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Buffett charity lunch fetches $1 million bid, down from $3.46 last year. Warren Buffett’s Berkshire eying Unipol insurance assets. French president says eurozone crisis is over

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire eying Unipol insurance assets. Average rate on 15-year US mortgage above 3 pct.. Fed Allows Transition Period for Foreign Banks on Swaps Rule

World Bank keeps business friendliness rating despite criticism. Cadillac: An American Luxemobile Comes Roaring Back. ICE chief ready to cede NYSE market share in bid to end rebates

The U.S. economy added 175,000 jobs in May_ a steady pace that shows strength in the face of tax increases and government spending cuts if not enough to reduce still-high unemployment. (June 7)

A high-ranking IRS official admitted that he saw no redeeming value in a now infamous IRS video. Faris Fink, who played the role of Mr. Spock in the Star Trek parody, testified before a House committee on Thursday. (June 7)

The government has been secretly collecting the telephone records of millions of U.S. customers of Verizon under a top secret court order. (June 6)

The Obama administration and some leading members of Congress are defending the NSA spying on citizen’s phone records . Republican congressman Mike Rogers says the search of phone records had, in fact, prevented a terror attack in recent years. (June 6)

IRS official in Star Trek spoof apologizes for lavish conference. US stocks turn mixed. Retailers sales rise steadily, in line with forecasts. Average rate on 15-year US mortgage above 3 pct.. IRS head pledges taxpayer money to be spent wisely

Stocks steady as focus turns to jobs. Fed’s Raskin calls for simpler capital rules, decries delays. Fed Allows Transition Period for Foreign Banks on Swaps Rule

E.C.B. Keeps Interest Rates Unchanged in Hopes for Recovery. Fed Allows Transition Period for Foreign Banks on Swaps Rule. Lenovo Paves the Way for Made-in-America Computers as North Carolina Facility Ramps Up Full Production