*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.
By Jonathan Stempel and Jennifer Ablan. OMAHA, Neb., May 4- Warren Buffett on Saturday gave the most extensive comments to date about the future of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. During the financial crisis and its immediate aftermath, Berkshire helped prop up a number of companies, among them blue-chips such as General Electric.
HERSHEY, Pa., May 4- Demolition crews are clearing the last remnants from the Hershey Co. site where the famous chocolate maker gave candy lovers their first Kiss more than 100 years ago.
LONDON, April 29- A lavish gala dinner that was a highlight of the London hedge fund industry's social calendar and counted royalty among its guests has been quietly shelved. The ARK Gala Dinner, which started in 2002, cost as much as 10,000 pounds a ticket, with entertainment over the years ranging from singers Elton John and Prince to a giant mechanical elephant.
LONDON, April 29- A lavish gala dinner that was a highlight of the London hedge fund industry's social calendar and counted royalty among its guests has been quietly shelved. The ARK Gala Dinner, which started in 2002, cost as much as 10,000 pounds a ticket, with entertainment over the years ranging from singers Elton John and Prince to a giant mechanical elephant.
HONG KONG, Apr 29- News and developments in Asia private equity from Reuters News for the week ending April 26.
TULSA, Okla., April 27- There was no doubt in Nora Guthrie's mind where the final repository of her famous musician father's legacy would be.
TULSA, Okla., April 27- There was no doubt in Nora Guthrie's mind where the final repository of her famous musician father's legacy would be. Guthrie was born in Okemah, Oklahoma, about 60 miles from Tulsa, in 1912 and spent his early years there.
TULSA, Okla., April 27- There was no doubt in Nora Guthrie's mind where the final repository of her famous musician father's legacy would be.
LONDON, April 25- Health groups said on Thursday they could rid the world of polio by 2018 with a $5.5 billion vaccination and monitoring plan to stop the disease taking hold once more now there are only a handful of cases worldwide.
WASHINGTON, April 24- The Senate voted unanimously on Wednesday to confirm former Wal-Mart Foundation President Sylvia Mathews Burwell as White House budget director, giving President Barack Obama another negotiator in his dealings with Congress to replace automatic budget cuts and shrink deficits.
WASHINGTON, April 24- The Senate voted unanimously on Wednesday to confirm former Wal-Mart Foundation President Sylvia Mathews Burwell as White House budget director, giving President Barack Obama another negotiator in his dealings with Congress to replace automatic budget cuts and shrink deficits.