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See http://www.ft.com/servicestools/help/terms#legal1 for the terms and conditions of reuse.client.support@ft.com (Client Support)Sat, 7 Nov 2009 02:00:00 +0000Sun, 8 Nov 2009 03:01:25 +0000Newspapers60http://news.ft.com/cms/d1f3ce1a-6bbe-11da-bb53-0000779e2340.gifhttp://www.ft.com/companies/us(PICS-1.1 "http://www.classify.org/safesurf/" L gen true for "http://www.ft.com/" r (SS~~000 1))http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/eefb6170-cb33-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Fushttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/eefb6170-cb33-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.htmlWarren Buffett highlighted his rebound from last year's poor performance as strong stock markets and derivatives gains helped Berkshire Hathaway, his investment vehicle, triple profits in the third quarter to $3.24bn.Sat, 7 Nov 2009 00:37:22 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/db1424b0-cb03-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Fushttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/db1424b0-cb03-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.htmlThe world's biggest private equity company is targeting its competitors and hedge fund managers that have been weakened by the credit turmoil, after it enjoyed a third-quarter reboundSat, 7 Nov 2009 00:30:05 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/84265b16-cae3-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Fushttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/84265b16-cae3-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.htmlGroup of investors free to buy online communications service Skype from Ebay have agreed to give the founders a large stake in the business Fri, 6 Nov 2009 23:40:08 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/8cda0890-cb1d-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Fushttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8cda0890-cb1d-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.htmlUS group finalising plans to make a direct appeal to the shareholders when a 'put-up or shut-up' deadline enforced by the Take-over Panel expiresFri, 6 Nov 2009 22:01:07 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/d039563c-cae0-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Fushttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d039563c-cae0-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.htmlAIG underlined the challenge it faces to retain a viable business and emerge from US government control after reporting a modest quarterly profit driven by accounting gains that offset weakness in its core insurance operationsFri, 6 Nov 2009 20:38:59 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/e3b24d28-cad5-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Fushttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e3b24d28-cad5-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.htmlA PwC plan to help speed up the winding-up of Lehman Brothers in Europe was rejected by the Court of Appeal on FridayFri, 6 Nov 2009 18:09:46 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/3d15d24e-caa5-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Fushttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3d15d24e-caa5-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.htmlThe medical device equipment supplier offered a cautious outlook even as pre-tax profits rose 45% in the three months to the end of SeptemberFri, 6 Nov 2009 09:53:56 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/e1e5229e-caa4-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Fushttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e1e5229e-caa4-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.htmlLachlan Murdoch has upstaged the visit to Australia of his father Rupert after splashing out A$23m on a Sydney mansion sold by the French government's former consulateFri, 6 Nov 2009 08:04:10 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/711ffdfe-ca95-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Fushttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/711ffdfe-ca95-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.htmlThe prescription-drug data provider has agreed to sell itself to TPG Capital and Canada Pension Plan's investment board in what is the biggest such deal this yearFri, 6 Nov 2009 05:55:00 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/ad66e774-ca6c-11de-a3a3-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Fushttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ad66e774-ca6c-11de-a3a3-00144feabdc0.htmlThird-quarter earnings at the US broadcaster showed continued pressure on sales and profits but there was some recovery in profit margins, Les Moonves, its chief executive saidFri, 6 Nov 2009 03:05:45 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/f0a44a56-cb3c-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Fushttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f0a44a56-cb3c-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.htmlNick Reilly's appointment is a testament to his own reputation but also suggests GM's management resources are thinly stretched, writes Bernard Simon in Toronto....Sat, 7 Nov 2009 02:00:00 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/3/dbe386b0-cb21-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Fushttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/3/dbe386b0-cb21-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.htmlThe return of founding fathers has a mixed record in the tech world, but having Niklas Zennstrom and Janus Friis back is at least a good startFri, 6 Nov 2009 23:09:59 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/32a17490-caf9-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Fushttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/32a17490-caf9-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.html Nick Reilly's appointment as head of GM's international operations ranks him right behind Fritz Henderson, chief executiveFri, 6 Nov 2009 17:53:24 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/3/8c1d3204-cae3-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Fushttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/3/8c1d3204-cae3-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.htmlUS authorities have attacked the alleged ring in the Galleon case with a gusto usually reserved for mafia bossesFri, 6 Nov 2009 14:49:35 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/3aff587a-ca75-11de-a3a3-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Fushttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3aff587a-ca75-11de-a3a3-00144feabdc0.htmlNasdaq OMX, the transatlantic exchange, yesterday highlighted how exchanges and trading platforms are struggling to balance the use of cash incentives to attract...Fri, 6 Nov 2009 02:00:00 +0000