Month: May 2025
Australia’s reelected government says U.S.-China tussle a top priority
Australia’s Treasurer Jim Chalmers in Canberra, on May 15, 2024. Tracey Nearmy | Getty Images News | Getty Images Australia’s government will prioritize dealing with the “dark shadow” of the U.S.-China trade war following its resounding reelection victory, Treasurer Jim Chalmers said on Sunday, after a campaign that highlighted concerns over U.S. trade policy and […]
Read More
Welcome to Starbase: Texas has a new city home to Elon Musk’s SpaceX
BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS – MARCH 13: People spend time on the beach near the Starship Flight 3 Rocket a day before its scheduled launch at the Starbase facility near Boca Chica beach on March 13, 2024 in Brownsville, Texas. Brandon Bell | Getty Images News | Getty Images Texas has a brand new city, and its […]
Read More
Singapore’s Wong retains power as ruling People Action Party boosts vote share in landslide victory
Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong of the People’s Action Party (PAP) waves to supporters as he celebrates at the party’s gathering centre during the general election results, in Singapore on May 3, 2025. Singapore’s ruling party headed for a crushing victory at general elections on May 3, sample counts showed, with voters giving Prime Minister […]
Read More
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 […]
Read More
‘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 […]
Read More
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 […]
Read More
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 […]
Read More
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 […]
Read More
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 […]
Read More
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) […]
Read More