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(This is the Warren Buffett Watch newsletter, news and analysis on all things Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway. You can sign up here to receive it every Friday evening in your inbox.)ABEL GOES HIS OWN WAY WITH NEW INVESTMENTS IN HOME BUILDING … AND AIBuffett praises new CEO for ‘fast’ and ‘smooth’ acquisitionWarren Buffett tells CNBC’s Becky Quick new Berkshire Hathaway CEO Greg Abel has “launched” with his first major deal, the $6.8 billion acquisition of Taylor Morrison Home, a residential homebuilder and developer with operations in 12 states.On Monday’s “Squawk Box,” Becky quoted Buffett from a phone conversation the day before when the deal was announced:”Greg…
President Donald Trump on Friday defended the continued lack of a war-ending deal with Iran by once again trashing the prior nuclear agreement brokered by Barack Obama, his predecessor and longtime political foe.”They’ve dealt with very weak and ineffective leadership on behalf of the United States” and others “that allowed them to get away with murder,” Trump said of Iran in an NBC News interview.He was asked why Iran is still holding out in negotiations if they are desperate to reach an agreement, as Trump insists that they are.”It takes a little while … This should have been done long…
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Reid Hoffman, co-founder of LinkedIn, during a Bloomberg Television interview in London, UK, on Monday, March 24, 2025.Jason Alden | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesMicrosoft said Friday that LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman is leaving the software company’s board of directors after almost a decade.Hoffman, 58, informed the board of his decision not to run for reelection on Tuesday, Microsoft said in a filing. He will remain a director until Microsoft’s annual meeting, which will be held at the end of the year.After starting LinkedIn in 2002 and turning it into the leading site for professionals to connect and for recruiters to…
The police response to the murder of Henry Nowak has triggered a heated transatlantic debate. Source link
Iranians ride past a banner depicting Iran’s late supreme leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini (R), his successor, the late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (L), in Enghelab Square in Tehran on June 3, 2026. The military adviser to Iran’s supreme leader on June 3, warned of more missile and drone strikes should the United States renew its attacks on Iran. The warning followed US strikes on an Iranian tanker and on Iran’s Qeshm island, sparking retaliatory attacks on Kuwait and Bahrain.Atta Kenare | Afp | Getty ImagesU.S. forces struck Iranian coastal radar sites on Saturday after shooting down drones launched by Iran toward…
Screwworm border closure fuels beef boom in Mexico, gloom in Texas Source link
Smartwatches can track your health stats, but they also do a lot of other things you might not always want or need. The $100 Fitbit Air tracker ditches the screens that have become common on people’s wrists, leaving behind a tiny puck of health sensors you can often forget you’re wearing. You will not, however, forget that Google’s new health platform is built around AI. The Air has no speaker, and there’s only one LED on the side to indicate battery level. You can double-tap the tracker to check the level, and that’s about the end of on-device features. The…
Pope Leo arrived in Spain on Saturday for a week-long visit, his first to an EU country outside Italy, where he will inaugurate a new tower in Barcelona’s famed Sagrada Familia basilica and meet migrants who braved dangerous Atlantic waters to reach Europe.Spain’s Felipe VI and Queen Letizia (2R), Princess Leonor (L) and Princess Sofia (R) welcome Pope Leo XIV (C) at the Royal Palace in Madrid on June 6, 2026. Pope Leo XIV is visiting Spain on June 6-12 with stops in Madrid, Barcelona, and the Canary Islands, where he will meet with migrants and organizations dedicated to helping…
Airline chiefs grapple with fuel shock, fare test at Rio summit Source link