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Berkshire Hathaway now owns 100% of BHE, but the utility giant has been a weak spot for the conglomerate
Warren Buffett took full control of Berkshire Hathaway Energy, a utility giant that it has owned a majority stake in since 1999, but the business has been a drag on the conglomerate. The Omaha-based Berkshire entered a deal to acquire the 8% remaining stake in BHE from the heirs of the late Walter Scott, a […]
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At least 24 killed in Israeli air strike on Gaza mosque and school
Destroyed buildings lie in ruin in central Gaza, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, near the Israel-Gaza border, as seen from Israel, on Jan. 13, 2024. Amir Cohen | Reuters At least 24 people were killed and 93 others wounded when Israeli airstrikes targeted a mosque and a school sheltering displaced people […]
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Foxconn beats estimates with record third-quarter revenue on AI demand
Hon Hai Group’s headquarters in Taipei, Taiwan. Ceng Shou Yi | Nurphoto | Getty Images Taiwan’s Foxconn, the world’s largest contract electronics maker, beat expectations to post its highest-ever revenue for the third quarter on strong demand for artificial intelligence servers. Revenue for Apple’s biggest iPhone assembler jumped 20.2% year on year to 1.85 trillion Taiwanese dollars ($57.3 billion). “The result exceeded the […]
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‘Impossible’ for People’s Republic of China to be our motherland, Taiwan president says
Lai Ching-te, president of Taiwan, on Saturday, Jan. 13, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images It is “impossible” for the People’s Republic of China to become Taiwan’s motherland because Taiwan has older political roots, the island’s President Lai Ching-te said Saturday. Lai, who took office in May, is condemned by Beijing as a “separatist.” He rejects Beijing’s sovereignty claims, saying that the island is a country […]
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China-linked security breach targeted U.S. wiretap systems, WSJ reports
People observe the scenery near Chinese national flags displayed for National Day celebrations on October 3, 2024 in Chongqing, China. National Day Golden Week is a holiday in China commemorates the founding of the People’s Republic of China in 1949. Cheng Xin | Getty Images U.S. broadband providers had their networks breached in a cyberattack […]
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Nasrallah’s possible successor out of contact since Friday, Lebanese source says
A portrait of Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah sits amid destruction in a area targeted overnight by Israeli airstrikes in Saksakiyeh on September 26, 2024. Mahmoud Zayyat | Afp | Getty Images The potential successor to slain Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah has been out of contact since Friday, a Lebanese security source said on Saturday, after an […]
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Cheap stocks to buy in the fourth quarter, according to HSBC
It’s officially a new trading month, and HSBC recommends investors broaden their exposure in the fourth quarter by seeking out stocks with more reasonable valuations. September was another winning month for stocks, as the S & P 500 saw its fifth consecutive month in the green. On the final trading day of the month, the […]
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Keep buying these top stock picks in October, Morgan Stanley says
Morgan Stanley is pounding the table on several stocks as investors wait to see if October markets are tumultous or quiet. The investment bank says these top companies are well positioned for the long term. They include Lineage, Thermo Fisher Scientific , M & T Bank and Taiwan Semiconductor . Lineage Analyst Ronald Kamdem is […]
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How China’s stimulus could provide a boost to new CEOs at Nike and Starbucks down the line
If the economic stimulus plans in China prove successful in boosting consumer spending and economic growth, it could make life easier for two new CEOs in the United States who are trying to orchestrate their own turnarounds. Brian Niccol and Elliott Hill are taking over Starbucks and Nike , respectively, just as a key market […]
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Vista Outdoor strikes deal to sell itself in parts to two buyers for $3.4 billion
Vista Outdoor on Friday agreed to sell itself in parts to two separate buyers for a total of $3.35 billion, including debt, after fending off a hostile suitor that pursued the sporting goods and ammunitions maker for months. Vista struck a deal to sell its sporting goods unit, Revelyst, to investment firm Strategic Value Partners for $1.1 billion, according to a statement seen by Reuters. It has also agreed to revise […]
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