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The U.S. stock market bounced back from its worst day since October on Wednesday after President Donald Trump said he reached the framework for a deal about Greenland.

One of the biggest food companies in the world, Kraft-Heinz has announced it plans to split up after struggling sales were tied to changes in consumer preferences.

Duracell is suing Energizer, accusing its rival of crossing the positive line and misleading consumers in a nationwide TV and online ad campaign.

Thousands of investors in the Omaha arena gave Buffett a prolonged standing ovation after his announcement in recognition of his 60 years leading the company.

Bill Gates' pledge is among the largest ever made, surpassing those of John D. Rockefeller and Andrew Carnegie, when adjusted for inflation.

After hundreds of Canadians fell ill at a Mexican resort, experts warn that contaminated food and water can lead to serious illnesses.

ENCINITAS, Calif. - Leonard Stone, who played the father who accompanied chronic gum-chewer Violet Beauregarde on a tour through a far-out candy palace in "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory," has died.

SHANGHAI - Weaker than expected sales are sapping the earnings of China's automakers, with BYD Co. reporting a sharp drop in profit so far this year, while state-owned FAW recorded a net loss in the third quarter.

NEW YORK, N.Y. - The defence lawyer for a former Goldman Sachs board member accused of insider trading notified the judge on Sunday that his client will not testify at his trial.

TORONTO - Some of the most active companies traded Tuesday on the Toronto Stock Exchange and the TSX Venture Exchange:

NEW YORK, N.Y. - Microsoft Corp. co-founder Bill Gates remains the nation's richest man by far, as the tech and philanthropy giant took the top spot on the Forbes 400 list for the 19th year running, with a net worth of $66 billion.

WACO, Texas - Billionaire Warren Buffett's company Berkshire Hathaway Inc. is expanding its newsprint division, buying the Waco Tribune-Herald, its second newspaper in Texas, the company announced Friday.

WASHINGTON - Barack Obama's re-election team has been chuffed this week over its attacks on Mitt Romney's venture-capitalist past and his refusal to release more tax returns — but the full-frontal assault is apparently having no impact on the polls.

NEW YORK, N.Y. - Former Goldman Sachs board member Rajat Gupta lived the American Dream before being led astray by a wealthy friend who was a master at insider trading.

WASHINGTON - A passionate U.S. President Barack Obama delivered a campaign-style State of the Union address on Tuesday, taking aim at a "do-nothing" Congress and attempting to fan the flames of populist anger about income disparity as the clock ticks down on November's election.

DAVOS, Switzerland - Europe's crippling debt crisis dominated the world's foremost gathering of business and political leaders, but for the first time the growing inequality between the planet's haves and have-nots became an issue, thanks largely to the Arab Spring uprisings, the Occupy movement and other protests around the globe.

OMAHA, Neb. - Billionaire Warren Buffett donated stock in his company worth $41.6 million to eight unnamed charities during the second half of 2011.

OMAHA, Neb. - Warren Buffett's compensation from Berkshire Hathaway slipped about six per cent last year to $491,925, but the billionaire's salary remained unchanged at $100,000.

ST. LOUIS - Congratulations, Mega Millions winners! You've just won the biggest lottery in history! Move over Bill Gates and Warren Buffett!

KAMPALA, Uganda - The young American boy sums up what his father does for a living: "You stop the bad guys from being mean." Yes, the father says, but who are the bad guys? The child thinks, then offers a guess: "Star Wars people?"