednesday, 1 May 2013 | 10:52 PM ET

  LIMA, May 1- Brazilian conglomerate Odebrecht plans to invest $20 billion globally over the next three years, mostly in Latin America and much of it in Peru, the company's chief executive said on Wednesday. Chief Executive Marcelo Odebrecht said about 85 percent of overall investments would be made in Latin America.

• WRAPUP 1-Major media companies top estimates in shaky ad market Wednesday, 1 May 2013 | 11:46 AM ET

  *Time Warner, Comcast, Viacom all top Wall St estimates. May 1- Some of the biggest U.S. media conglomerates beat earnings expectations on Wednesday, though Time Warner Inc, Viacom Inc and Comcast Corp all showed signs of being susceptible to swings in TV advertising revenue.

• UPDATE 1-Dubai developers talk tall and big amid propety recovery Wednesday, 1 May 2013 | 10:18 AM ET

  DUBAI, May 1- The Dubai builder of the world's highest tower, the Burj Khalifa, hinted it might develop an even taller skyscraper and two conglomerates outlined grandiose real estate plans, underscoring recovery in the emirate's bombed-out property sector.

• GLOBAL MARKETS-Shares edge up, but set for worst week since June Friday, 19 Apr 2013 | 8:09 AM ET

  With investors lured back by the recent drop in prices and sentiment lifted by robust earnings from manufacturing giant and global conglomerate General Electric, futures prices pointed to Wall Street breaking its two-day run of falls.

• UPDATE 1-GE profit meets Street on strong jet engine sales Friday, 19 Apr 2013 | 7:22 AM ET

  April 19- General Electric Co reported a first-quarter profit in line with Wall Street's expectations on Friday, as the conglomerate sold more jet engines and shed its stake in NBC Universal.

• UPDATE 4-GE trims profit outlook on Europe weakness; stock slumps Friday, 19 Apr 2013 | 12:15 AM ET

  Revenue up slightly to $35 billion, beats Street. April 19- General Electric Co warned of slowing profit growth in its industrial businesses due to weakness in Europe and sliding turbine sales, unnerving Wall Street and pushing its stock down in morning trading. But he said he still expects overall earnings, which include GE Capital, to improve this year.