Buffett buy

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway invested $23.9 billion, including $7 billion in equities, in the third quarter, the most in at least 15 years.

Madoff suit

Former customers of Bernie Madoff ‘s Ponzi scheme filed a class-action suit seeking to recover $19 billion from JPMorgan Chase, charging the bank was “complicit” in concealing Madoff’s fraud.

Google glam

Google+, until now open only to individuals, is adding business, sports team and celebrity pages. The initial list includes Toyota, the Muppets, the Dallas Cowboys and Pepsi .

BofA accord

A federal judge was asked yesterday to give final approval to a $410 million settlement in a class-action lawsuit affecting more than 13 million Bank of America customers who had debit-card overdrafts during the past decade.

Swiss blitz

Credit Suisse, Switzerland’s second-largest bank, is notifying US clients suspected of offshore tax evasion that it intends to turn over their names to the IRS, with the help of Swiss tax authorities.