Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett visits the BNSF booth before the Berkshire Hathaway annual meeting in Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. May 6, 2017. REUTERS/Rick Wilking Store Capital, a real estate investment trust, said Monday that Berkshire Hathaway invested $377 million in the company. That amounted to 9.8% of outstanding shares purchased at $20.25 apiece, Store Capital […]
Dietary supplements are intended to complement a diet and provide what a person may lack nutritionally based on daily habits, medicines they’re taking or other outside factors. “Supplements [cover] a multitude of things. Whether we’re talking about vitamins, minerals, herbal products, it’s anything that we use to add to … whatever lifestyle choices you have […]
I haven’t been inside a Sears store for more than 10 years, until Thursday, June 22. And, wow, did I learn a lot. Mainly, I came away with a better understanding of why Sears Holdings Corp. (SHLD) is closing an additional 20 stores on top of the 245 it already planned to shutter. And why it […]
A third day of declines was in store for European stocks Thursday, as the energy sector grappled with the slide in oil prices. The Stoxx Europe 600 SXXP, was down 0.5% at 386.47, led by oil and gas, telecom and financial shares. The health care sector, however, was up and the tech group was printing a […]
Brisbane man Michael Stoopman is a cancer survivor who believes the benefits of medicinal cannabis go way beyond palliative care. Last year he had a large ulcerating tumour eating into his carotid artery in his neck that threatened his life. Ulcerating tumours rarely heal and doctors told him little could be done other than managing […]
At least one person is dead and 10 injured after a van ploughed into worshippers near a mosque in London The driver of the van has been arrested by the police; there are no other suspects British Prime Minister Theresa May says the incident is being treated as a potential terrorist attack Ms. May will […]
McDonald’s Corp. (MCD) ended its longtime partnership with the International Olympic Committee as the fast-food chain joins a growing list of U.S. companies pulling advertising from the games, AdAge reported. Anheuser-Busch InBev (ABV) , Citigroup (C) , Hilton (HLT) , TD Ameritrade (AMTD) and AT&T (T) have all pulled out of the Olympic games in […]
Washington (CNN) – For months, President Trump has been obsessed — publicly and privately — with clearing his name in relation to the ongoing investigation into Russia’s meddling in the 2016 election and potential collusion with members of his campaign. Trump, we know now, repeatedly asked then-FBI Director James Comey whether he, personally, was under investigation. […]
The Casper College Respiratory Therapy program has been chosen by the Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care to receive the Distinguished RRT, or “Registered Respiratory Therapist,” Credentialing Success Award; at the American Association for Respiratory Care’s Summer Forum in late June. According to a statement made available to media by College relations, this is the […]
Sterling finds support as U.K. PM seeks to prop up government Treasury yields steady as Fed meeting starts; gold slips U.S. stocks snapped a two-day slide to close at fresh records as technology shares rebounded from the worst drop of the year. The dollar weakened and Treasuries were steady as the Federal Reserve policy meeting […]
So much happening in the market, so little time. The Business Media Fiddles While the Nasdaq Burns “The combination of central bankers’ unprecedented largesse (and liquidity) when combined with mindless quant strategies and the enormous popularity of ETFs will, as night follows day, become a toxic cocktail for the equity markets.” –Kass Diary, My Market […]
Getty Images By Tae Kim Tech stocks are getting pummeled, but that didn’t stop a prominent Wall Street strategist from raising his price target for the S&P 500 Monday. The five biggest technology stocks lost nearly $100 billion in market value Friday, which caused the Nasdaq composite to post its worst week of the year. […]
