Warren blasts CFPB director Vought for undermining Trump credit card affordability

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U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Director of the United States Office of Management and Budget, Russell Vought. Kevin Mohatt | Kevin Lamarque | | Reuters Sen. Elizabeth Warren on Friday accused the acting head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau of undermining President Donald Trump’s stated push to make credit cards more affordable, according […]


Berkshire Hathaway hikes salary of CEO Greg Abel, Warren Buffett’s successor, to $25M

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Berkshire Hathaway said Tuesday it raised the salary of new Chief Executive Greg Abel to $25 million, far exceeding the $100,000 annual salary that his predecessor Warren Buffett accepted for more than four decades. Abel, 63, became chief executive on Jan. 1, after spending eight years as vice chairman overseeing Berkshire’s non-insurance businesses. His compensation was set by […]


Warren asks FTC to consider blocking Dick’s-Foot Locker merger

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Foot Locker and Dick’s Sporting Good stores. Reuters Sen. Elizabeth Warren is calling on the FTC and DOJ to consider blocking Dick’s Sporting Goods’ proposed acquisition of Foot Locker, writing in a letter to the agencies that the merger could cut jobs, raise prices and reduce competition.  The missive, sent Tuesday evening, asks the agencies […]


Who Is Gregory Abel, Warren Buffett’s Successor?

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Investors had speculated in recent years that Warren E. Buffett might eventually retire. But the 94-year-old billionaire still surprised many on Saturday, when he announced that he planned to step down as chief executive of Berkshire Hathaway after nearly six decades. Less surprising is who he said he intended to succeed him as the leader […]


Warren Buffett Criticizes Trump’s Trade Policies

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Warren E. Buffett took a shot at President Trump’s efforts to use tariffs to batter global commerce on Saturday, as his $1.1 trillion conglomerate, Berkshire Hathaway, braced for potential hits from American trade policies. “Trade should not be a weapon,” Mr. Buffett said at Berkshire’s annual shareholder meeting, a perennially popular event that has been […]


Warren Buffett breaks silence on Trump’s planned tariffs: ‘Act of war’

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Warren Buffett broke his silence on President Trump’s trade policies, comparing his planned tariffs on Canada and Mexico to an “act of war.” The legendary investor behind Berkshire Hathaway – which has large businesses in insurance, railroads, manufacturing, energy and retail – spoke before the president moved forward with implementing 25% tariffs on Canada and […]


Health-care stocks fall after Warren PBM bill, Brian Thompson shooting

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UnitedHealth Group signage is displayed on a monitor on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Shares of major health-care companies fell as much as 5% on Wednesday as investors feared pressure from lawmakers and patients could force changes to their business models. The declining stocks include […]


Trump names billionaire banker Warren Stephens as envoy to Britain

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President-elect Donald Trump has named billionaire investment banker Warren Stephens as his envoy to Britain, a prestigious posting for the Republican donor whose contributions this year included $2 million to a Trump-backing super PAC. Trump, in a post on his Truth Social site Monday evening, announced he was selecting Stephens to be the US ambassador to […]