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Fault Lines: How Hidden Fractures Still Threaten the World Economy, by Raghuram G. Rajan, took home the honors at the Financial Times/Goldman Sachs business book of the year award. Keynote speaker Vartan Gregorian delivered a rousing speech in which he called the print vs. digital debate a false choice.

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FT/Goldman Sachs Book Awards Celebrate Reading in a Digital Age originally appeared on DailyFinance on Thu, 28 Oct 2010 00:00:00.

Filed Under: Technology, Economy, Media, Goldman Sachs , Google , Books

Google is preparing to buy the gargantuan 111 Eighth Ave., which occupies an entire city block in Chelsea. Already home to Google’s New York headquarters, the building is one of the most important tech facilities on the East Coast.

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Google Near Purchase of NYC Landmark Building at 111 Eighth Ave. originally appeared on DailyFinance on Wed, 27 Oct 2010 18:22:00.

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After plunging most of Tuesday on uncertainty about Combs, Berkshire shares recovered somewhat as investors learned more about him. Combs’s Castle Point fund was seeded by former Goldman Sachs CEO Stephen Friedman’s Stone Point Capital.

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Berkshire Investors Struggle With the Todd Combs News originally appeared on DailyFinance on Tue, 26 Oct 2010 16:30:00.

Filed Under: Company News, People, Investing, Goldman Sachs , Berkshire Hathaway

During the depths of the recession in 2009, as millions of Americans lost their jobs, homes and life savings, the highest-paid earners in the United States saw their average incomes increase from $91.8 million in 2008 to a mind-boggling $518.8 million. That’s $10 million per week.

Continue reading Top U.S. Incomes Grew Five-Fold in 2009, to a $519 Million Average

Top U.S. Incomes Grew Five-Fold in 2009, to a $519 Million Average originally appeared on DailyFinance on Tue, 26 Oct 2010 03:00:00.

Filed Under: Economy, Taxes

It’s the moment many in the financial world have been waiting for: a clue about who’ll succeed the Oracle of Omaha as the chief investment officer at Berkshire Hathaway. We’re getting a little closer. Meet Buffett’s top choice.

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Buffett’s New Hire to Manage ‘Significant’ Chunk of Berkshire’s Portfolio originally appeared on DailyFinance on Tue, 26 Oct 2010 01:00:00.

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