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Tim Ferguson and Ron Walker founded merchant bank Next Street Financial to focus on underserved, inner-city businesses.

The major business press underplays news from the FDIC that its troubled-banks list soared to more than 550 in the third quarter.

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Michael Evans , the Hong Kong-based vice chairman who was Goldman Sachs Group Inc.

Some of the best investment advice I've ever heard came from "The Great One." But I don't mean Peter Lynch, Benjamin Graham, or even Warren Buffett.

David Gardner's top pick took an epic run of 1,334%! See what he's recommending that you buy NEXT.

Diversified industry and relatively stable housing give residents in these metros a measure of economic security.

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In an interview earlier this month with PBS Paul Kangas, Bruce Berkowitz discussed his strategy of focusing on cash, ignoring the crowd, focusing on the best ideas.

Students at the University of Mary Washington aren't just learning about philanthropy - they're practicing it.

After Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway concludes his deal to buy up BNSF Railway, the investor says he will expect a "reasonable return" on any added capital investment he puts into the railroad "but we're not entitled to spectacular returns." Buffett made the remarks in a television interview for The Charlie Rose Show that was broadcast Nov.

When Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway announced its $34 billion acquisition of Burlington Northern Sante Fe , Buffett remarked that it was a big bet on the long-term recovery of the U.S. economic system.

The last time Berkshire Hathaway Inc.'s stock price took a sharp tumble, in March 2000, it took five years and five months to get back to its previous high.

Meredith Whitney , the analyst who cut her rating on Goldman Sachs Group Inc. last month, said the bank has lost some of its top-performing employees as executives left to start their own investment companies.

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Nov. 22--David Sokol has had to make painful decisions in his first three months as chief executive of NetJets, the Columbus-based company owned by Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway.

Warren Buffett's takeover of Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. illustrates an emerging trend: Takeovers are back.

Warren Buffett met with students from Rice Universitya TMs graduate school of business yesterday.

Q Do any mutual funds mirror Berkshire Hathaway's investment style? - D.G., online A Be careful.

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner urged U.S. banks to boost lending to small businesses and consumers who still face a oevery challenginga credit conditions and rising unemployment.