Warren Buffett walks the floor ahead of the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting in Omaha, Nebraska, on May 3, 2024. David A. Grogen | CNBC Berkshire Hathaway‘s monstrous cash pile topped $300 billion in the third quarter as Warren Buffett continued his stock-selling spree and held back from repurchasing shares. The Omaha-based conglomerate saw its … Read more
Warren Buffett speaks during the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting in Omaha, Nebraska, on May 4, 2024. CNBC Warren Buffett sold another big chuck of his Apple stake, downsizing Berkshire Hathaway‘s biggest equity holding for four quarters in a row. The Omaha-based conglomerate held $69.9 billion worth of Apple shares at the end of September, … Read more
The wife of a Minnesota pastor who was killed while on a missionary trip with his family in Africa has been arrested, while a former close friend of the victim tells Fox News Digital that the pastor was a “wonderful person” who “genuinely cared about those less privileged.” Beau Shroyer, 44, a former pastor of Lakes … Read more
Iran claimed it is capable of building a nuclear weapon as Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei vowed a “tooth-breaking” response to the actions of both Israel and the U.S. on Saturday. A top adviser to Khamenei, Kamal Kharrazi, issued the warning about Iran’s nuclear capacity on Friday, saying that the country may be prepared to … Read more
U.K. Conservative Party leadership contenders, Kemi Badenoch (L) and Robert Jenrick (R). Getty Images News | Getty Images LONDON — The U.K.’s opposition Conservative Party on Saturday named right-wing Kemi Badenoch as its new leader, closing a long-drawn-out runoff after the Tories’ landslide electoral defeat ushered in a moment of reckoning for the party. Badenoch … Read more
The world’s largest crocodile in captivity has died at a wildlife sanctuary in Australia. Cassius was nearly 5.5m (18ft) long, weighed nearly one tonne and was thought to be at least 110 years old – although no one knew for sure. The huge saltwater crocodile lived in the sanctuary on an island off the coast … Read more
Israel on Saturday claimed that its forces killed two Hezbollah commanders who were responsible for more than 400 strikes against them in October. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said it “eliminated the terrorists Mousa Izz al-Din, the commander of Hezbollah’s forces in the coastal sector, and Hassan Majid Daib, Hezbollah’s artillery commander in the coastal … Read more
The final phase of a two-stage polio vaccination campaign will resume in north Gaza on Saturday, the World Health Organization (WHO) said. The second phase was postponed in October by UN agencies due to intense Israeli bombardments, mass displacement and lack of access in the region. Gaza recorded its first case of polio in 25 … Read more
A former police officer in the US state of Kentucky has been found guilty of violating the civil rights of Breonna Taylor, a black woman killed in her own home during a botched raid four years ago. Brett Hankison, 47, could face up to life in prison after being convicted of using excessive force against … Read more
Getty Images There has been an 80% increase in women reporting problematic crack cocaine use Dublin is in the midst of a crack cocaine crisis, according to the city’s drug counsellors. The number of people seeking treatment for the use of the drug in the Republic of Ireland increased by 594% from 173 cases in … Read more