AIG net

Former Treasury Sec retary Henry Paulson, former New York Fed Chairman Stephen Friedman and Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner have been asked to tes tify before a House panel investigating bail out payments to Ameri can International Group’s trading part ners.

Kirk folds

Billionaire investor Kirk Kerkorian agreed to settle a class-action law suit by former Daim lerChrysler AG share holders who claimed he sold more than 7 million shares in 1999 based on inside information. The details were still being worked out.

Fed vote

The US Senate hopes to hold its vote on Fed eral Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke’s nomi nation for a second term before his current term ends in two weeks, a spokesman for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said yesterday.

Baby split

Warren Buffett’s Berk shire Hathaway has asked shareholders to approve a 50-for-1 split of the company’s Class B (“Baby”) shares next week, as part of its plan to buy Burlington North ern Santa Fe Corp.