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While the market has posted solid double-digit returns over the past three years, investors shouldn’t get their hopes up that the trend will continue, if history is any guide. According to SimCorp’s Melissa Brown, who cited data from Stocks, Bonds, Bills and Inflation (SBBI), the market may not see another strong year following three prior ones, as instances of four stellar consecutive years of more than 15% returns have been “rare” at only three since 1926. In 2023, 2024 and 2025, the market saw annualized returns of 26%, 25% and about 18%, respectively. With those gains, it is likely to…
With June rapidly approaching, analysts at Bank of America said there is a slew of top stock-buying opportunities. The firm said that companies like Visa have plenty more room to run. Other buy-rated stocks Bank of America analysts are bullish on include Zeta Global , Sprouts Farmers Market, United Rentals and Citigroup. Sprouts Farmers Market The grocery store chain is firing on all cylinders, the firm said. Analyst Robert Ohmes recently came away from investor meetings convinced that the company is on the right track as sales and margins remain robust. “We believe SFM’s targeted approach to price and promotions,…
(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.)Lingering mysteries from Berkshire’s portfolio updateThe large reduction in the number of stocks in Berkshire Hathaway’s equity portfolio that was revealed in last Friday’s first quarter 13F SEC filing was perhaps bigger than expected but it wasn’t a total surprise.The Wall Street Journal had reported new CEO Greg Abel would be selling many or all of the stocks formerly managed by Todd Combs, who left for a job at JPMorgan late last year.It’s harder to explain how the two new…
Natalie Bouriche, of Anaheim, sits on a cot where she spent the night, along with her son, Abde Atti, 16, seated behind her having evacuated to Freedom Hall, due to the chemical leak, on Saturday, May 23, 2026, in Fountain Valley, CA. Tens of thousands told to evacuate after a 34,000-gallon tank of methyl methacrylate leaked at an aerospace plastics facility, sending potentially toxic vapors into the air.Allen J. Schaben | Los Angeles Times | Getty ImagesAuthorities are bracing for the possibility that a damaged chemical tank in Southern California could leak or explode as an evacuation order continued into…
Construction cranes and an American flag outside of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, April 16, 2026. Graeme Sloan | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesLaw enforcement authorities are responding to shots that were fired near the White House grounds, FBI Director Kash Patel said.Journalists working there Saturday reported hearing a series of gunshots and were told to seek shelter inside the press briefing room, where U.S. Secret Service officers prevented them from leaving.There were no immediate reports of any injuries. On X, Secret Service said it was “aware of reports of shots fired near 17th Street and Pennsylvania…
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What to make of this? Is it reflective of political shenanigans? Hughes was abrasive during this stint as chief of staff last year, rubbing some NASA employees the wrong way. However, a NASA source said the agency needed someone with political chops to lead Kennedy. There is constant infighting there among users, such as SpaceX, Blue Origin, and other launch companies, in addition to conflicts with the Space Force and Federal Aviation Administration. When one spaceport user does something another user does not like, they call the White House. “Now, when someone tells Hughes ‘give me what I want or…
People travel through Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Nov. 7, 2025 in Atlanta, Georgia. Megan Varner | Getty ImagesAmericans coming back from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda or South Sudan now have a second entry point for returning to the United States, with the CDC on Saturday expanding its enhanced Ebola screening to include Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.Hartsfield-Jackson has previously been used to screen passengers and has established operational procedures in place, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said.Washington’s Dulles International Airport was designated this week to screen returning citizens for the Ebola virus.Enhanced public health…
Reddit user Toikka shows the aftermath of a Steam Controller puck coming into contact with a metal watch band. Reddit user Toikka shows the aftermath of a Steam Controller puck coming into contact with a metal watch band. Credit: Reddit / Toikka The Steam Controller is far from the only device with a charger featuring exposed metal pins for “drop in” convenience. The Xbox Elite Controller Series 2 charging station, for instance, advertises “copper pins for optimal conductivity.” Sony’s official DualSense Charging Station uses similar pins, though they are protected by recessed grooves and a retractable plastic piece that keeps…
(From L) Romanian director, screenwriter and producer Cristian Mungiu (R) and Romanian-U.S. actor Sebastian Stan (C) embrace after winning the Palme d’Or for the film “Fjord” during the closing ceremony of the 79th edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France, on May 23, 2026.Valery Hache | Afp | Getty ImagesCristian Mungiu’s Norway-set drama about political polarization “Fjord” has won the Palme d’Or, handing the Cannes Film Festival’s top honor for the second time to Mungiu, the Romanian director of “4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days.”At a 79th Cannes Film Festival that saw few films breakout, “Fjord”…