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By Wayne Duggan (finance.yahoo.com) – The recent coronavirus-related volatility in the stock market was enough to rattle even the most confident market bull. However, beloved investing guru and Berkshire Hathaway (ticker: BRK.A, BRK.B) CEO Warren Buffett is always around to deliver his textbook calm, pragmatic advice and reassurance about the long-term outlook for the stock […]

By Andre Tartar and Reade Pickert (www.bloomberg.com) – While America’s economy has grown for over a decade, that growth is increasingly concentrated in 1% of the nation’s counties.

By Javier Blas, Dinesh Nair, and Matthew Martin (www.bloomberg.com) – The chairman of the world’s biggest oil company was about to lose his temper.

By Rick Clough (bloomberg.com) – General Electric Co.’s pension deficit is the worst in corporate America, hampering Chief Executive Officer Larry Culp’s efforts to rescue the manufacturing icon. Now, with falling interest rates making his job even harder, he’s doing something about it.

By Vince Golle (bloomberg.com) – American companies still have work to do in slimming inventories even after making some headway in the second quarter, indicating that further efforts to trim bloated stockpiles could weigh on the economy.

By Joshua Fineman (bloomberg.com) – A slow start to the year for mergers and acquisitions — hamstrung by trade issues with China — picked up in June…

By Reade Pickert and Jeff Kearns (bloomberg.com) – U.S. economic growth accelerated in the first quarter on a big boost from inventories and trade that offset slowdowns in consumer and business spending, with President Donald Trump touting the report as much stronger than expected.

By Shelly Hagan and Wei Lu (bloomberg.com) – The Golden State is living up to its nickname, with California ranking as the most innovative economy in America.

By Chris Farrell (Bloomberg.com) – Saving more money early is sound advice, but not always possible. You may be able to pick up the pace after the kids are grown.