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Berkshire Hathaway accelerates stock buybacks, operating profit falls

US Jobs Surge Raises Odds of December Fed Hike

Poland’s Domanski blames presidential vetoes as S&P cuts outlook to negative

Who is Paraguay’s new president Pedro Alliana?

GATX svp Kevin Hillesland sells $355,801 in common stock

Berkshire Hathaway Boosts Buybacks as Operating Income Slips

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. spent about $9.6 billion to buy back its own shares in the third quarter, a sign the company’s executives viewed the stock as undervalued.

America doesn't like socialism. So why are socialists winning?

Democratic socialists had their best showing yet at the polls. The problem: Most U.S. voters don't actually like socialism.

Great British Railways: new dawn for a new network but with plenty of old problems to fix

Law Firms Have Malpractice Insurance. Should Their A.I. Agents?

Crosby, an A.I. law firm, bought it for them. The move speaks to a nascent gap in coverage as major insurers grapple with risks related to artificial intelligence.

Anthropic IPO meets AI backlash after midterms show stinging rebuke of data centers

Anthropic is poised to become the first pure-play AI company to hit the public market at a time when the public is increasingly leary of the industry.

Cosm rides premium moviegoing wave with more immersive screenings and a wider library

Cosm tickets cost anywhere from $18 for a matinee to around $70 for prime seats or in-demand showings.

Crypto’s Trump-Fueled Washington Boom Reaches Its Endgame

Crypto’s extraordinary run of political good fortune in Washington has come to an abrupt halt.

Tata Chemicals Q2 FY27 slides: revenue rises 8% as margins contract

Putin deepens Japan Tobacco expropriation with second asset seizure decree

Big Tech’s AI race will save small business owners time. It won’t find them customers

The next customer is one introduction away.

Earnings call transcript: Tata Chemicals posts mixed Q2 2027 results as margins weaken

Can Congress fix affordability? MIT's Daron Acemoglu weighs in

NPR's Scott Simon asks MIT economics professor Daron Acemoglu what, if anything, the coming Democratic majority in Congress can do about affordability. AI could be a big part of the equation.

‘Fast fires’ were just 2.7% of U.S. wildfires but destroyed 78% of the structures lost — and up to 449,000 could be lost by 2060

We found that roughly one-third of western neighborhoods facing the greatest future risk are low-income communities.

New Zealand election first count ends with two main parties nearly deadlocked

Surya Roshni Q2 FY27 slides: record revenue masks margin pressure

Earnings call transcript: Surya Roshni posts record Q2 FY 2027 revenue

A ‘customer success story’: leaked documents show Cisco doubled down on Israeli military deals during Gaza war

Tech giant leaped to shore up relationship even as company was roiled by worker protest over its role in the war A year into the war in Gaza , the networks of Israel ’s military intelligence community were plagued with technical problems.

Gotta buy ’em all: how Pokémon card collecting became race against scalpers

What will a Democratic Congress mean for Ukraine?

Tech companies face mounting child safety lawsuits while pushing AI into schools

Lawsuits against Snap, Meta and Google are creating headwinds for tech companies just as artificial intelligence tools expand into classrooms.

Wall Street banks brace for ‘political theater’ as Democrats return to power—but few expect major change anytime soon

“They can make life difficult, but they can't necessarily change the overall tenor of where the banks are projected to go,” a Citi analyst said.

MODIVO Platform Q3 2026 slides: gross margin tops 50%, EBITDA up 48%

Marriott president & CEO Anthony Capuano sells $26.6m in company stock

Kayne Anderson evp Harrison Little buys $51,538 in KYN stock