Apr 18 2012

Buffett Tells FBN Cancer Won’t Interfere With Duties – Fox Business

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Buffett Tells FBN Cancer Won't Interfere With Duties
Fox Business
By Dunstan Prial Warren Buffett told FOX Business' Liz Claman Wednesday that he doesn't expect his recently diagnosed prostate cancer to “interfere” with his ability to handle the day-to-day management of his holding company Berkshire Hathaway.
Warren Buffett has prostate cancer, sees no dangerReuters
Who Are Leading Candidates to Be Warren Buffett's Successor?CNBC.com
Warren Buffett has prostate cancer that is “not remotely life threatening”Washington Post
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Spain has few ways to pressure Argentina over YPF
Reuters
* Argentina has long defied international investors * Under trade rules, Spain cannot limit imports from Argentina * A quarter of international disputes are against Argentina By Fiona Ortiz MADRID, April 18 (Reuters) – Spain has threatened to retaliate
Spain Worries Other Spanish Companies Could Suffer YPF's FateWall Street Journal
EU condemns Argentinian seizure of YPFFinancial Times
Billionaire Eskenazis Risk $ 2 Billion Default as YPF SeizedSan Francisco Chronicle
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USA TODAY
Citigroup's Chief Rebuffed On Pay by Shareholders
CNBC.com
In a stinging rebuke, Citigroup shareholders rebuffed on Tuesday the bank's $ 15 million pay package for its chief executive, Vikram S. Pandit, marking the first time that stock owners have united in opposition to outsized compensation at a financial
Citigroup Investors Vote Down CEO's Lavish Pay PackageTIME
Citigroup shareholders reject fat executive pay packageUSA TODAY
Citigroup's Shareholder Revolt Reverberates On Wall StreetHere And Now
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BP, Plaintiffs' Lawyers Submit Proposed Spill Accord Terms
BusinessWeek
By Margaret Cronin Fisk and Jef Feeley on April 18, 2012 BP Plc (BP/) and lawyers suing the company over the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill submitted the proposed settlement agreement to the federal judge in New Orleans overseeing the litigation.
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FRANCE 24
US faces big tax, budget test at year end: Geithner
Reuters
| WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The government will face a major test on whether it has the capacity to govern when it faces big tax and budget decisions at the end of the year, US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said on Wednesday.
U.S. supports boosting IMF firepower: GeithnerMarketWatch
Geithner: China Still Has 'A Long Way To Go' On Yuan ReformWall Street Journal
US welcomes China's yuan reformsAFP
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Apr 18 2012

Warren Buffett has prostate cancer, sees no danger – Reuters

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Warren Buffett has prostate cancer, sees no danger
Reuters
By Ben Berkowitz (Reuters) – Berkshire Hathaway Inc Chief Executive Warren Buffett said he has stage 1 prostate cancer but his condition "is not remotely life-threatening or even debilitating in any meaningful way." Buffett, the world's third-richest
Warren Buffett has prostate cancer that is “not remotely life threatening”Washington Post
Warren Buffett Diagnosed With Prostate Cancer: Hot TrendsTheStreet.com
Berkshire shares dip on Buffett cancer newsChicago Tribune
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Spain Worries Other Firms Could Suffer YPF's Fate
Wall Street Journal
By ILAN BRAT And ART PATNAUDE MADRID—A top Spanish government official indicated some of the country's blue-chip companies could suffer a similar potential fate as Repsol YPF SA's local unit. Spanish Industry Minister José Manuel Soria said Spanish
Billionaire Eskenazis Risk $ 2B Default As YPF SeizedBusinessWeek
Billionaire Eskenazis Risk $ 2 Billion Default as YPF SeizedSan Francisco Chronicle
'Repsol will fight Argentina's nationalisation of oil'BBC News
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Telegraph.co.uk
GLOBAL MARKETS-Euro zone tensions boost German debt, sterling jumps
Reuters
* Euro zone worries send German borrowing costs to record low * Sterling jumps as BoE signals inflation concerns rise * Share markets weaken, earnings growth hopes limit falls By Richard Hubbard LONDON, April 18 (Reuters) – Fears of a resurgence in the
Spanish Banks' Bad Debt Hits HighWall Street Journal
Spain's Surging Bad Loans Cast Doubts on Bank Cleanup PlanSan Francisco Chronicle
Spanish banks' bad loans rise to highest level since 1994Telegraph.co.uk
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Apr 18 2012

Citigroup shareholders reject fat executive pay package – USA TODAY

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Citigroup shareholders reject fat executive pay package
USA TODAY
By Pallavi Gogoi, AP NEW YORK – Citigroup (C) has become the first Wall Street bank to get a thumbs-down from shareholders over outsize executive pay. By Mark Lennihan, AP By Mark Lennihan, AP At its annual meeting Tuesday, 55% of the bank's
Citigroup investors give thumbs down to exec payCBS News
Citigroup's Chief Rebuffed on Pay by ShareholdersNew York Times
Citigroup Investors Reject Management Compensation PlanBloomberg
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Warren Buffett Diagnosed With Prostate Cancer: Hot Trends
TheStreet.com
By Brittany Umar 04/18/12 – 08:32 AM EDT NEW YORK (TheStreet) — Popular searches on the Internet include Warren Buffett, after the 81-year old billionaire investor announced he has been diagnosed with stage-one prostate cancer.
Warren Buffett's Cancer Raises Questions About Berkshire SuccessionTIME
Warren Buffett diagnosed with early prostate cancerFox News
Warren Buffett Diagnosed with Early Stage Prostate CancerFirst Coast News
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AFP
Repsol demands fair price for YPF from Argentina
AFP
MADRID — The head of Spanish oil group Repsol warned Wednesday that the Argentinian government must pay a fair price for its expropriation of the group's YPF subsidiary. Repsol executive chairman Antonio Brufau values the firm's 57.4-percent stake in
'Repsol will fight Argentina's nationalisation of oil'BBC News
Spain Worries Other Spanish Companies Could Suffer YPF's FateFox Business
European Stocks Decline; Repsol Retreats on Dispute in ArgentinaSan Francisco Chronicle
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Stock futures slip after strong gains, earns eyed
Reuters
By Chuck Mikolajczak | NEW YORK (Reuters) – Stock index futures dipped on Wednesday after the S&P 500 tallied its biggest gain in a month and ahead of another round of corporate earnings. The benchmark S&P on Tuesday climbed 1.55 percent,
Higher open ahead, supported by earningsCNBC.com

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Italy Raises 2013 Deficit Target to 0.5% of GDP From 0.1%
Bloomberg
Italy's government revised its budget-deficit goal next year to 0.5 percent of gross domestic product from a previous target of 0.1 percent, the Cabinet said in an e-mailed statement after a meeting in Rome. Italy's economy will shrink 1.2 percent this
Italy raises 2013 budget deficit goalReuters
Italy Puts Back Balanced Budget Goal by a YearCNBC.com
Italian govt set to warn on further slowdownDailyFinance

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Apr 18 2012

Warren Buffett has prostate cancer – WTNH

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Warren Buffett has prostate cancer
WTNH
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Warren Buffett says he has been diagnosed with early-stage prostate cancer but the 81-year-old chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. is giving no indication he plans on retiring any time soon. The billionaire investing legend
Prognosis likely good for Buffett, despite prostate cancermsnbc.com
Warren Buffett diagnosed with early stage prostate cancerUSA TODAY
Revealing Prostate Cancer, Buffett Plays Down EffectNew York Times
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FOREX-Euro dips vs dlr, investors still wary on Spain
Reuters
* Euro pressured by Sarkozy comments on exchange rate * Market bracing for Spanish bond auction on Thursday * Yen falters as Japan trade deficit, easing in focus By Nia Williams LONDON, April 18 (Reuters) – The euro fell against the dollar on Wednesday
European Stocks LowerWall Street Journal
Germany Opposes Plan To Allow Banks To Tap Euro Bailout Fund-ReportFox Business
European shares ease on Eurozone debt fearsEconomic Times
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Moneycontrol.com
Argentina's critics are wrong again about renationalising oil
The Guardian
The Argentinian government's decision to renationalise the oil and gas company YPF has been greeted with howls of outrage, threats, forecasts of rage and ruin, and a rude bit of name-calling in the international press. We have heard all this before.
Repsol Share Drop Continues After Argentina's YPF SeizureFox Business
YPF oil: Spain threatens retaliation against ArgentinaBBC News
Repsol nearly pricing in the worstReuters Blogs (blog)
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USA TODAY
Stocks: Investors take a break
CNN
By CNNMoney staff @CNNMoneyMarkets April 18, 2012: 6:23 AM ET NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — US stocks were poised for a flat open Wednesday, as investors await the latest news from Europe and US companies. The Dow Jones industrial average (INDU),
US Futures FlatWall Street Journal
Asia stocks jump on earnings, Spain debt auctionBusinessWeek
US stocks jump after strong profits; Spain soothes The Associated Press
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Bloomberg
Spain banks' bad loans highest since Oct '94
Reuters
| MADRID (Reuters) – Spanish banks' bad loans rose to their highest level since October 1994 in February, to 8.2 percent of their credit portfolios, Bank of Spain data showed on Wednesday, as the sector continues to battle sliding house prices and a
Spanish Banks' Bad Loans Ratio Hits 17-Year HighNASDAQ
Spain's Surging Bad Loans Cast New Doubts on Bank Cleanup PlanBloomberg
Spanish Bad Loans Cast Doubt on Cost of Rescuing BanksBusinessWeek
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Apr 18 2012

Argentine move to seize YPF scuppers Sinopec deal – Reuters

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Argentine move to seize YPF scuppers Sinopec deal
Reuters
By Charlie Zhu and Jim Bai | HONG KONG/BEIJING (Reuters) – Argentina's move to nationalize local oil company YPF (YPFD.BA), controlled by Spain's Repsol (REP.MC), has scuppered years of planning by China's Sinopec Group to buy the South American
Hague attacks Argentine seizure of Spanish oil assetsTelegraph.co.uk
The Oil War Between Spain and ArgentinaTIME
European Stock-Index Futures Decline; Repsol May MoveBloomberg
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CBS News
Italy Puts Back Balanced Budget Goal By a Year
CNBC.com
Italy will delay by a year its plan to balance the budget in 2013 due to a weakening economic outlook, according to a draft document due to be approved by the cabinet of Prime Minister Mario Monti on Wednesday. The draft Economic and Financial document
Debt crisis: liveTelegraph.co.uk
Italy to delay balanced budget by a year: reportMarketWatch
Fiscal risks retreating as deficits shrink: IMFReuters
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AFP
Intel quarterly profit drops 13 per cent
Economic Times
SAN FRANCISCO: Intel has reported that its profit in the most recent quarter fell nearly 13 percent, but the results still beat analysts' estimates. In the company's 2012 first quarter ending March 31, Intel posted the net income of $ 2.74 billion,
Intel, IBM See Sales Stall as Europe Crisis Crimps OrdersBusinessWeek
European crisis drags IBM, Intel revenuesTimes of India
Intel eyes sales pickup, investors cautiousReuters
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CNN
On the Call: Goldman Sachs CFO on banker turnover
BusinessWeek
By AP Goldman Sachs' chief financial officer David Viniar fielded a question Tuesday about an exodus of some of the bank's top producers. Viniar, speaking with analysts on a conference call to discuss first-quarter earnings, said it was just a natural
Goldman dials back risk, profit fallsReuters
Goldman Sachs 1Q Net Off 23%; Revenue Better Than SeenWall Street Journal
Goldman Sachs' net income more than doubles, but the gain masks a revenue declineWashington Post
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AFP
Douglas Rises as LVMH Said to Express Interest: Frankfurt Mover
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Douglas Holding AG (DOU) rose in Frankfurt as LVMH (MC) Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA may be prepared to discuss a deal with the German perfume and makeup retailer. Douglas jumped as much as 2.9 percent to 35.20 euros as of 9:06 am LVMH shares fell 1
LVMH Q1 sales up 25 pct, says Asia strongReuters
LVMH Q1 Revenues Rise – UpdateNASDAQ
Luxury group LVMH says Q1 sales leap 25%AFP
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Apr 18 2012

Warren Buffett’s Prostate Cancer is Hardly a Surprise: 80% of 80 Year Olds Get It – Forbes

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Warren Buffett's Prostate Cancer is Hardly a Surprise: 80% of 80 Year Olds Get It
Forbes
It's not really a surprise that Warren Buffett has prostate cancer: some 80% of 80 year olds get the disease. Well, OK, 80% of 80 year old men do that is. And almost all go on to live for many years and die of something else. For prostate cancer tends
Buffett says he has early-stage cancerBoston Globe
Prostate cancer found in BuffettPhiladelphia Inquirer
Warren Buffett diagnosed with early-stage prostate cancerTulsa World
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New York Times
Citigroup Shareholders Reject Executive Pay Plan
New York Times
By JESSICA SILVER-GREENBERG and NELSON D. SCHWARTZ In a stinging rebuke, Citigroup shareholders rebuffed on Tuesday the bank's $ 15 million pay package for its chief executive, Vikram S. Pandit, marking the first time that stock owners have united in
Citigroup shareholders revolt over chief executive Vikram Pandit's payTelegraph.co.uk
Citigroup Investors Reject Pay PlanWall Street Journal
Citigroup shareholders vote against top executives' pay packages at annual meetingWashington Post

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CBC.ca
European Stocks Slightly Lower
Wall Street Journal
By ISHAQ SIDDIQI LONDON—European stock markets opened slightly lower Wednesday as investors refrained from building exposure ahead of key upcoming data and events this week, while the International Monetary Fund's upward revision of its world gross
Shares buoyed by easing worries over Spanish debtReuters
Spanish Banks Gorging on Sovereign Bonds Shifts Risk to TaxpayerBloomberg
Dollar mixed after positive German dataBusinessWeek
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Apr 18 2012

Buffett has prostate cancer – Detroit Free Press

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Sydney Morning Herald
Buffett has prostate cancer
Detroit Free Press
Warren Buffett is telling shareholders in an open letter that he has been diagnosed with early-stage prostate cancer. The 81-year-old billionaire investor and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway says in the letter, released Tuesday, that his condition is "not
Revealing prostate cancer, Warren Buffett plays down effectEconomic Times
Warren Buffett says has early prostate cancer The Associated Press
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Telegraph.co.uk
Citigroup shareholders revolt over chief executive Vikram Pandit's pay
Telegraph.co.uk
Citigroup shareholders have emphatically rejected the bank's executive pay plan in a major embarrassment for one of the world's biggest banks. Just 45pc of Citi's investors supported the $ 15m (£9m) that the bank paid chief executive Vikram Pandit for
Citigroup investors give thumbs down to exec payBusinessWeek
Citigroup Shareholders Reject Executive Pay PlanNew York Times
Citigroup shareholders vote against top executives' pay packages at annual meetingWashington Post
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Telegraph.co.uk
European Stock-Index Futures Decline; Repsol May Move
Bloomberg
European stock futures declined as companies including Tesco Plc (TSCO) and Heineken NV reported financial results. US index futures were little changed, while Asian shares advanced. BHP Billiton Ltd. may move after reporting an increase in
Argentine move to seize YPF scuppers Sinopec dealChicago Tribune
Spanish PM upset at Argentina's oil co. takeoverBusinessWeek
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The Associated Press
Coca-Cola expanding reach worldwide for profit
The Associated Press
By CANDICE CHOI, AP Food Industry Writer – 6 hours ago NEW YORK (AP) — The Coca-Cola Co. is continuing to expand its reach worldwide and turning to a variety of smaller drink sizes to boost profits and keep rising commodity costs in check.
Strong sales sees Coca-Cola profits jump 8 per centNew York Daily News
Coke sales are the real thingMontreal Gazette
Coca-Cola 1Q Net Up 7.9% As Worldwide Volume Rises 5%Wall Street Journal
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BBC News
Intel, IBM See Sales Stall as Europe Crisis Crimps Orders
Bloomberg
Intel Corp. (INTC) and International Business Machines Corp. (IBM), two of the computer industry's biggest bellwethers, posted the slowest sales growth in years as the European slump weighed on orders last quarter. IBM's revenue climbed 0.3 percent to
Intel eyes sales pickup, investors cautiousReuters
Intel: Wait 'til next quarterCNN
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