At the entrance to Peshawar, a young man on the side of the road offers a prayer, while on the bridge overhead three men videotape him.

Medical device maker St. Jude Medical Inc. received a warning letter from federal regulators due to problems at a manufacturing plant in Minnesota that makes catheters.

Medical device maker St. Jude Medical has received a warning letter from federal regulators due to problems at a manufacturing plant in Minnesota.

Citigroup CEO Vikram Pandit says the embattled bank has been operating at a profit through the first two months of the year.

Edgar Allan Poe apologizes to his publishers for drinking too much and asks them to buy an article because he’s “desperately pushed for money” in an 1842 letter acquired by the University of Virginia for an exhibition marking the author’s 200th birthday.

Warren Buffett says the economic turmoil that contributed to a 62 percent profit drop last year at the holding company he controls is certain to continue in 2009, but the revered investor remains optimistic.

Billionaire Warren Buffett says he made at least one major investing mistake last year by buying a large amount of ConocoPhillips stock when oil and gas prices were near their peak.

Billionaire Warren Buffett says all kinds of investors finished 2008 bloodied and confused because of the dysfunctional credit market and other financial turmoil.

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. has reported a 62 percent drop in its 2008 net income because investment and derivative losses of nearly $7.5 billion weighed on the results.

A Hamas official says he is the author of a letter to President Barack Obama asking the leader to treat Palestinians fairly and be open-minded in dealing with Hamas.