america inched up on its cost-cutting plans to slash $5 billion in annual costs and cut a staggering 30,000 jobs. shares of netlogic microsystems shot up 50% after wireless chipmaker broad com agreed to buy the company for $3.7 billion. mcgraw-hill rose 4% on news it s splitting into two separate companies. on the down sideside, tenet health care tumbled 10% after cautioning its earnings will take a hit next quarter. warren buffett landed himself a new interesting portfolio manager. apparently the two hit it off over the ers course of two charity auction lunches. the new employee won with buffett over the past two years for a total price of $5.3 million. finally protesters in england acted out their ainger over taxpayer subsidies for bankers, dressing up in ghoulish