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Warren Buffett said he sold Apple too soon and would buy more of it, though not in the current market. “I sold it too soon. But, I bought it even sooner, so,” Buffett told CNBC’s Becky Quick in an interview Tuesday on “Squawk Box” in which he announced he’s bringing back his famed charity lunch. Apple remains Berkshire Hathaway’s largest holding even after the conglomerate trimmed its stake to $61.96 billion at the end of last year, according to InsiderScore.However, Buffett said Tuesday that he would continue to add to the position if it gets cheaper. He said the iPhone…

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Stay informed with free updatesSimply sign up to the German politics myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox.The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) is embroiled in a bitter internal row over conscription, with the party’s anti-Nato wing appearing to prevail ahead of regional elections this autumn.Rüdiger Lucassen, a former Bundeswehr colonel who is one of the most pro-American figures in his party, stepped down this week as AfD defence spokesperson after eight years in the job. His departure highlights the growing strength of the party’s eastern German faction ahead of two critical state elections in the region in September.…

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Advocates attend a news conference about the “impact of incarcerating those charged with marijuana-related offenses,” and policy reform ideas, outside the U.S. Capitol on April 20, 2026.Tom Williams | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. | Getty ImagesA White House executive order on psychedelics, signed by President Donald Trump on Saturday, aims to speed up research on drugs like psilocybin, MDMA and ibogaine, helping to legitimize an industry that’s long lived largely underground. But it also raises a broader question: Will psychedelics fall victim, like cannabis has, to a slow-moving federal process?The latest executive order comes roughly four months after an effort by…

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John Ternus, senior vice president of hardware engineering at Apple Inc., during an Apple event in New York, US, on Wednesday, March 4, 2026.Adam Gray | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesApple said on Monday that John Ternus is succeeding Tim Cook as CEO, with Cook assuming the role of executive chairman on Sept. 1.Ternus, a senior vice president of hardware engineering, will join Apple’s board of directors when he becomes chief. Apple’s non-executive chairman Arthur Levinson will become the iPhone maker’s lead independent director at that time.”Cook will continue in his role as CEO through the summer as he works closely…

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Crypto investment firm CoinShares said it will begin trading on Nasdaq Wednesday through a merger with a special purpose acquisition company, or SPAC.The company is merging with Vine Hill Capital to form the holding company CoinShares PLC. The deal closed late Tuesday, CNBC has learned. It was first announced in September, and it values the business at about $1.2 billion, including a $50 million investment from institutional investors. Shares will trade under the ticker CSHR.CoinShares is a 12-year-old European asset manager with a focus on crypto assets, serving both institutional and retail investors. It offers structured investment products and funds…

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Europe’s airline industry is at risk of a “systemic” jet fuel shortage in the next few weeks if the Strait of Hormuz blockade continues, with the potential of hundreds of flight cuts, according to experts.Claudio Galimberti, chief economist at Rystad Energy, told CNBC’s Ritika Gupta on “Europe Early Edition,” on Tuesday that the situation facing airlines “pretty much depends on how many barrels will be flowing through the Strait.” “The situation within the next three, four weeks can become systemic, so you can have severe cuts of flights in Europe already starting in May and June,” he added.Traffic through the…

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Every weekday, the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer releases the Homestretch — an actionable afternoon update, just in time for the last hour of trading on Wall Street. Stocks edged lower from record highs after oil jumped 5% into the high $80s, driven by uncertainty over commercial ship traffic in the Strait of Hormuz. While the action in the oil market was notable, the market’s decline was not as bad as feared because Treasury yields were little changed. Honeywell announced another step in its ongoing portfolio transformation . The company is selling its Productivity Solutions and Services (PSS) business…

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