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2 hrs ago | KTIC

Buffett and Paulson to talk about economy in Omaha

Buffett's and Paulson's will headline Tuesday's Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce annual meeting.

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Related Topix: Warren Buffett, Berkshire Hathaway, Insurance, Investment Services

6 hrs ago | International Business Times

Wall Street rises on Greece hopes, Caterpillar

Stocks rose at the open on Tuesday as investors welcomed talk that debt-burdened Greece could get help from the European Union, while broker comments lifted shares of industrial companies, including Dow component Caterpillar Inc .

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Related Topix: Caterpillar, Manufacturing, Insurance, Financial Markets

10 hrs ago | WFAT-FM Portage

Pulte quarterly loss narrows but misses view

Pulte Homes Inc , the biggest U.S. homebuilder, reported a smaller fourth-quarter net loss on Tuesday, helped by tax benefits, but missed analyst estimates.

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14 hrs ago | Bloomberg

Ex-Morgan Stanley Investment Banker Zaoui Said to Weigh Starting Own Firm

Michael Zaoui , a former Morgan Stanley dealmaker who helped advise Arcelor SA in the takeover by Mittal Steel Co.

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Related Topix: Investment Banking, Morgan Stanley European Fund, Financial Services, Morgan Stanley, Investment Services, Lafarge SA, US News

Mon Feb 08, 2010

Tampa Bay Online

Death row inmate loses appeal to state court

The Florida Supreme Court today refused to halt the execution of a man convicted of murdering a state wildlife officer 25 years ago.

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Related Topix: Prison, Retail, Charlie Crist, US Governors, Pinellas County, FL

Kilsyth Today

Salmond hails energy firm move First Minister Alex Salmond has hailed ...

First Minister Alex Salmond has hailed a French firm's decision to locate a key office in the north-east of Scotland.

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Related Topix: Technip, Alternative Energy, Science / Technology, Wind Power, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Energy

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Caterpillar joins backers of power plant project

Caterpillar Inc., the world's largest maker of mining and construction equipment, plans to join a coalition of companies planning to build an experimental clean-coal power plant known as FutureGen, key politicians announced Monday.

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Related Topix: Manufacturing, Insurance, Caterpillar, Energy, Exelon, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Barack Obama, US Politics, Illinois, Illinois Government

Canadian Television

Toyota stumbles but its 'kaizen' cult endures

The cascading crisis at Toyota Motor Corp. stemming from the massive recall of some of its vehicles is prompting other manufacturers that adopted its production system to ask whether the incident reveals a fundamental flaw in the "Toyota Way." The early consensus emerging from that re-examination is that the auto maker's manufacturing philosophy ...

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Related Topix: Toyota Motor, Automakers, Toyota Prius, Hybrid Vehicles, Toyota, Manufacturing, Insurance, Caterpillar

Seeking Alpha

MDC Holdings Inc. Q4 2009 Earnings Call Transcript

MDC Holdings Inc. February 5, 2010 12:30 pm ET Executives Rob Martin - Vice President of Finance and Business Development Larry Mizel - Chairman & Chief Executive Officer Chris Anderson - Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer Analysts Allen Zelman - Zelman & Associates Nishu Sood - Deutsche Bank Kenneth Zener - Macquarie Capital Josh ...

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Related Topix: MDC Holdings

Realty Times Market

Builders, Ever Hear of the Merkley Amendment?

On Christmas Eve, December 24, 2009, the Senate by a 60 to 39 vote approved the Patient Protection And Affordable Coverage Act .

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, The Association, Health Insurance, Health, Small Business, Personal Finance, US Politics, US News, Senator Jeff Merkley, US Senate, Democrat

Sun Feb 07, 2010

AME Info

Hill EHAF joint venture selected as project manager for the Grand Egyptian museum

Egypt: 1 hour, 21 minutes ago The Ministry of Culture of the Arab Republic of Egypt today signed a contract with a joint venture of Hill International and EHAF Consulting Engineers to provide project management services during the design and construction of the Grand Egyptian Museum.

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Related Topix: World News, Africa, Egypt, Archaeology, Anthropology, Science

Sierra Club Compass

Recap of Yesterday's EPA Smog Hearings

The many people who attended yesterday's Environmental Protection Agency hearings on its proposed ozone/smog rule are calling them a success.

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Related Topix: Environmental Law, Law, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Houston, TX, Houston Metro, Energy, Oil & Gas, Lone Star Technologies

WAFB-TV Baton Rouge

I-10 widening contract criticized

Lawmakers are criticizing a $60 million state contract to widen Interstate 10 in Baton Rouge, saying the project could have been millions of dollars cheaper if the state hadn't decided to replace a bridge.

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Related Topix: Baton Rouge, LA, Baton Rouge Metro

The Honolulu Advertiser

Canal expansion may spur switch to shipping

PANAMA CITY - Chinese toys and sneakers headed to Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and Target Corp.

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Related Topix: Retail, Wal Mart Stores, Warren Buffett, New York, Berkshire Hathaway, Insurance, Railroads, Burlington Northern Santa Fe, Investment Services

Seeking Alpha

The Manitowoc Company Inc. Q4 2009 Earnings Call Transcript

The Manitowoc Company Inc. Q4 2009 Earnings Call February 03, 2010; 10:00 am ET Executives Glen Tellock - Chairman & Chief Executive Officer Carl Laurino - Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer Eric Etchart - President of Manitowoc Cranes Mike Kachmer - President of Manitowoc Foodservice Steven Khail - Director of Investor Relations & ...

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Related Topix: Manufacturing, Industrial Machines, Manitowoc Company

Palm Beach Post

Judge orders quadriplegic's ex to relinquish $1M policy in murder-for-hire

Grossman testifies via by video teleconferencing. 2006 Post file photo Enlarge Photo Ex-husband Ronald Samuels was sentenced to life plus 120 years in prison for Heather Grossman's attempted murder.

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Related Topix: Retail, West Palm Beach Metro, Criminal Defense Law, Law

Sat Feb 06, 2010

Atlantic Yards Report

Hunt claims arena construction has started; Barclays Center web site...

Forest City Ratner has not held the arena groundbreaking parent company Forest City Enterprises in December "anticipated" by January 31, in the fourth quarter of FCE's fiscal year, and title to the land needed for the arena has not been transferred , as anticipated, to the Empire State Development Corporation.

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Related Topix: Real Estate, Forest City Enterprises, Investment Banking, Financial Services, Goldman Sachs Group, Investment Services

News Journal

Ashland reflects on '09 biz successes

ASHLAND - New product development, niche marketing and keeping employees well trained are three ways Ashland county businesses have survived the economic downturn.

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Related Topix: Ashland, OH, Marketing, Ashland County, OH, Perrysville, OH, Loudonville, OH

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Manitowoc Co. losses are smaller

Feb. 3, 2010 7:56 a.m. Manitowoc Co. reported a smaller fourth-quarter loss Wednesday, assisted by lower charges and cost cutting.

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Related Topix: Manufacturing, Industrial Machines, Manitowoc, WI, Manitowoc Company, Janesville Metro, Janesville, WI, Milwaukee, WI

PR-inside.com

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. News Release

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. . Berkshire Hathaway Inc. today announced that 5:00 p.m., New York time, on February 10, 2010 is the anticipated deadline for submission of Forms of Election by Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation shareholders to receive cash, Berkshire stock or a mix of the two in connection with the proposed merger of BNSF with and ...

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Related Topix: Berkshire Hathaway, Insurance, Investment Services, Railroads, Burlington Northern Santa Fe, Santa Fe Energy Trust, Oil & Gas, Financial Services, Energy

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