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Buffett named world's richest man Forbes' list of the world's wealthy has named Warren Buffett the richest person on the planet, surpassing his friend Bill Gates
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| Nov.4 |
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World's biggest bank's boss quits  | New York: Charles Prince, the chairman and chief executive of the Citigroup, will be replaced as chairman by former US Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin | |
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| Jul.20 |
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DJ director quits to protest sale New York: A director on the board of Dow Jones & Co has resigned because he could not support its endorsement of a $5 billion takeover
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| Jun.25 |
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Buffett gives $30 billion Gates Foundation Buffett, 75, plans to commit 10 million class B shares of Berkshire Hathaway, to Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
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| Jun.15 |
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Gates to end daily Microsoft role Bill Gates will end his day-to-day role as head of software giant by July 2008 to spend more time at his charity
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| Oct.24 |
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 Bush Selects Bernanke as New Fed Chief Washington: President named top White House economic adviser as chairman of the Federal Reserve Board in place of Greenspan
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| Jun.27 |
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Crash kills Wal-Mart billionaire John Walton, 58, son of the founder of the retail chain, has died when his light aircraft crashed in Wyoming
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| Mar.16 |
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Wolfowitz to run World Bank| Washington: President Bush has nominated US Deputy Defense Secretary as the next head of the World Bank | |
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| Mar.13 |
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Disney names Iger as Eisner replacement Southern California: Walt Disney Co.'s board has named company president to succeed Michael Eisner as CEO
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| Mar.7 |
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Boeing fires CEO over relationship Seattle: Boeing has ordered Harry Stonecipher to step down because of an improper relationship with a female executive
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| Feb.9 |
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Fiorina forced out at HP San Francisco Bay Area: CEO who engineered Hewlett-Packard merger with Compaq leaving after fight with board; will walk away with $21m
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| Oct.11 |
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Pair share Nobel economics prize  Norway: Kydland of Norway and Prescott of the US were chosen for their study of how economic policy drives global business cycles
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| Sep.17 |
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$140m NYSE chief Grasso resigns| New York: A special board meeting called to address the furor over CEO's pay and retirement package | |
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| Apr.17 |
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Billionaire Getty dies  England: Sir John Paul Getty II was admitted for treatment for a recurrent chest infection. He was 70
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| Jan.12 |
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Case resigns as AOL chairman New York: The embattled co-founder America Online, surrendered to critics, announcing he would give up the post in May
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| Dec.9 |
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Bush taps Snow for Treasury Washington: John W. Snow, CEO of CSX Corp., is the president's choice to replace Paul H. O'Neill as treasury secretary
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| Dec.6 |
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Treasury chief O'Neill, Lindsey resigned Washington: Both men were asked to resign by the White House, continuing the house cleaning of the Bush's economic team
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| Jul.16 |
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Greenspan wants crackdown on CEOs. New York
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| Jul.9 |
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Bush called for integrity in corporations Washington: The President called for longer prison sentences for corporate fraudsters and more money for SEC
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| Jul.8 |
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Bush wants new laws on corporate abuse| U.S. Congress: Former WorldCom CEO Bernard Ebbers and ex-CFO Scott Sullivan take Fifth on Capitol Hill | |
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| Mar.26 |
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Andersen chief steps down
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| Feb.4 |
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 Former Enron chief quits board Texas: Congress was considering whether to force Kenneth Lay to appear before inquiry panels
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| Jan.29 |
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Enron names new executives. Texas
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| Jan.25 |
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Former Enron VP commits suicide Texas: John C. Baxter discovered inside a vehicle. A suicide note was found at the scene
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| Jan.23 |
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Enron chairman resigns Texas: Kenneth Lay had run Enron since it was founded in 1986
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| Jan.14 |
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Microsoft CEO Gates Steps Down| Seattle: Bill Gates is handing the reins to his former Harvard classmate, Steve Ballmer, the company's president | |
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