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Ini Dia Sang Penerus Warren Buffet
Orang terkaya ketiga dunia, Warren Buffet sudah menunjuk pewarisnya. Jika nantinya Buffet meninggal dunia, ia ingin anaknya yang kini menjadi petani mewarisi kerajaan bisnisnya, Berkshire Hathaway. Dalam wawancara di program ’60 Minutes’ yang...
China export and import growth slows, surplus narrows
Growth in Chinese exports and imports slowed in November, further evidence of the faltering demand abroad and at home that is pushing Beijing towards a more explicit pro-growth policy. Customs data on Saturday showed exports expanded 13.8 percent year...
Rp 1.000 Segera Berganti Menjadi Rp 1
Jakarta – Bank Indonesia (BI) dan pemerintah tengah merumuskan Undang-Undang mengenai Redenominasi (penyederhanaan nilai mata uang rupiah). Namun sudah dapat dipastikan penyederhanaan rupiah akan mengurangi tiga angka nol. “UU sedang disusun...
US prods Europe on crisis, publicly and privately
U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner is darting across Europe with a stark message: The continent’s leaders must act quickly and convincingly to defuse a debt crisis that is threatening the global economy. His visit this week comes on the eve...
Payroll Tax Cuts Seen by Some Obama Allies as Undermining Social Security
Some Democratic lawmakers say that while President Barack Obama’s plan to cut payroll taxes may strengthen the U.S. economy, it may have some unintended fallout: weakening Social Security. The lawmakers and advocacy groups say they’re concerned...
US stocks fall
Worries about Europe’s economic and debt problems sent stocks Tuesday to their first loss in four days. The major indexes bounced up and down in another volatile day. The Dow Jones industrial average fell more than 120 points in the first half hour...
Appeals court strikes down health overhaul requirement that most Americans must buy insurance
A federal appeals panel’s ruling striking down the centerpiece of President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul moves the question of whether Americans can be required to buy health insurance a step closer to the U.S. Supreme Court. A divided...
Advertising slowing down with economy uncertain
While many businesses have been searching for signs of an economic recovery, big media conglomerates were enjoying a robust revival –until quite recently. For the likes of Disney, CBS, NBCUniversal and News Corp., advertising revenue growth –which...
GOP debate: Hitting hard at each other and Obama
Minnesota rivals Tim Pawlenty and Michele Bachmann sparred bitterly Thursday night during an eight-candidate Republican debate, trying to break out of the GOP presidential pack ahead of an Iowa test vote with huge consequences. Each seeks to become the...