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Warren Buffett bets on technology giant IBM
Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK-A) CEO Warren Buffett said in an interview today that it has spent $10.7 billion to build a 64 million share position in technology titan IBM (NYSE: IBM). The holding gives Berkshire a 5.5% stake in the company. Berkshire's capital was boosted this year by funds that Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) and General Electric (NYSE: GE) returned after Berkshire bought preferred shares of the companies back in 2008. Read the full story at Bloomberg.

VeriFone to buy European payments company
Payments processing company VeriFone Systems (NYSE: PAY) is purchasing Point International, despite Europe's debt woes and struggling economies. The $815 million deal requires VeriFone to pay off $230 million of the European company's debt. Read the full story at The Wall Street Journal.

A new market for J&J's new anticlotting drug
Data presented at the American Heart Association's annual meeting Sunday showed that Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) and Bayer AG's new drug, Xarelto, reduced the likelihood of death following a heart attack. If approved, the new drug would create a major new market. Read the full story at BusinessWeek.

B of A sells more China Construction Bank
In a move to boost its capital, Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) will sell the majority of its remaining interest in China Construction Bank for $6.6 billion in cash to an undisclosed group of investors. Read more at Reuters.

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