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Berkshire, Leucadia Bail Out Floundering Commercial Lender

Billionaire investor Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway said it would team up with Leucadia National to bail out an ailing commercial lender.

Berkshire and Leucadia said they've agreed to . . .

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