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MidAmerican's energy demand will double by mid-2030s, fueled by data center, AI demand
Warren Buffett, Greg Abel say billions of dollars needed to meet growing energy demand, transition to renewables. Abel ready to take over, Buffett says.
4 min read - BusinessBloomberg
Yellen Counsels Caution on Currency Intervention After Yen Surge
(Bloomberg) -- US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen acknowledged sharp moves in the value of the yen this week, even as she declined to say whether Japan had intervened to support the currency.Most Read from BloombergEverything Apple Plans to Show at May 7 ‘Let Loose’ iPad EventBerkshire Cash Hoard Scores Another Record as Earnings GainThe World’s Hunger for Salmon Is Linked to an Ecological DisasterBuffett and Berkshire’s Entertainment Value Is WaningTrump Aide Hicks Cries on Witness Stand, Recal
2 min read - NewsThe Hill
DOJ files lawsuit against Texas prison agency for denying religious accomodation
The Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a lawsuit against a Texas prison agency for allegedly denying religious accommodation to an employee over wearing a head covering. Franches Spears, who was a records clerk within the agency’s Pam Lychner State Jail near Humble, Texas, was first put on leave with pay and later terminated after wearing…
2 min read - BusinessMotley Fool
It's Time to Rethink Holding This Beaten-Down Stock After an 80% Plummet
Do iRobot's struggles after the Amazon deal failure confirm sell signals?
5 min read - BusinessYahoo Finance
Why Warren Buffett's billions in cash at Berkshire Hathaway is a bearish stock market signal
Berkshire Hathaway cut its stake in Apple by about 13% as its cash pile hit a record high in the first quarter. A bearish signal all around?
4 min read - BusinessFortune
Elon Musk has turned Tesla into a meme stock as he tells Wall Street to value the EV maker like an AI company, top economist says
"The fundraiser, cheerleader, and coach for teams developing real technologies has become a meme-stock carnival barker."
2 min read - BusinessReuters
Berkshire shareholders reject climate, diversity, China proposals
Berkshire Hathaway Inc shareholders on Saturday overwhelmingly rejected six proposals addressing environmental and social policy issues at Warren Buffett's conglomerate, all of which the billionaire investor and his board opposed. By margins of more than 4-to-1, shareholders at Berkshire's annual meeting voted against two proposals that the company's insurance and energy operations disclose more about their efforts to address climate change including greenhouse gas emissions. They also turned
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