Month: April 2022

Stocks making the biggest moves midday: HP, Constellation Brands, CDK Global and more
Business

Stocks making the biggest moves midday: HP, Constellation Brands, CDK Global and more

A man passes a Hewlett Packard display at a technology conference Jim Young | Reuters Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. HP — Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway became the largest shareholder in the computer hardware company, sending shares up 16.4%. Berkshire Hathaway bought nearly 121 million shares, or about an 11% stake […]

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Man accused of impersonating DHS agent offered one of Jill Biden’s Secret Service agents an assault rifle, court records say
Politics

Man accused of impersonating DHS agent offered one of Jill Biden’s Secret Service agents an assault rifle, court records say

Arian Taherzadeh seen in photos submitted in a D.O.J. affidavit. Courtesy: D.O.J One of two men criminally charged with impersonating federal law enforcement agents in Washington, D.C., offered to give an assault rifle worth $2,000 to a U.S. Secret Service agent who was assigned to the protective detail of first lady Jill Biden, a court […]

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Apple will promote Siri and Apple Music on its first live sports broadcast
Technology

Apple will promote Siri and Apple Music on its first live sports broadcast

Washington Nationals second baseman Josh Harrison (5) gets the force out of New York Mets third baseman J.D. Davis (28) in the 6th inning of the spring training game at Clover Park. Jasen Vinlove | USA TODAY Sports | Reuters Apple’s first foray into live sports starts on Friday when the company will broadcast two […]

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What’s behind Warren Buffett’s HP buy and why it’s giving some analysts bad IBM flashbacks
Technology

What’s behind Warren Buffett’s HP buy and why it’s giving some analysts bad IBM flashbacks

Analysts believe HP is a classic value bet and a play on capital returns, but some cautioned that it could be a repeat of Buffett’s IBM mistake. Source

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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi tests positive for Covid, is not experiencing symptoms
Health

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi tests positive for Covid, is not experiencing symptoms

US President Joe Biden signs H.R. 3076, the Postal Service Reform Act of 2022, during a ceremony in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on April 6, 2022. Mandel Ngan | AFP | Getty Images House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi has tested positive for Covid, but does not have […]

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Senate passes ban on Russian oil and gas imports
World

Senate passes ban on Russian oil and gas imports

Rail wagons for oil, fuel and liquefied gas cargo stand in sidings at Yanichkino railway station, close to the Gazprom Neft PJSC Moscow refinery in Moscow, Russia, on Monday, April 27, 2020. Andrey Rudakov | Bloomberg | Getty Images WASHINGTON — The Senate on Thursday passed a bill to ban imports of oil and gas […]

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UN votes to remove Russia from Human Rights Council
World

UN votes to remove Russia from Human Rights Council

Russia’s UN Ambassador, Vassily Nebenzia, speaks at a meeting of the UN Security Council on threats to international peace and security, March 18, 2022, in New York. Timothy A. Clary | AFP | Getty Images WASHINGTON — The United Nations suspended Russia from its seat on the Human Rights Council on Thursday as the world calls […]

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Walmart says it is raising truckers’ pay and starting a training program as it grapples with a driver shortage
Business

Walmart says it is raising truckers’ pay and starting a training program as it grapples with a driver shortage

A Walmart truck departs the company’s distribution center in Washington, Utah. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Walmart said Thursday it is raising pay for long-haul truck drivers and launching a new program to train the next generation, as it seeks the staffing it relies on to replenish store shelves and warehouses across the country. […]

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U.S. has until June to decide whether we need new Covid shots for this fall, FDA official says
Health

U.S. has until June to decide whether we need new Covid shots for this fall, FDA official says

A volunteer is injected with a vaccine as he participates in a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination study at the Research Centers of America, in Hollywood, Florida, September 24, 2020. Marco Bello | Reuters The FDA has until the early summer to decide whether vaccine makers need to change existing Covid shots to target different virus […]

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UFC, Formula 1 and WWE could be the next acquisition targets for streaming giants
Technology

UFC, Formula 1 and WWE could be the next acquisition targets for streaming giants

(L-R) Conor McGregor of Ireland punches Dustin Poirier in a lightweight fight during the UFC 257 event inside Etihad Arena on UFC Fight Island on January 23, 2021 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Chris Unger | UFC | Getty Images In 2016, before Ultimate Fighting Championship sold for $4 billion to the company that […]

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