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- Berkshire Hathaway head Warren Buffett has chosen his successor at the company, but won’t say who he or she is. [Wall Street Journal]
- Eurozone leaders are pressuring Germany to agree to bolster Europe’s financial crisis fund. [Financial Times]
- The World Bank estimates that China will become the world’s largest economy by 2030. [CNBC]
- More than 30 percent of Americans now have a bachelor’s degree, a new high. [Education Week]
- The trial over the BP oil spill has been delayed as the oil giant considers settling with victims of the spill for $14 billion. [Reuters]
- Can the U.S. sustain its factory jobs rebound? [Reuters]
- Several states are looking to boost education spending this year, as tax revenues start to rise. [Education Week]
- The Department of Justice has subpoenaed Citigroup in an investigation into the bank’s issuance of mortgage backed securities. [Bloomberg]
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