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Berkshire Hathaway Inc. shareholders approved splitting the company's Class B shares 50-for-1 on Wednesday as part of the company's $26.3 billion acquisition of Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. The stock...

Billionaire Warren Buffett gave a big thumbs down Wednesday to investment holding Kraft Foods Inc.'s deal to buy Cadbury PLC for roughly $19.5 billion. "I have a lot of doubts"...

A powerful aftershock sent Haitians screaming into the streets Wednesday, collapsing buildings, cracking roads and adding to the trauma of a nation stunned by an apocalyptic quake last week. The...

Va. police find explosives Bomb technicians discovered a "multitude" of explosives Wednesday at an Appomattox, Va., home where eight people were found dead, police said. The killings launched a manhunt...

Perhaps that loud pregame cheer Derrick Rose received in Oakland, Calif., on Monday served as foreshadowing. The NBA released its list of most popular jerseys Wednesday and Rose vaulted from...

The business dean who landed a $300 million donation for the University of Chicago has agreed to serve at the Yale School of Management in Connecticut, beginning July 1, 2011....

About 1.5 million Graco strollers sold at major retailers are being recalled after some children's fingertips were amputated by hinges on the products. The recall by Graco Children's Products Inc....

Northern Trust Corp.'s stock closed up 5.7 percent Wednesday, to $55.44 a share, as the Chicago-based financial services company reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter results. Northern, which caters to institutions and wealthy...

President Obama advised fellow Democrats against trying to jam a health care bill through Congress after taking a devastating hit from the loss of a Senate seat. He said Wednesday...

Japan Airlines filed for one of the country's largest bankruptcies ever Tuesday, entering a restructuring that will shrink Asia's top carrier and its global presence. Staggering under a $25.6 billion...