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Southwest reached a tentative three-year contract agreement with nearly 7,780 of its ramp and freight workers.

New TV host Jimmy Fallon breaks ground with the Roots as his hip-hop house band.

HSBC could announce plans Monday to raise at least $17.18 billion and cut its dividend as it braces against the economic downturn.

GE is cutting its stock dividend by two-thirds, as the conglomerate tries to conserve cash to ride out the global economic downturn.

GE is cutting its stock dividend by two-thirds, as the conglomerate tries to conserve cash to ride out the global economic downturn.

EU regulators said France has promised to avoid protectionist conditions in a billion-euro rescue package for car makers, as a German official says his government still has many questions on whether to aid Opel.

Major holders of GM debt want to discuss whether the federal government would guarantee new bonds the company would issue as part of its restructuring.

Amazon.com said it would modify the new version of its Kindle to allow authors and publishers to decide whether they want the text-to-speech function used for a particular title.

DealBook’s Andrew Ross Sorkin and a pool of other reporters are taking questions for Berkshire Hathaway’s Warren Buffett. We’ll pick a few to ask the Oracle of Omaha — send them to us via e-mail or leave them in the comments.

Berkshire Hathaway’s annual report, due today, is expected to detail one of the worst years on record for Warren Buffett’s widely watched company.

The search for missing Holocaust hero Raoul Wallenberg began in 1945. The unending quest has torn his family apart.

Latham & Watkins is laying off 190 attorneys, evidence that even the mightiest law firms are suffering from the economic downturn.

The bank’s collapsing share price has damaged few reputations as much as Prince Walid bin Talal’s.

Sony chief Howard Stringer is taking fuller control of the company as it struggles with lower demand and a lack of hit products.

Amazon.com said it would modify the new version of its Kindle to allow authors and publishers to decide whether they want the text-to-speech function used for a particular title.