Day: May 3, 2025
6 big things investors learned from Warren Buffett at this year’s Berkshire shareholder meeting
Warren Buffett speaks during the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting in Omaha, Nebraska on May 3, 2025. CNBC OMAHA, Neb. — Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett shocked shareholders during the conglomerate’s annual gathering on Saturday by announcing his intention to step down. For hours before that, the billionaire touched on a wide range of topics […]
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‘The rain doesn’t matter at all’: Fans (and horses) are ready for the Kentucky Derby
Derby Day racing fans prepared for the rain prior to the 151st running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on May 3, 2025 in Louisville, Kentucky. Horsephotos | Getty Images LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The first sign that the 151st running of the Kentucky Derby would be a wet one actually came on Friday. The […]
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Greg Abel is the successor to Warren Buffett at Berkshire Hathaway. Here’s how he got there
Gregory Abel, Vice Chairman overseeing non-insurance operations for Berkshire Hathaway, meets shareholders in the exhibition hall during the Berkshire Hathaway Inc annual shareholders’ meeting in Omaha, Nebraska, U.S., May 3, 2024. Scott Morgan | Reuters Warren Buffett plans to hand over the reins of Berkshire Hathaway at the end of 2025 to Greg Abel, who […]
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Warren Buffett to ask board to make Greg Abel CEO of Berkshire Hathaway at year-end
OMAHA, Nebraska — Warren Buffett said he will soon ask the board of Berkshire Hathaway to have Greg Abel replace him as CEO at year end. While Buffett is 94 and Abel was designated as CEO successor in 2021, it nonetheless came as surprise to the thousands of admiring shareholders gathered for this year’s annual […]
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Buffett downplays recent market volatility as ‘really nothing,’ saying it’s part of investing
OMAHA, Nebraska — Warren Buffett on Saturday brushed off recent stock market volatility that has rattled investors over the past several weeks. “What has happened in the last 30, 45 days … is really nothing,” the Berkshire Hathaway CEO said during the conglomerate’s annual meeting. Buffett pointed out that there were three occasions over the […]
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27-year-old American moved to Germany for medical school and pays $97 a semester: ‘I feel really happy here’
While Erika Roberts was a high school student growing up in the suburbs of Philadelphia, she participated in a two-week exchange program that took her to Munich, Germany. She didn’t know it at the time, but that experience would shape the rest of her life. Fast forward to 2016, when Roberts was a freshman in […]
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Activist Fivespan has a stake in Qiagen. Here are 3 levers to boost the company’s growth and improve value
Company: Qiagen NV (QGEN) Business: Qiagen NV is a holding company based in the Netherlands. The company provides “Sample to Insight” solutions that transform biological samples into molecular insights. These solutions integrate sample and assay technologies, bioinformatics and automation systems. Its sample technologies are used for isolating and preparing deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), ribonucleic acid (RNA) […]
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Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese wins a second 3-year term
Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese holds his Medicare card as he speaks at a Labor party election night event, after local media projected the Labor Party’s victory, on the day of the Australian federal election, in Sydney, Australia, on May 3, 2025. Hollie Adams | Reuters Anthony Albanese claimed victory as the first Australian prime […]
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We’re therapists who’ve worked with 1,000 kids. Here are 6 things children worry about the most—that parents don’t realize
Being a parent has become an increasingly harder job, especially as anxiety levels keep rising, even among the youngest kids. As child and family therapists, over the years, we’ve worked with thousands of parents and children struggling with anxiety and stress. We get emails and calls from parents looking for guidance nearly every day. When […]
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Trump posts AI-generated photo of himself dressed as the pope
Zoom In IconArrows pointing outwards U.S. President Donald Trump’s Truth post in papal attire Courtesy: The White House via X, formerly Twitter Trump attended Pope Francis’ funeral in Rome last weekend, during which he also met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. On Tuesday, days after returning from Francis’ funeral, Trump joked to reporters outside the […]
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