SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch)
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway late Friday posted third-quarter operating earnings of $3.8 billion, or $2,309 per Class A share, up 37% from the same 2010 period.
Berkshire said its derivative losses spiked to $1….
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SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch)
Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou survived a vote of confidence after calling for a new government coalition to lead the debt-strapped country, according to reports late Friday.
Earlier in the week, Papandreou roiled …
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch)
U.S. stocks closed lower Friday, breaking a string of weekly gains as worries about Greece’s future in the euro zone overrode mildly positive U.S. data.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 61.23 points, or 0.5%, to …
LONDRES, (Reuters)
El sector de servicios de la zona euro se debilitó más de lo anunciado originalmente en el mes de octubre por los efectos negativos de la crisis de deuda en la tónica empresarial, según reveló el viernes un sondeo
El índic…
MADRID, (Reuters)
El sector de los servicios contratados en España descendió mucho más que lo esperado en octubre, alcanzando su nivel más bajo en más de dos años y alimentando las expectativas de que la economía del país se contraerá en …
LONDON (MarketWatch)
The Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC UK, the partially nationalized British bank, swung to a 2 billion pound ($3.2 billion) pretax profit in the third quarter, compared to a £1.56 billion loss in the same period last year.
Steph…
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch)
Advanced Micro Devices Inc. said Thursday afternoon that it is laying off about 1,400 workers in an effort to lower costs.
In a statement after the market close, AMD said it expects the restructuring move to result in …
NEW YORK (MarketWatch)
U.S. stocks ended strongly higher Thursday as the European Central Bank’s surprise interest rate cut and Greece’s cancellation of a referendum on its bailout package inspired confidence about the region’s ability to deal w…
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch)
Factory orders edged up 0.3% to $453.5 billion in September, the Commerce Department said Thursday.
Shipments also rose 0.3% while inventories gained 0.1%.
Economists polled by MarketWatch had anticipated a 0.1% fall for Sept…
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch)
Activity in the service sectors of the U.S. economy expanded at slightly slower pace in October, the Institute for Supply Management reported Thursday.
The ISM non-manufacturing index inched lower to 52.9% from 53.0% in Septem…