Reuters - Class A shares of Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc (BRKa.N) fell more than 12 percent on Wednesday to below $84,000, a 3-year low.

Stocks fell on fears of the fate of automakers and the Fed's economic forecast.

Reuters - A rout in Asia pushed world stocks to their lowest in 5- years on Thursday, while oil fell to below $53 a barrel and safe havens such as the yen gained as economic data indicated a global recession could get even uglier.

As Walgreens formally opens at 1 Times Square on Thursday, executives are describing plans for the giant signs that will festoon the building on three sides.

Buying any sort of high-tech product involves risks not faced with most other purchases. The sweater you get for yourself probably won't cost dramatically less next year or be replaced in stores by a vastly upgraded Sweater 3.0, but your new laptop, camera or phone can become overpriced or obsolete...

The warehouse club operator said that its third-quarter profit rose 24 percent, helped by shoppers hunting for bargains, and it raised it?s full-year outlook.

Reuters - Reeling from a relentless sales slide, Toyota Motor Corp (7203.T) said on Wednesday it would stop all of its North American factories for two days next month, while rival Nissan Motor Co (7201.T) renewed its pessimism over the industry's near-term prospects.

Reuters - Limited Brands , the retailer whose main chains are Victoria's Secret and Bath and Body Works, posted lower net profit on Wednesday and trimmed its full-year earnings outlook.

I usually don't enjoy watching congressional hearings. They are often packed with blustering, long-winded, self-serving speeches that are nap-inducing.

Placing bets over the Internet was effectively criminalized by the federal government yesterday, as lawmakers work to eliminate an activity enjoyed by as many as 23 million Americans who wagered an estimated $6 billion last year.

The only obstacle between kids and their french fries: Mom.

Reuters - Activist hedge fund manager William Ackman on Wednesday urged Target Corp to form a real estate investment trust that owns the land under its stores and spin off a 20 percent stake of that company into an initial public offering.

AFP - The Federal Reserve Wednesday acknowledged the possibility of a US recession into 2009, adding to gloom over the slowing global economy as American and European automakers begged for government help.

Reuters - Citigroup Inc faced a crisis of confidence on Wednesday as investors questioned the survival prospects of the U.S. banking giant, and its shares tumbled 23 percent to a 13-year low.

Reuters - Federal Reserve officials slashed economic growth forecasts through 2009 and some believed even deeper interest rate cuts may be needed if growth slows further, minutes of their October policy meeting show.

The Ford family is paying a heavy price to maintain its controlling stake in the automaker. In less than seven months, the family has lost $533 million on the special shares that give it 40 percent of the voting rights in the company.

Some American officials are on edge following French President Nicolas Sarkozy?s aggressive statements about American capitalism, and his decision to hold his own financial summit meeting.

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Reuters - The U.S. financial system still needs at least $1 trillion to $1.2 trillion of tangible common equity to restore confidence and improve liquidity in the credit markets, Friedman Billings Ramsey analyst Paul Miller said.

When Barack Obama clinched the Democratic presidential nomination in June, Margaret Knox Baum, a supporter from Boulder, Colo., logged on to Craigslist and booked three rooms in a Capitol Hill townhouse for inauguration week.