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Fiscal cliff: US lawmakers set for weekend talks

Berkshire to buy Lightower, Sidera for $2 bn

US mortgage firms said to near $10-billion settlement

Bank of America Corp, Wells Fargo & Co, JPMorgan Chase & Co and Citigroup Inc are among servicers that may make concessions totalling about $10 bn

Posco agrees to buy stake in ArcelorMittal Mines Canada

Shale-gas revolution spurs wave of new steel plants in the US

Bond tab for economies seen falling

Nivea chief executive charts a course after dropping Rihanna as ambassador

Prime Minister's infra revival boosts Tata Steel-to-SAIL outlook

IBM's services chief to step down

Google's Schmidt urged by US not to visit North Korea

European Union to examine national bank rules

China poised for 2013 rebound as debt risks rise for Xi Jinping

User backlash proves to be a challenge for Facebook

Slowing revenue growth and sagging shares have ratcheted up pressure on Facebook to find new ways to generate sales

World's 100 richest see net worth rise by $241 billion in 2012

Avis makes $491-mn offer to acquire Zipcar

Goldman Sachs sped up $65 mn in stock awards

Bankers deluged as debt party turns to revamp

Re rises to three-week high as US House passes Budget Bill

IPOs slump to lowest level since financial crisis after Facebook

Americans miss $200-bn stock gains

Much of the damage to investors is self-inflicted, as US growth improves and companies reap the biggest rewards