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	11/14/2011
Hello Warren Buffett said his Berkshire Hathaway Inc has accumulated a 5.5 percent stake in IBM, the billionaire investor's biggest bet in the technology field he has historically shunned. Here is CNBC's interview with Buffett. IPOs, and the creation of suddenly wealthy employees, can be "a recipe for disaster for a company culture that's already under stress from the new attention going public attracts," reports San Jose Mercury News. Bank of America Corp plans to sell most of its remaining stake in China Construction Bank Corp for $6.6 billion in cash to boost the ailing U.S. bank's capital levels. LATEST NEWS Buffett builds $10.7 billion stake in IBM (Reuters) - Warren Buffett said his Berkshire Hathaway Inc has accumulated a 5.5 percent stake in IBM, the billionaire investor's biggest bet in the technology field he has historically shunned. | Full Article Deutsche Boerse CEO defends NYSE Euronext deal November 14, 2011 09:09 AM ET FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Deutsche Boerse's chief executive said a combination of its derivatives exchange Eurex and NYSE's Liffe was not anti-competitive, as European Union regulators finalized their review of a merger of the two exchange operators. | Full Article Sberbank drops out of race for Denizbank: sources November 14, 2011 09:51 AM ET LONDON/MOSCOW (Reuters) - Sberbank has dropped out of the race to buy Turkey's Denizbank , three people close to the matter said, dealing a blow to efforts by its crippled owner Dexia to sell the fast-growing business for up to $6 billion. | Full Article Sarasin sees Rabo decision on stake in November November 13, 2011 06:03 AM ET ZURICH (Reuters) - Sarasin hopes Dutch Rabobank will make a decision this month on its controlling stake that allows the Swiss private bank to remain independent, its management told staff in an internal memo. | Full Article VeriFone to buy Stockhom-based Point for $824.1 million November 14, 2011 12:33 AM ET (Reuters) - VeriFone Systems Inc said it will buy Stockhom-based Point from Nordic Capital Fund V for about 600 million euros ($824.1 million) with the aim of creating the world's largest infrastructure for rapid deployment of alternative payments. | Full Article TOP NEWS Europe could be in worst hour since WW2: Merkel November 14, 2011 10:48 AM ET LEIPZIG, Germany (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Monday that Europe could be living through its toughest hour since World War Two as new leaders in Italy and Greece rushed to form governments and limit the damage from the euro zone debt crisis. | Full Article Supreme Court agrees to hear Obama healthcare law November 14, 2011 10:23 AM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court agreed on Monday to decide the fate of President Barack Obama's healthcare law, with an election-year ruling due by July on the healthcare system's biggest overhaul in nearly 50 years. | Full Article Wall Street off on euro instability, recession fears November 14, 2011 10:29 AM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wall Street edged lower on Monday as Italy and Greece rushed to form technocrat-led governments in a bid to stave of the euro zone's debt crisis, and as data showed the region is facing a looming recession. | Full Article Obama to China: Behave like a "grown up" November 14, 2011 09:23 AM ET HONOLULU (Reuters) - President Barack Obama served notice on Sunday that the United States was fed up with China's trade and currency practices as he turned up the heat on America's biggest economic rival. | Full Article Asia a priority for Canada after U.S. delays Keystone November 14, 2011 07:28 AM ET HONOLULU, Nov 13 (Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper said he will step up efforts to supply energy to Asia after Washington delayed a decision on whether to approve a new oil pipeline from Canada to the United States. | Full Article TECHNOLOGY NEWS Amazon, Microsoft catch on, BlackBerry falls: survey New payment app aims to make shopping easier Buddhify web app promotes calmer urban experience James Murdoch "kept in dark" on hacking: report Olympus jumps as shares may avoid de-listing RELATED VIDEO Why the lights go out "A revolution for every young man and woman" "Inequality is the issue of today" A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. 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