Day: February 22, 2025
Trump revels in mass federal firings and jeers at Biden before adoring conservative crowd
President Donald Trump said Saturday that “nobody has ever seen anything” like his administration’s sweeping effort to fire thousands of federal employees and shrink the size of government, congratulating himself for “dominating” Washington and sending bureaucrats “packing.” Addressing an adoring crowd at the Conservative Political Action Conference in suburban Washington, Trump promised, “We’re going to forge a new and lasting political majority […]
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What we know about Dan ‘Razin’ Caine, Trump’s pick to be the top U.S. military officer
President Donald Trump’s choice to be the top U.S. military officer, retired Air Force Lt. Gen. Dan Caine, endeared himself to the commander in chief through his military call sign, “Razin,” during a meeting in Iraq years ago. Officials who have served with Caine described him Saturday as measured and apolitical. Trump said Friday night […]
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U.S. FDA asks fired scientists to return, including some reviewing Musk’s Neuralink
U.S. Food and Drug Administration employees reviewing Elon Musk’s brain implant company Neuralink were fired over the weekend as part of a broader purge of the federal workforce, according to two sources with knowledge of the matter. Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is asking some of its […]
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Leading contenders make their final appeals to German voters before a landmark election
Angela Merkel with CDU Friedrich Merz in 2001. Ullstein Bild | Ullstein Bild | Getty Images The contenders in Germany’s election made their final appeals to voters Saturday, with opposition leader and front-runner Friedrich Merz vowing to revive the stagnant economy and defend Europe’s interests in the face of a confrontational U.S. administration. Chancellor OIaf […]
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Sepsis a threat in pope’s pneumonia battle as Vatican Holy Year celebrations march on without him
The Vatican carried on with its Holy Year celebrations without the pope Saturday, as Pope Francis battled pneumonia and a complex respiratory infection that doctors say remains touch-and-go and will keep him hospitalized for at least another week. Francis slept well overnight, Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni said in a brief early update Saturday. But doctors […]
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Read Warren Buffett’s latest annual letter to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders
In this article BRK.A Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway raised its stakes in Mitsubishi Corp., Mitsui & Co., Itochu, Marubeni and Sumitomo — all to 7.4%. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Warren Buffett released Saturday his annual letter to shareholders. In it, the CEO of Berkshire Hathaway discussed how […]
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Highlights of Warren Buffett’s annual letter: Advice for Trump, 60 years at Berkshire helm
Legendary investor Warren Buffett opined on a wide range of topics in his much-anticipated annual letter to shareholders, including the U.S.’ worsening fiscal problems, advice for the Trump administration as well as his 60-year career at Berkshire Hathaway . Here are the best highlights from Buffett’s 2024 annual letter: The “Oracle of Omaha” revealed that […]
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This country is the No. 1 solo travel destination for 2025—it’s not the United States
Solo travel continues to trend. A new report from Kensington, a private guided luxury travel service, ranked the top countries to for a solo trip in 2025. For this ranking, Kensington took into account findings from “affluent” travelers based on 2024 data and two external surveys conducted with Opinium Research and Dig Insight. “Solo travelers […]
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This ETF provider thinks it’s time to rethink investing in China
ETF Edge This ETF provider thinks it’s time to rethink investing in China Published Sat, Feb 22 202511:00 AM EST Krysta Escobar WATCH LIVE Source
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Buffett says Berkshire will continue to increase investment in Japan trading houses
Warren Buffett, chairman and chief executive officer of Berkshire Hathaway, photographed during a 2011 trip to Japan. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Berkshire Hathaway is committed to its Japanese investments for the long term and has reached an agreement with the companies to own beyond the initial 10% ceiling, Warren Buffett said in his […]
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