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Business, Stocks

“Berkshire Hathaway’s operating earnings jump 20%, conglomerate buys back another $1 billion in stock”

“…Insurance-investment income came in at $1.408 billion, up from $1.161 billion a year earlier. Earnings from the company’s utilities and energy businesses came in at $1.585 billion, up from $1.496 billion year over year. Insurance underwriting suffered a loss of… Continue Reading…

Business

“$1 billion lottery jackpots are more common than ever—and it’s actually making them harder to win”

“…The jackpot for Saturday night’s Powerball drawing has surged to $1.5 billion, the second billion-dollar jackpot of 2022, after no players claimed the top prize in Wednesday’s drawing. It’s the fifth time a U.S. lottery prize has reached 10 digits since 2016, when the… Continue Reading…

Banking

“Fed Is Losing Billions, Wiping Out Profits That Funded Spending”

“The bond market is enduring its worst selloff in a generation, triggered by high inflation and the aggressive interest-rate hikes that central banks are implementing. Falling bond prices, in turn, mean paper losses on the massive holdings that the Fed… Continue Reading…

Business

“Ford warns investors of an extra $1 billion in supply chain costs during the third quarter”

“Ford Motor on Monday warned investors that the company expects to incur an extra $1 billion in costs during the third quarter due to inflation and supply chain issues. Ford said supply problems have resulted in parts shortages affecting roughly 40,000… Continue Reading…

Business, Stocks

“CVS to buy home health giant Signify Health for about $8 billion”

“CVS Health has reached a deal to acquire in-home health-care company Signify Health for about $8 billion, the companies said Monday. CVS said it will pay $30.50 a share in cash for Signify, an acquisition that would build on its growing health-care services.… Continue Reading…

Economy

“Almost half of Americans are holding on to $21 billion in unused gift cards, store credits”

“Even as many people struggle to stretch their incomes amid high inflation, it turns out there’s money they already have they’re probably overlooking — unused gift cards. To that point, 47% of people currently have at least one unused gift card,… Continue Reading…

Business

“Nvidia earnings fall short, Q3 forecast misses by $1 billion”

“…Here are the most important numbers from the report compared to what analysts were expecting. Revenue: $6.7 billion versus $6.7 billion expected Adj. EPS: $0.51 versus $0.53 expected Data Center: $3.8 billion versus $3.8 billion expected Gaming: $2.0 billion versus $2.0 billion expected Net… Continue Reading…

Business, Economy

“China’s $89 billion e-commerce giant JD.com posts slowest quarterly growth on record”

“JD.com beat top and bottom line expectations in the second quarter, but posted its slowest year-on-year revenue growth on record, becoming the latest victim of a Covid-induced economic slowdown [Lockdowns] in China… Here’s how JD.com did in the second quarter, versus… Continue Reading…

Business, Stocks

“Pharma stocks crater as investors brace for billions in heartburn drug litigation charges”

“Shares of GlaxoSmithKline, Sanofi and Haleon all sold off sharply this week, shedding tens of billions in market value, amid investor fear over potential U.S. litigation charges focused on popular heartburn drug Zantac. This has been a known issue bubbling in the background for years… Continue Reading…

Business

“Broadcom announces plans to buy VMware in $61 billion deal”

“Broadcom will buy VMware in a cash-and-stock transaction valued at $61 billion, based on the closing price of Broadcom common stock on May 25, 2022, the companies announced Thursday. The deal would be one of the largest technology acquisitions of all time, behind Microsoft’s pending $69… Continue Reading…