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Ariel Investments' John Rogers: I'd like to find out whether Abel is optimistic about the market
CNBC Television· 2026-05-02 13:52
The S&P 500 has just caught up to Bergkshire Hathaway's performance. It's basically been uh outperforming for that entire period and almost every rolling 5-year period you can go back to. Uh Bergkshire has outperformed.John Rogers of Ariel uh is right here in the house. He's a longtime shareholder and of course friend of Bergkshire. John, good to see you.>> Great to be here. um just talk about your general thoughts as you observe this transition from from Warren as CEO to Greg Ael and and I guess what you m ...
Actor Bill Murray says Greg Abel is 'very friendly'
CNBC Television· 2026-05-02 13:51
CNBC's Michael Santoli and Becky Quick chat with comedian Bill Murray to discuss his history with Berkshire Hathaway. ...
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Paleontologists have long believed that giant reptiles ruled the oceans in the twilight of the dinosaur age.A new study suggests another apex predator dominated the food chain: school-bus-sized octopuses resembling the mythical “kraken” monster.🔗: https://t.co/rP2HCg1a27 https://t.co/vSpvHw3yBS ...
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The Economist· 2026-05-02 13:50
Some 300,000 lifts a year are in line for anything from a minor upgrade to full refurbishment. That presents a big opportunity for one business https://t.co/johPZeab4N ...
‘You are no longer in the democracy that was promised’: South redistricts ahead of midterms
MSNBC· 2026-05-02 13:49
But we begin with the latest from the Supreme Court, which is reshaping the rules of American elections. In the name of disentangling race from voting, the Supreme Court has made it virtually impossible for black voters to challenge gerrymandered congressional maps. For decades, Section 2 of the Voiding Rights Act acted as a guardrail, preventing southern legislatures from carving black voters out of political power.But writing for the court, Justice Alito argues things have changed dramatically. In the dec ...
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CNN· 2026-05-02 13:45
Alex Zanardi, the Italian auto racing champion-turned-Paralympic gold medalist whose career was marked by two life-altering accidents, has died. He was 59. https://t.co/HBaLdtAPQP https://t.co/fjPXMiSqcT ...
How pigeon racing evolved into a global sport #shorts
60 Minutes· 2026-05-02 13:45
The love affair Europe has for pigeon racing began in the 1800s and grew into a working-class sport. There's not a feeling like when you sit there on a on a weekend and wait for your pigeons and you see them come home. It's like, "Wow, I did this." You're the coach, you're the nutritionist, you're the scout. It's the best.But purists have seen the sport change as prize money has soared. It started about 20 years ago with a new kind of competition called one loft racing. >> [cheering] >> In which fanciers fr ...
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Herbert Ong· 2026-05-02 13:43
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Measuring cholesterol levels has long been the main way doctors assess the risk of heart disease. Increasingly, people are opting, too, for a simple, relatively affordable test: a coronary artery calcium scan.Here’s more to know about the scans: 🔗 https://t.co/GIvKVrIAMO https://t.co/JwBdWwtqwm ...
Berkshire's operating earnings jump as cash hoard hits record near $400 billion
CNBC Television· 2026-05-02 13:36
do have some news this morning too. >> No doubt about it. Bergkshire Hathaway also just released first quarter results.Operating earnings total 11.35% billion. That's up 18% over last year. The big headline from the results is that Bergkshire's cash pile jumped to a record of nearly $400 billion, about 397 billion.That's in new CEO Greg Abel's first quarter as a chief executive. Of course, Bergkshire, according to the filing, sold a big chunk of stock uh in the three months, just over $24 billion. that the ...