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  • *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.

  • Ronald Perelman on Tax Fairness & Big Banks  Thursday, 2 May 2013 | 8:54 AM ET

    Ronald Perelman, MacAndrews & Forbes chairman & CEO; Glenn Hubbard, Columbia Business School dean; and CNBC's Robert Frank discuss whether higher taxes will solve the nation's fiscal problems and weigh in on limiting the size of banks.

  • Independent Perelman Thinks Hillary is 'Fabulous'  Thursday, 2 May 2013 | 8:32 AM ET

    In the third part of an exclusive CNBC interview, Ronald Perelman, MacAndrews & Forbes chairman & CEO, shares his views on dealmaking, political leadership, and tax reform, with Glenn Hubbard, Columbia Business School dean; and CNBC's Robert Frank.

  • Perelman on What's Ailing the US Economy  Thursday, 2 May 2013 | 8:20 AM ET

    In the second part of an exclusive CNBC interview, Ronald Perelman, MacAndrews & Forbes chairman & CEO, discusses how the lack of demand by consumers is disrupting business growth, with Glenn Hubbard, Columbia Business School dean; and CNBC's Robert Frank

  • Perelman Pledges $100M to Columbia Business School  Thursday, 2 May 2013 | 8:03 AM ET

    In a wide-ranging interview, Ronald Perelman, MacAndrews & Forbes chairman & CEO; discusses his generous gift to the Center For Business Innovation, with Glenn Hubbard, Columbia Business School dean; and CNBC's Robert Frank.

  • Girl Scouts Mean Serious Business  Tuesday, 30 Apr 2013 | 2:26 PM ET

    The Girl Scout cookie season will once again rake in record revenues. Many do not realize the scale of the "girl scout economy," reports CNBC's Kayla Tausche.

  • Dream Team of Philanthropists  Monday, 29 Apr 2013 | 4:50 PM ET

    Carlos Slim, joined by five other billionaires, is giving $100 million to the Bill Gates effort to eradicate polio, reports CNBC's Robert Frank.

  • Make-A-Wish CEO Celebrates 33 Years  Monday, 29 Apr 2013 | 1:55 PM ET

    Make-A-Wish Foundation President & CEO David Williams discusses internet hacking, and a new campaign to help raise as many airlines miles as possible to help grant more wishes.

  • Charity shelves opulent London hedge fund gala dinner Monday, 29 Apr 2013 | 10:58 AM ET

    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.

  • Charity shelves opulent London hedge fund gala dinner Monday, 29 Apr 2013 | 10:58 AM ET

    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.

  • Asia Private Equity Weekly News, April 29, 2013 Sunday, 28 Apr 2013 | 10:57 PM ET

    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.

  • Woody Guthrie legacy on display at new Oklahoma museum Saturday, 27 Apr 2013 | 3:33 PM ET

    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.

  • Birdies For Boston  Tuesday, 23 Apr 2013 | 12:51 PM ET

    PGA Golfer James Driscoll grew up just outside of Boston and is raising money to benefit those impacted from the marathon bombings. The FMHR trade viewer tweets.