Berkshire lowers cash stake as buybacks accelerate, reports higher profit

Berkshire lowers cash stake as buybacks accelerate, reports higher profit

Berkshire lowers cash stake as buybacks accelerate, reports higher profit
Brown Brothers Harriman’s (BBH) Elias Haddad sees above-target Australian inflation keeping Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) hike risks alive, with June and Q2 Consumer Price Index (CPI) expected to show firm trimmed mean readings. However, Haddad judges risks skewed toward an extended pause given sub-potential growth and a cash rate near the top of neutral…
Human Development Jul 20, 2026 Kelly Stonelake As the European Union considers how to protect and empower young people in a digital world, it must resist the urge only to enact a ban on social media for young people. A more effective strategy…
AI executives and companies are betting that spending millions in the 2026 midterm elections will allow them to influence AI bills being developed in Congress. As of the end of June, the two biggest artificial intelligence political action committees have dropped at least $44 million into 40 House and Senate candidates, per a CNBC analysis…
Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon.com Inc., during the America Business Forum in Miami, Florida, US, on Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025. Eva Marie Uzcategui | Bloomberg | Getty Images Jeff Bezos filed plans to sell about 15 million Amazon shares worth roughly $4.1 billion, after the dominant e-commerce platform’s stronger-than-expected earnings sent the stock to a…
A Polymarket billboard displaying New York City mayoral election odds in Times Square in New York, US, on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025. Adam Gray | Bloomberg | Getty Images Prediction market platform Polymarket is in talks for a fundraising round that would value the company at north of $20 billion, a person familiar with the…
The fast-food chain said too many promotions at once led to confusion for staff and customers alike.