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Warren Buffett has no time for activist investors; Goldman on EM; "Are you ready to buy stocks at the grocery store?"; New Barclays CEO has work cut out in wealth management; "Meet the porn star turned fantasy sports phenom"; and more.
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$$$Why Buffett has no interest in activist investing [CNBC]

$$$New Barclays CEO faces early challenge to fix wealth arm [Reuters]

$$$Are You Ready to Buy Stocks at Your Grocery Store? [WSJ]

$$$Emerging markets aren't just suffering through another market rout—it's a third wave of the global financial crisis, Goldman Sachs said. [CNBC]

$$$Meet the porn star turned fantasy sports phenom [NYP]

$$$In a Flurry of Deals, the Beginning of the End? [Dealbook]

$$$Analysts urge caution with sagging Goldman Sachs [NYP]

$$$Manhattan woman sues nephew after breaking wrist during 8-year-old’s hug [P11]

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