1.   Berkshire Hathaway Inc., the insurance holding company controlled by billionaire Warren Buffett, may have sold its stakes in both General Dynamics Corp. and Torchmark Corp.

2.   Most of the customers San Miguel lost switched to the lower-priced beer of Asia Brewery, controlled by billionaire Lucio Tan.

3.   The Tel Aviv-based Eisenberg Group, controlled by billionaire Shaul Eisenberg, holds stakes in Israel Chemicals Ltd., and shipping company Zim Israel Navigation Co.

4.   Turner Broadcasting, controlled by billionaire Ted Turner, had planned on its board voting to seal the merger by tomorrow evening.

5.   Future is controlled by billionaire Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.