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CEO Jamie Dimon: JPMorgan 'benefits from downturns'
Kai Ryssdal Feb 27, 2013
Things that kill mere mortals only make JPMorgan Chase stronger.
Possible funding cuts weigh on researcher
Nancy Marshall-Genzer Feb 22, 2013
Biomedical engineer worries about the future of her research amid the sequester threat.
Merger enthusiasts take note: A lot of mergers end badly
David Weinberg Feb 18, 2013
Multibillion-dollar deals involving Dell, American Airlines and Heinz may portend another boom in giant mergers and buyouts. But historians warn most mergers go bust.
Warren Buffett just put a lotta ketchup in his cupboard
Kai Ryssdal Feb 15, 2013
Berkshire Hathaway and partners make a $28 Billion deal for H.J. Heinz.
Warren Buffett, 3G to buy Heinz, but it's not just about the ketchup
Tracey Samuelson Feb 14, 2013
Legendary investor Warren Buffet announced Thursday morning that his company, Berkshire Hathaway, will team up with a Brazilian-backed investment firm to buy H. J. Heinz, the ketchup maker. The price tag? Just over $23 billion.
Mergers and acquisitions ramp up with American Airlines and Heinz deals
Jeremy Hobson Feb 14, 2013
Investors are digesting a mega airlines merger and major ketchup acquisition this morning. Is the activity a coincidence or part of a larger trend?
The fiscal cliff reprise: Meet the sequester
Jeremy Hobson Feb 11, 2013
There are less than three weeks to go until Washington's latest budget deadline -- the $85 billion spending cut package known as the sequester.
The enduring impact of the fiscal cliff
Mark Garrison Jan 31, 2013
The fiscal cliff debate may have ended on January 1st, but if you thought that was the last you'd heard of it, think again.
What bank profits say, or don't, about the economy
Dan Bobkoff Jan 16, 2013
JPMorgan Chase and Goldman Sachs reported strong profit growth for 2012. But does their success reflect a stronger economy?
Fiscal cliff rewrites the calendar for the IRS
Nancy Marshall-Genzer Jan 9, 2013
Taxpayers will have to wait eight extra days to file returns to give the IRS time to absorb tax changes in the fiscal cliff deal.
