WASHINGTON (Reuters) - BlackRock Inc <BLK.N> Chairman and Chief Executive Laurence Fink received $41.87 million in compensation in 2007, a 27 percent increase from the prior year, according to a... BlackRock CEO Fink Awarded $41.87 Million in 2007
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - United Airlines, a unit of UAL Corp <UAUA.O> and US Airways Group Inc <LCC.N> are in "very advanced" merger talks, two sources with knowledge of the matter... UAL, USAir in "very Advanced" Merger Talks: Sources
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Warren Buffett, the world's richest person, said on Monday the U.S. economy is in a recession that will be more severe than most people expect.... Buffett Says Recession May Be Worse Than Feared
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Morgan Stanley <MS.N> analysts on Monday told clients to "sell the rally" in financial stocks, slashing forecasts for big bank earnings and warning that the current... Morgan Stanley See Big Bank Woes Just Beginning
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Merrill Lynch & Co Inc <MER.N> said it hired Thomas Montag, former co-head of global securities trading at Goldman Sachs Group Inc <GS.N>, as Chief Executive... Merrill Lynch Hires Montag to Head Global Trading
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Consumers, banks and financial companies are "slimming down" after a bloated era of easy credit, but face an extended period of fixing their finances, Pacific Investment... U.S. Slims Down After Bloated Credit: Pimco
ATLANTA (Reuters) - Consumer electronics retailer RadioShack Corp <RSH.N> posted a lower first-quarter profit on Monday as sales fell and an increase in promotions hurt gross margin, sending its shares... RadioShack Profit Falls on Weak Sales
CHICAGO (Reuters) - M&M's candy maker Mars Inc has teamed up with billionaire Warren Buffett to buy the No. 1 chewing gum manufacturer Wm Wrigley Jr Co <WWY.N> for $23... Mars and Buffett Team Up to Buy Wrigley
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Health insurer Humana Inc <HUM.N> said on Monday that first-quarter profit rose nearly 13 percent, beating dramatically reduced expectations, helped by its commercial plans for employers... Humana Profit Rises 13 Percent
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Verizon Communications Inc <VZ.N> reported a higher quarterly profit on Monday on stronger-than-expected growth in wireless subscribers, showing resilience in the face of a U.S. economic... Verizon Profit Rises on Subscriber Growth