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Wanted: Manufacturing whizzes to work on Tesla’s Model 3

By Alexandria Sage SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Technology entrepreneur Elon Musk gave a public shout-out to the sharpest minds in manufacturing this week, calling on them to come help Tesla Motors Inc build a million all-electric cars a year by 2020. Musk says he is “hell-bent” on making the Silicon Valley automotive upstart a manufacturing powerhouse, but his vision relies on finding veteran auto engineers to ramp up volume ten-fold in four …

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Berkshire operating profit falls short, book value rises

By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) – Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc on Friday confirmed that its first-quarter profit rose 8 percent, while operating results fell short of analyst forecasts as falling oil prices and coal demand hurt its BNSF railroad unit. The Omaha, Nebraska-based conglomerate, which has close to 90 operating units, also said its book value per share, measuring assets minus liabilities and Buffett's preferred gauge of

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GM recalls 1.04 million pickup trucks worldwide to repair seat belts

General Motors Co said Friday it is recalling nearly 1.04 million newer pickup trucks for a seat belt flaw. GM said the recall in the United States includes 895,232 vehicles and a stop-sale of approximately 3,000 new 2014 and 2015 model year pickups still on dealer lots. GM said the recall was prompted by warranty data that showed the flexible steel cable that connects the seat belt to

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New York judge grants request to depose Viacom CEO

The ruling was the latest in a lawsuit filed in November in Los Angeles by Redstone's ex-girlfriend Manuela Herzer, who has sued over her removal as the 92-year-old Redstone's health care agent in favor of Dauman. As part of that lawsuit, Herzer

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Halliburton to slash 5,000 more jobs amid oil slump

The more than 70 percent fall in global crude prices since mid-2014 has led to a series of job cuts and additional cost-cutting efforts from several companies including the world's largest oilfield services provider, Schlumberger Ltd . Halliburton has already reduced its global headcount by 25 percent, or almost 22,000 employees, since 2014. Halliburton is awaiting regulatory approval for its acquisition of Baker Hughes Inc , and the company said last month it was yet to reach an agreement with U.S. and European regulators about the “adequacy” of proposed divestitures.

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Buffett annual letter comes amid ‘conspicuous’ performance lag

Warren Buffett will release his annual letter to Berkshire Hathaway Inc shareholders after a year when its stock price lagged the broader market by the most since 2009, adding to years of underperformance. The price of a Berkshire Class A share fell 12.5 percent in 2015, compared with a 1.4 percent gain

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Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway avoids S&P rating downgrade

Standard & Poor's on Friday left its “AA” credit ratings for Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc alone, saying the company's growing diversification and “modest” financial risks meant a downgrade was not necessary. Berkshire had been put on review for a possible downgrade on Aug. 11, on concern about Buffett's decision to deploy a large amount of cash toward last month's $32 billion acquisition of industrial parts maker Precision Castparts Corp. But S&P analyst Laline Carvalho said Berkshire's “consistently strong” operating profitability and “exceptional”…

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