
(Reuters)-WarrenBuffetthasgivenuphischancetobecomeGoldmanSachsGroupInc'slargestshareholderbyconvertinghiswarrantsintoasmallerstakeinthebankatnoadditionalcosttohisBerkshireHathawayInc.Buffettreceivedthewarrantsaspartofa2008dealduringthedepthsofthefinancialcrisis,whenhisinvestmentinGoldmanwasseenasavoteofconfidenceinthefirm.Underthatdeal,Berkshirehadtherighttobuyabout43.5millionGoldma...

*Needtorampupcocoaoutputto4mlnT,from3mlnTnow-Petraexec*Globalcocoapricescurrentlyat$2,100pertonneByMichaelTaylorJAKARTA,March26(Reuters)-Globalcocoapricescouldmorethandoubleby2020,rallyingtoalevellastseen36yearsago,ifproductionfailstocatchupwithdemand,adirectoratSingapore-basedPetraFoodssaidonTuesday.Cocoademandisforecasttoexceedproductionby45,000tonnesintheseasontoSeptembe...

NEWYORK(Reuters)-TheS&P500setarecordclosinghighonThursday,finishingafifthconsecutivemonthofgainstoextendafour-yearrally.TheS&Phadhoverednearitsrecordformorethantwoweeks,andmarketactionnextweekwillhelpdetermineifthisisjustanothersteppingstonefortherally,orifalong-expectedpullbackisintheoffing.ThebenchmarkS&P500closeditsstrongestquarterinayear-up10percent.TheDowclimbe...