Are tools, iron in Warren Buffett's sights? | March 30, 2011 04:28 PM ET | NEW YORK (Reuters) - Warren Buffett's hunt for a large acquisition could lead to targets like Eaton, Illinois Tool Works or Cliffs Natural Resources, all of which seem to fit his recent preference for growth in industries outside of his core insurance unit. | Full Article | Microsoft co-founder Allen blasts Gates in book | March 30, 2011 02:19 PM ET | SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp co-founder Paul Allen has accused his former business partner Bill Gates of plotting to dilute Allen's stake in the world's largest software company before he left in 1983, and tried to buy his share of the company on the cheap. | Full Article | JPMorgan's Dimon slams CFTC on swaps crackdown | March 30, 2011 03:13 PM ET | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Jamie Dimon, chief executive of Wall Street giant JPMorgan Chase, lashed out at efforts by U.S. regulators to police the $600 trillion swaps market, in which his bank is a big player. | Full Article | | | US TOP NEWS | Libyan rebels flee east from Gaddafi bombardment | March 30, 2011 03:43 PM ET | AJDABIYAH, Libya (Reuters) - Libyan rebels fled in headlong retreat from the superior arms and tactics of Muammar Gaddafi's troops on Wednesday, exposing the insurgents' weakness without Western air strikes to tip the scales in their favor. | Full Article | Obama calls for deep cuts in U.S. oil imports | March 30, 2011 03:22 PM ET | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Wednesday proposed to cut U.S. oil imports by a third over 10 years, setting an ambitious goal that eluded his predecessors as high gasoline prices threatened to undermine the economic recovery. | Full Article | Japan urges calm over food export fears | March 30, 2011 03:13 PM ET | TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan called on the world not to impose "unjustifiable" import curbs on its goods as French President Nicolas Sarkozy was due to arrive on Thursday, the first leader to visit since an earthquake and tsunami damaged a nuclear plant, sparking the worst nuclear crisis since Chernobyl in 1986. | Full Article | Assad sees Syria plot, unyielding on emergency law | March 30, 2011 01:55 PM ET | DAMASCUS (Reuters) - President Bashar al-Assad defied calls on Wednesday to lift a decades-old emergency law and said Syria was the target of a foreign conspiracy to stir up protests in which more than 60 people have been killed. | Full Article | | | HEALTH NEWS | | | | RELATED VIDEO | | | | | A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. Register Today. | | Your daily briefing on the latest tech developments from around the world from Reuters expert tech correspondents. Register Today. | | The latest Reuters articles on M&A, IPOs, private equity, hedge funds and regulatory updates delivered to your inbox each day.. Register Today. | | » MORE NEWSLETTERS | | ODDLY ENOUGH | | | |
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