Buffett’s winners and losers

A rousing stock rally has repaired much, but not all, of the damage the 2008 market meltdown inflicted on Berkshire Hathaway’s stock portfolio.

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Pizza is king for Super Bowl bellies

Super Bowl Sunday happens to be one of the hungriest days of the year for pizza-lovers, which means a nationwide windfall for pizzerias.

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Dodge CEO: "We cannot screw it up this time"

During the past decade, Ralph Gilles helped create some of Chrysler’s most successful models: the 300C Sedan, the Dodge Magnum, and the redesigned Dodge Charger. But soon after the industry wunderkind became the company’s design chief, Chrysler and America’s auto industry collapsed.

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More registers ringing this holiday season

Americans probably gifted retailers modestly better sales this year compared to a disastrous 2008. Still, that’s no guarantee that consumers’ shop ’til you drop mentality is back

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Fourth-quarter yearnings

It was a passable year, 2009, but I’m not sorry to see it go.

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Holiday shoppers to spend $22.27 less

Nearly two-thirds of holiday shoppers say the economy will affect their buying this year, with the average amount being spent dropping by about $22, according to an industry report released Tuesday.

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All I want for Christmas: A job

Planning on boosting your income this holiday season by grabbing a temporary job in retail? Take a number. Retail employers, who usually boost their workforce ahead of the year-end shopping frenzy, have suffered dismal sales this year and are gearing up for a rough holiday season.

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Personal bankruptcies hits a 4-year high

Personal bankruptcies topped the 1 million mark in the first nine months of the year, the first time it has done so in four years, according to an industry research firm released Friday.

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A fund battles back: up 45% this year

Longleaf Partners Fund: (LLPFX) Managers: Mason Hawkins and Staley Cates Return since 12/01: 70%

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Everybody’s dissing big media, but …

Nobody is reading newspapers, magazines and books anymore. Nobody is watching TV, listening to the radio or paying for music

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