Month: January 2026
At least 5,000 dead in Iran unrest, official says, as judiciary hints at executions
Protesters carry a large “Lion and Sun” pre-Iranian Revolution national flag of Iran, during the ‘March for a Free Iran’, held by Britain’s Iranian Committee for Freedom and Stop The Hate, in London, Britain, on Jan. 18, 2026. Toby Melville | Reuters At least 5,000 people have been killed in protests in Iran, including about […]
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Pentagon readies 1,500 troops for potential Minnesota deployment, U.S. officials say
Federal Agents stand guard outside an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility during a protest against ICE following the fatal shooting of Renee Good, a 37-year-old woman by a U.S. immigration agent, in Minneapolis, United States, on Jan. 8, 2026. Mostafa Bassim | Anadolu | Getty Images The Pentagon has ordered about 1,500 active-duty soldiers in […]
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Bozoma Saint John says she’s successful in her career because she ignored this piece of advice: ‘It really shrank me’
Bozoma Saint John doesn’t shrink away from the spotlight. Saint John, 48, was Netflix’s first Black C-level executive as their chief marketing officer. She became Uber’s first chief branding officer tasked with rehabbing the rideshare company’s image. And she made headlines in 2016 when she shook up the stage at Apple’s annual conference despite not […]
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Buffett’s pledge to give away 99% of his wealth could eventually test Berkshire’s shield against activists
The carefully choreographed plan Warren Buffett has laid out for his fortune could eventually expose Berkshire Hathaway to a risk it has avoided for six decades: shareholder activism. In Buffett’s Giving Pledge letter in 2010, the “Oracle of Omaha” said the proceeds from 99% of his Berkshire shares will be spent on philanthropy within 10 […]
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Mark Cuban’s money helped build Indiana University’s football team—he shares ‘how championship teams and organizations are built’
If Indiana University wins the 2026 College Football Playoff National Championship on Monday, fans will owe some thanks to one of the football program’s biggest financial donors: billionaire Mark Cuban. Cuban, whose net worth is estimated at $9.6 billion by Bloomberg, graduated from IU with a degree in management in 1981. He’s a longtime donor […]
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I’ve studied over 200 kids—here’s the No. 1 ‘magic phrase’ that truly teaches kids emotional intelligence
When a child is upset, most parents reach for the same question instinctively: “What’s wrong?” It’s well-intentioned and it comes from care. But after years of teaching conscious parenting and studying over 200 kids, I’ve seen how often that question does the opposite of what parents hope. Instead of opening children up, it can shut […]
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Top Wall Street analysts are confident about these three stocks for the long term
Signage at the Broadcom Inc. headquarters in San Jose, California, June 2, 2025. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Investors contended with bank earnings and geopolitical tensions this week, but the ongoing volatility may help uncover a few attractive stock picks. Stock ratings from top Wall Street analysts can help inform investors as […]
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Earnings playbook: Netflix and this chipmaker are among the companies set to report
Get ready. The earnings season is picking up steam. More than two dozen S & P 500 companies are set to report this week. Among them are Netflix, Intel and United Airlines. The fourth-quarter reporting period got off to an uneven start last week. Goldman Sachs, Bank of America and JPMorgan Chase all topped analyst […]
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‘Unacceptable’: European leaders hit back at Trump’s Greenland tariffs threat
People bear Greenlandic flags as they gather in front of the U.S. consulate protest against U.S. President Donald Trump and his announced intent to acquire Greenland on January 17, 2026 in Nuuk, Greenland. Sean Gallup | Getty Images News | Getty Images European leaders have hit back at U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat to impose […]
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