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Merger and acquisition activity is booming, and some executives may soon find themselves unemployed. Here are ways for high earners to maximize certain work-related benefits and avoid costly errors.

EPFO will invest `5,000-6,000 cr in equities by the end of current fiscal year and further flow will depend on market returns

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway is nearing a deal to buy Precision Castparts, in an acquisition that could be valued at more than $30 billion and rank as the storied conglomerate's largest ever.

The sharply higher opening last Wednesday spooked those who were short the market and encouraged the bulls to buy more especially in the market leading Nasdaq 100. The euphoria was short lived as the market dropped sharp...

Gold of 99.9 and 99.5% purity inched up by Rs5 each to Rs25,175 and Rs25,025 per ten grams, respectively

William Ackman's foray into Mondelez is just one step in what has been years of interest in food companies by some of the world's best-known investors.

Warren Buffett-led Berkshire Hathaway's second-quarter profit slumped 37% due to a decline in investment gains and an underwriting loss attributable to higher claims costs at Geico.

Argentine officials are hinting at a thaw in a long-running standoff with hedge-fund creditors, boosting investors' interest in the struggling South American nation ahead of a New York court date Wednesday.

The Treasury will soon propose rules that would force some hedge funds and other big money managers to adopt money-laundering controls.