Berkshire Hathaway finally started spending its nearly $400 billion in cash — on one stock it knows very well

There is weaponisation of privacy, and then there are cases that take it a step further. One thing is to close “public” access to information, as the infamous ruling of the European Court of Justice did to beneficial ownership information in 2022. But restricting routine access to information by tax authorities is another matter entirely. The European Court of…

Crude prices rebounded on Wednesday after Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi miitants claimed they had struck a Saudi Arabian tanker in the Red Sea. Brent crude, the international price benchmark, was last seen trading at $80.32 a barrel, an increase of more than 1.2%, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate futures for September delivery rose 0.67% to $76.28….

We are grateful to Jensen Ahokovi and Shantanu Kamat for their research assistance. We would also like to thank Vincent Armantano, David Arnold, Julia Barezneva, Vafa Behnam, Julian Betts, Jonathan Brownrigg, Richard Carson, Gabriel Canedo Riedel, Matthew Chingos, Julie Berry Cullen, Gordon Dahl, Ricardo Di Cato, Maria de la Paz Ferro, Martha Fiehn, Erick Gong,…

Interview with Piero Cipollone, Member of the Executive Board of the ECB, conducted by Ricardo Jesus Silva on 29 June 2026 13 July 2026 The European Parliament gave the digital euro the green light last week. Do any major hurdles still remain or is the way clear for the project to be implemented? There are…

Japan is edging toward the exit on buying America’s debt. Here is why this matters to your retirement plans.