Buffett vents on financial fat cats

Warren Buffett has an elegant solution for the thorny problem of too-big-to-fail banks: Put the bankers’ bank accounts on the line.

iReporters explore Beijing, from temples and night markets to the spectacular Forbidden City. “Beijing is an amazing city, full of secrets only the most adventurous travelers find out about,” said iReporter Roberta Cucchiaro.

Russia’s Prime Minister Vladimir Putin held talks with Chinese counterpart Wen Jiabao in Beijing, as the two countries agreed to bilateral economic and trade deals worth $4 billion, Chinese state media reported.

A banker caught looking at photos of a semi-nude model on live TV will remain an employee of the Sydney-based Macquarie Private Wealth, the firm said Friday.

Goldman Sachs reported profits of $3.5 billion Tuesday, delivering a much-needed shot to the U.S. firm’s ailing reputation as it faces questions over its role in structuring a security tied to subprime mortgages.

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A U.N.-backed Cambodian court started closing arguments Monday in the trial of a former Khmer Rouge prison chief accused of killing thousands of people three decades ago.

The head of a key banking panel on Monday released a draft bill of sweeping regulatory changes aimed at warding off future collapses in the financial system.

Over the years I’ve attended all kinds of work holiday parties. From the afternoon punch and cookies where you just have to show your face for five minutes, to the intimate and extravagant fine dining meal, to the huge blowout with endless food, open bar, chocolate fountains and partying until the wee hours of the morning.

A British boy has been abducted in Pakistan, authorities confirmed Thursday.

Another senior Afghan Taliban leader has been arrested in Pakistan, two Pakistani intelligence officials told CNN on Monday.

Movie star and singer Harry Connick Jr. made waves around the world by condemning, on air, an Australian television skit featuring a group of performers who wore blackface to impersonate the late pop star Michael Jackson and his brothers.

A five-year-old British boy reunited with his father Thursday in Pakistan after being kidnapped by gunmen while on vacation, authorities said.

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Unfortunately, insurance companies and advisers are offering conflicting advice to their policyholders about what is described as the pivotal age – the point at which people are ill-advised to opt out or well-advised to return to Serps.For example, Prudential, which is putting 20,000 customers back into Serps this year, calculates that women aged 42 and men aged 49 would be better off in Serps.