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Wholesale Marijuana Prices Are Plunging in the U.S. — Here's Why
Cannabis prices dipped by 13% in 2017 and they may fall further in 2018. …read more […]
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Buffett says U.S. and China will avoid ‘something extremely foolish’ on trade
OMAHA, Neb. (Reuters) – Billionaire Warren Buffett on Saturday said it is not likely that the United States and China will come to loggerheads on trade, saying the two countries would avoid doing “something extremely foolish.”
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Warren Buffett shares the epiphany he had in 1942 that dictated the rest of his investment career
Warren Buffett shared an investment story from 1942, when he was 11 years old, that’s helped inform all of the decisions he’s made during his legendary career. Follow Business Insider’s coverage of Berkshire Hathaway’s annual meeting 2018. Warren Buffett has a story for you. …read more […]
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Buffett’s Berkshire swings to rare loss but performs better
OMAHA, Neb. (Reuters) – Warren Buffett lost money but had a pretty good quarter.
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LIVE: Warren Buffett leads Berkshire Hathaway's annual shareholders meeting
Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger share there thoughts on business, investing, politics, financial markets, the economy, and anything else shareholders might ask about. …read more […]
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Apple, Inc.'s 16% Dividend Increase — What You Need to Know
Apple wants to please its investors who are looking for income. …read more […]
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How the Gold-to-Copper Ratio Can Make You a Smarter Investor
You’ve heard it for some time now…
The global economy is finally showing signs of improvement – especially over the past year or so.
Most economists and central bankers cite a slew of stats to justify their optimism.
Nonfarm payrolls… nominal and real GDP… consumer confidence surveys… employment statistics… the producer price index…
The list goes on and on.
I’ll admit: Scouring the endless stream of economic metrics released every other week isn’t an exciting way to spend your downtime.
Instead, there’s a simple shortcut to tracking the health of the global economy, courtesy of free markets.
It’s called the gold-to-copper ratio.
On the surface, gold and copper …read more […]
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Berkshire operating profit soars, accounting change causes net loss
OMAHA, Neb. (Reuters) – Berkshire Hathaway Inc on Saturday ended its more than year-long stretch of falling operating profit, while a new accounting rule caused the conglomerate chaired by Warren Buffett to suffer an overall net loss.
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House of Fraser shareholder Sports Direct sues over business plan
LONDON (Reuters) – A minority shareholder of Britain’s House of Fraser, Sports Direct , is suing the department store chain to gain access to its business plan, after House of Fraser announced a major restructuring this week.
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Berkshire operating results improve; accounting change causes net loss
OMAHA, Neb. (Reuters) – Berkshire Hathaway Inc on Saturday ended its more than year-long stretch of falling operating profit, while a new accounting rule caused the conglomerate chaired by Warren Buffett to suffer an overall net loss.
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Glare on Southwest highlights tense relationship between management, mechanics
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Federal investigators were assigned last year to monitor Southwest Airlines’ maintenance operations, the Federal Aviation Administration said on Friday, after whistleblower complaints of mistreatment of mechanics raised safety concerns. The agency found no rule violations, it said, and the assignment of additional inspectors was standard practice to preclude any deterioration in maintenance. …read more […]
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Trump exit from Iran nuclear deal enters uncharted territory
If President Donald Trump follows through on his threat to pull the U.S. out of the Iran nuclear deal on May 12, the rest of the world will be thrust into uncharted territory, forced to navigate a complex web of U.S. sanctions that were lifted under the landmark accord but would ostensibly be put back in place. Would Trump re-impose sanctions on those who do business with Iran? How would Iran respond? …read more […]
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Great Industrial Dividend Stocks For Every Portfolio
Industrial names generally suffer from deep cyclicality which can affect companies operating in areas ranging from machinery to aerospace to construction. Hence, considering economic volatility is of paramount importance whenRead More… …read more […]
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Fidelity fires more than 200 over alleged misuse of reimbursement programs – WSJ
(Reuters) – Fidelity Investments has fired or allowed more than 200 employees to resign over alleged misuse of workplace-benefit programs, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter.
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Evangelical majority prefers Trump in 2020: Pastor Robert Jeffress
First Baptist Dallas Pastor Robert Jeffress says the Evangelical Christian community is more concerned with President Donald Trump’s economic and national security policies. …read more […]