Homeland Security funding drama darkens U.S. fiscal outlook

WASHINGTON, March 1 (Reuters) - Congress narrowly averted a partial shutdown of the U.S. domestic security agency late on Friday night, but the forces behind the chaotic episode remain - fractious...

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Qatar's Mannai working on two foreign acquisitions - CEO

DUBAI, March 1 (Reuters) - Qatari investment firm Mannai Corporation is working on two acquisitions as part of a drive to expand the proportion of its revenue from international sources to 80...

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Hyundai recalls more than 200,000 Elantras over steering problem

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Hyundai Corp is recalling 204,768 Elantras because of a power steering defect that might cause the cars to suddenly revert to manual steering, the company said Saturday in a report filed with U.S. auto safety regulators.

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Airbus Group CEO says not ready for retirement: report

PARIS (Reuters) - Airbus Group Chief Executive Tom Enders has given the strongest hint yet that he may seek a new term as head of Europe's largest aerospace company, telling a French newspaper he does not feel ready for retirement when his mandate expires next year.

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WRAPUP -Buffett looks to succession, signals future growth problem

NEW YORK, Feb 28 (Reuters) - In his 50 years at the helm of Berkshire Hathaway Inc, Warren Buffett has transformed a failing textile company into a sprawling conglomerate that has vastly outperformed...

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Buffett: don't expect another 50 years of outperformance at Berkshire

NEW YORK (Reuters) - In his 50 years at the helm of Berkshire Hathaway Inc, Warren Buffett has transformed a failing textile company into a sprawling conglomerate that has vastly outperformed most of the rest of corporate America. But he now says: Do not expect a repeat of that outperformance in the next 50. In the 84-year-old's annual shareholder letter released on Saturday, Buffett said Berkshire has grown so large - 751,000 times its original net worth per share - that the future pace o

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WRAPUP 2-Dudley, top U.S. economists urge later Fed rate hike

* Top economists urge 'later but steeper' tightening (Adds Fischer's comments)

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Puerto Rico's Prepa to miss restructuring deadline - official

NEW YORK, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Puerto rico's debt-laden power authority, Prepa, said on Friday that it will hold off on presenting a restructuring plan to creditors as it continues to negotiate an...

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UPDATE 1-BOJ's Nakaso says commitment to price goal "unshakable"

* Japan only half-way in meeting price goal - Nakaso (Adds quotes, details)

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GLOBAL MARKETS-Stocks fall on mixed data; oil rebounds

* Weak U.S. GDP, consumer sentiment beat forecasts, home sales up (Adds oil close; updates to U.S. close)

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