Month: May 2025
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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Warren Buffett knocks tariffs and protectionism: ‘Trade should not be a weapon’
OMAHA, Nebraska — Warren Buffett on Saturday criticized President Donald Trump’s hardline trade policy, without naming him directly, saying it’s a big mistake to slap punitive tariffs on the rest of the world. “Trade should not be a weapon,” Buffett said at Berkshire Hathaway‘s shareholder meeting, an annual gathering in front of thousands in Omaha, Nebraska. […]
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Warren Buffett kicks off Berkshire annual shareholder meetingBerkshire investors want Buffett’s guidance on tariffs60 years at Berkshire: ‘Woodstock for Capitalists’ over the decadesSee the Buffett Squishmallows and the giant claw machine Source
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Berkshire Hathaway operating earnings drop more than expected as Buffett warns of tariff uncertainty
Key Points Operating earnings, which include the conglomerate’s fully owned insurance and railroad businesses, fell 14% to $9.64 billion during the first three months of the year. Much of that decline was driven by a 48.6% plunge in insurance-underwriting profit. Berkshire said President Donald Trump’s tariffs and other geopolitical risks created an uncertain environment for […]
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Follow all of Warren Buffett’s key comments at the Berkshire annual meeting
Attendees line up early, race for seats Attendees line up for the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting in Omaha, Nebraska on May 3, 2025. Yun Li | CNBC Shareholders began lining up in the early morning hours for a shot at the best seats in Omaha’s CHI Health Center. Attendees near the front told CNBC […]
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Trade fight is an opportunity to invest in emerging markets, including China, Ariel’s Phillpotts says
Despite simmering trade conflict between China and the U.S., Beijing is still an attractive market in which to invest, according to Ariel Investments emerging market equities portfolio manager Christine Phillpotts. “What’s important to note is that U.S. exports from China to the U.S. are less than 3% of Chinese GDP, they have massively declined over […]
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