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Buffett warns US is in recession

By Krishna Guha in Washington

Published: March 4 2008 02:00 | Last updated: March 4 2008 02:00

The US is in recession by "any common sense definition" of the word, billionaire investor Warren Buffett said yesterday, as the US dollar fell to an all-time low against the euro and oil surged to a fresh high.

Mr Buffett told CNBC that while the US might not have met the formal tests of recession, "most people's situation - certainly their net worth - has been heading south for a while now".

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