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At least one person is likely to buy Berkshire Hathaway Inc. stock sometime soon.

Federal regulators said Wednesday that they are conducting a special inspection of a nuclear power plant outside North Carolina's capital city that was forced to shut down last week after operators discovered corrosion and cracking in the reactor vessel's covering.

CST Brands Inc., one of the largest independent retailers of motor fuels and convenience merchandise in North America, reported that its net income for first-quarter 2013 was $21 million, compared to $14 million for first-quarter 2012, within the range of $17 million to $23 million it announced in conjunction with its offering of senior notes in ... (more)

The city of South Miami, Florida, defrauded investors by not disclosing problems with the tax-exempt status of two bond deals, U.S. securities regulators said on Wednesday in their second municipal bond fraud-enforcement action this month.

Phoenix-based Sprouts Farmers Market, with a thriving location in Claremont, is going public and hopes to raise $300 million in its initial public offering.

Immune Pharmaceuticals Ltd. , a privately held Israeli company, and EpiCept Corporation announced today that Daniel Teper, Chief Executive Officer of Immune, will be presenting at the BioEquity Europe 2013 conference at the Varumottagning Sheraton Hotel in Stockholm, Sweden on Thursday, May 23, at 1:30 PM local time in the St.

Federal and state regulators have given Central Valley Community Bancorp approval to move forward with its acquisition of Visalia Community Bank.

Zeek Rewards is the $600 million Ponzi scheme out of Lexington that had investors around the world.

Brown & Brown Inc. agreed to buy Beecher Carlson Holdings Inc. The purchase price is $360 million, subject to an adjustment for working capital, a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said.

St. Louis-based BacterioScan Inc., is in the middle of a $6 million funding round, according to a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission .

Nearly two years after it landed an $10 million round of funding, motion sensor maker Qualtre Inc.

The new imagery will be used for the Jiayuan brand from The new mascot, named "Jiajia," is a blue magpie, which in Chinese culture is a symbol of luck, happiness, and a "bridge to love." Jiajia is holding Cupid's bow and arrow, which reflects Jiayuan's mission to help singles find serious relationships in a convenient and safe environment.

Rockland Trust plans to acquire Mayflower Bank before the end of the year, scooping up the tiny, Middleboro-based lender for $37.2 million and sending three of its top executives packing.

The $5.26 million package that Chemed Corp. paid its CEO in 2012 passed muster with shareholders in a "say-on-pay" vote at the company's annual meeting on Monday.

At least four Austin-area companies received funding last week to take their businesses to the next level, according to filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission .

Westwood, Mass. based English Helper Inc. has secured a new round of funding. The developer of software to help non-English speaking people learn the English language raised $750,000, according to documents filed by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

Joe Nacchio's scheduled release from a halfway house in September will effectively mark the end of the legal tsunami that resulted from federal investigations of Denver-based Qwest more than a decade ago.

In Harrisburg, Pennsylvania's cash-hungry capital city, local political battles are waged much as they are across the United States: with big personalities and bare-knuckled verbal brawls.

When it comes to corporate compliance with anti-bribery laws, a one-size-fits-all approach may yield the best results, according to Dan Chapman , chief compliance officer at Houston-based Parker Drilling Co.

Trading in the shares of the $45.15 billion company plunged to trade at 1 cent per share shortly before markets closed on Friday.