* Category 3 hurricane makes landfall near Siesta Key, south of Tampa Bay * At least 19 tornadoes confirmed, 125 houses destroyed * Milton expected to cause billions in damage * State prepared to engage in search and rescue missions overnight * Milton expected to maintain hurricane strength as it crosses Florida peninsula (Recasts after landfall) By Leonora LaPeter Anton...

(Reuters) -Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway ( BRK/A ) has raised 281.8 billion yen ($1.9 billion) in a seven-tranche yen-denominated bond deal, according to a term sheet reviewed by Reuters on Thursday. The U.S. investment giant issued bonds with tenors of 3, 5, 7, 10, 20, 28 and 30 years, the term sheet showed. The 3-year tranche was the largest with...

Oct 9 (Reuters) - Pfizer's ( PFE ) former CEO and Chair Ian Read and ex-CFO Frank D'Amelio said in a statement that they will not be involved with activist investor Starboard Value, which wants the U.S. drug giant to make changes to turn its performance around. We are fully supportive of Pfizer ( PFE ) Chairman and CEO Albert...

BENGALURU (Reuters) - India's scrapping of a time-consuming compliance step will accelerate the pace at which Indian startups domiciled abroad shift back home to participate in the country's listing boom, according to bankers, lawyers and investors. Since last month, foreign-based companies no longer require approval from the backlogged National Company Law Tribunal for a so-called reverse flip merger with a...