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How Dimon Won

Jamie Dimon’s victory in a JPMorgan Chase shareholder vote was aided by months of lobbying. | Timothy D. Cook mollified lawmakers who had been furious over Apple’s taxes. | After Warren E. Buffett, will Berkshire Hathaway be able to negotiate such sweet deals? | A lawyer for Rajat K. Gupta argued that wiretap evidence should not have been admitted.

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Battle Lines Drawn Over Herbalife

William A. Ackman and Daniel S. Loeb became business rivals on Wednesday, with hundreds of millions of dollars in play over Herbalife. | Diminished profits have forced Morgan Stanley to cut back its trading desk, raising questions about the firm. | Jacob J. Lew, President Obama’s chief of staff and former budget director, has been tapped to be the secretary of the Treasury. | Amid criticism, the board of the American International Group decided not to join a lawsuit against the federal government.

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