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Warren Buffett is sitting on over $325 billion cash as Berkshire Hathaway keeps selling Apple stock
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Warren Buffett is now sitting on more than $325 billion cash after continuing to unload billions of dollars worth of Apple and Bank of America shares this year and continuing to collect a steady stream of profits from all of Berkshire Hathaway's assorted businesses without...
Financial market worries over the UK budget appear to ease
LONDON (AP) — Worries about this week's tax-raising U.K. budget within financial markets appeared to ease Friday with the interest rates charged on British debt steadying and the pound rising against most other currencies. In the wake of Wednesday's budget statement, the first by a...
Security tech company Evolv fires its chief executive
NEW YORK (AP) — Amid the backdrop of a sales misconduct investigation and other looming legal troubles, security technology company Evolv is now firing its CEO. Evolv's board of directors terminated chief executive Peter George on Wednesday, effective immediately, according to a...
Summer pullback in mortgage rates helped pave way for lower down payments for many homebuyers
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Homebuyers opted to make smaller down payments this summer as declining mortgage rates helped boost their purchasing power, though home shoppers’ upfront costs remain near their peak. The average down payment on a U.S. home as a percentage of the purchase price...
Samsung reports 'major' progress in supply deal for AI chips
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Samsung Electronics on Thursday reported progress on a major supply deal for artificial intelligence-focused chips, aiming to reassure investors following a slowdown in semiconductor profits during the last quarter. The South Korean technology giant said...
Reddit's explosive user growth and AI tools help it soar to its first profit as a public company
NEW YORK (AP) — Reddit has turned a profit for the first time as a public company. The social platform claimed a profit of $29.9 million, or 16 cents per share, for the period ending in September, and reported sales of $348.4 million, an amount surpassing the $312.8 million...
PepsiCo is closing 4 bottling plants and cutting nearly 400 jobs as it streamlines operations
PepsiCo said Wednesday it plans to close four U.S. bottling plants and lay off nearly 400 workers as part of its efforts to streamline its operations. The company said the closures will impact 136 workers in Cincinnati; 131 in Chicago; 127 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; and fewer than...
McDonald's US sales rebound on value meals, but E. coli outbreak could slow that momentum
Value meals helped turn around McDonald's U.S. sales in the third quarter, but that recovery could be dented in the final months of the year by an E. coli outbreak tied to the company's Quarter Pounder hamburgers. U.S. same-store sales — or sales at stores open at least a year —...
7 steps to forecasting your cash flow needs in retirement
New retirees frequently rhapsodize about the joys of tossing their alarm clocks into the trash and filling their days with whatever activities they find gratifying. But if they’re honest, most new retirees find the financial aspect of the retirement transition to be a little jarring. ...
Boeing, in need of cash, looking to raise up to approximately $19B in offering
Boeing is looking to raise up to approximately $19 billion in a stock offering as the aerospace giant, which is dealing with a contentious strike, faces liquidity issues and tries to raise cash. Boeing Co. said Monday that it will offer 90 million in common stock and $5 billion in...
