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Omaha, Neb. – Warren Buffett credited his longtime partner — the late Charlie Munger — with being the architect of the Berkshire Hathaway conglomerate he’s received the credit for leading and warned shareholders in his annual letter not to listen to Wall Street pundits or financial advisors who urge them to trade often. … Read more
For the question asked most these days — “So who’s winning the general election and by how much?”— let us, for now, take Prime Minister Narendra Modi at his word. We can then offer him a 10-point wish list of what he could — and, in our view, should — do in his third … Read more
When Julie Quenneville began her career in journalism, her mission was to inspire change. Today, more than two decades later and far from the newsrooms and broadcast studios she once employed, Quenneville’s mission remains the same as the newly appointed CEO of UHN Foundation. “My background in journalism instilled in me a commitment to storytelling … Read more
Cryoport, a major embryo shipping company, said on Friday that it was “pausing” its business in Alabama as it evaluated the state’s Supreme Court decision that declared frozen embryos created through in vitro fertilization to be children. “Until the company has further clarity on the decision and what it means for Cryoport, clinics and intended … Read more
The RCMP is facing a serious cyber attack from an unspecified threat actor. The Mounties told CBC News today that a “breach of this magnitude is alarming.” “The situation is evolving quickly but at this time, there is no impact on RCMP operations and no known threat to the safety and security of Canadians,” a spokesperson … Read more
“No society can be fully understood apart from the residences of its members.” I have that quote (from “Crabgrass Frontier,” the seminal history of America’s suburbs) taped to a wall behind my desk. It summarizes why I love covering housing for The New York Times and seem never to run out of things to write … Read more
Breadcrumb Trail Links News Clear path to 2% inflation seen in third quarter instead of next year Published Feb 23, 2024 • Last updated 22 hours ago • 5 minute read Inflation in January cooled more than expected to 2.9 per cent year over year. Photo by Getty Article content Cooler-than-expected inflation numbers have left one … Read more
A British-born woman who went to Syria as a schoolgirl to join Islamic State lost her latest appeal on Friday over the removal of her British citizenship. Shamima Begum who traveled to Syria as a teenager to join the Islamic State group (AP) The British government took away Shamima Begum’s citizenship on national security grounds … Read more
In a blockbuster seafood deal, St. John’s-based Ocean Choice International (OCI) has sold its Canadian offshore scallop quota — worth an estimated $200-million — to three Nova Scotia companies. Ocean Choice held 16.77 per cent of the offshore scallop quota, which is fished mostly on Georges Bank off southern Nova Scotia. A key driver in the … Read more
A 44-year-old pro-war Russian blogger, Andrey Morozov, has reportedly died by suicide days after he claimed that Russia suffered huge losses in Ukraine. Morozov, who served as a soldier on the front line in Ukraine, made the revelation in a Telegram post on his channel on Sunday. He wrote that Russia lost 16,000 personnel and … Read more