Warren Buffett, the chairman of Berkshire Hathaway and one of the world's wealthiest men, plans to donate the bulk of his $44 billion fortune to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and four other philanthropies starting in July.

The US Federal Reserve is expected to lift interest rates again this week to 5.25 per cent in its 17th straight quarter percentage point hike and signal that further increases may be needed to keep inflation at bay.

There aren't many issues on which Republicans and Democrats in the current Congress agree. But renewal of the 1965 Voting Rights Act, which expires in 2007, is one such issue.

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The geographic dispersion of the U.S. Hispanic population continues. States with small Hispanic populations have shown the greatest growth in the last decade — with seven of the 10 fastest-growing states in the South.

2006 Hispanic Business 500 Certainly the Hispanic Business 500® companies have adjusted to the challenging times, keeping up their optimism and growing revenues at the same time. Cumulative revenues for the 500 rose to $34.82 billion in 2005, and overall the 500 companies posted their best revenue growth performance since l996.

2006 Hispanic Business 500 Auto dealerships find growth in Web-based services and marketing. All Star Auto Exchange in Tucson, Arizona (number 475 on the Hispanic Business 500) doesn't have the advertising budget of much larger dealers. But All Star does have a snazzy and easy-to-navigate Web site proclaiming, "Easy Application! Fast Approval! Drive Today!"