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Warren Buffett — worried about impersonators — says he doesn’t endorse candidates or investments
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Warren Buffett — worried about impersonators — says he doesn’t endorse candidates or investments

Warren Buffett walks the floor ahead of the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting in Omaha, Nebraska on May 3, 2024.David A. Grogen | CNBCWarren Buffett is worried about a rise in impersonators looking to capitalize on his name by purporting to be him recommending an investment product or political candidate on social media. So much so that Berkshire Hathaway made the rare move of adding a statement on the matter to the front page of its website.The statement reads:"In light of the increased usage of social media, there have been numerous fraudulent claims regarding Mr. Buffett's endorsement of investment products as well as his endorsement and support of political candidates. Mr. Buffett does not currently and will not prospectively endorse investment products or endorse and supp...
Coca-Cola (KO) Q3 2024 earnings
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Coca-Cola (KO) Q3 2024 earnings

Vintage Coca-Cola bottles are seen in a shop window in Manhattan, New York City, on July 15, 2024.Beata Zawrzel | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesCoca-Cola is about to report third-quarter earnings before the bell on Wednesday.Here is what Wall Street analysts surveyed by LSEG are expecting:Earnings per share: 74 centsRevenue: $11.60 billionIn recent quarters, Coke has been besting rival PepsiCo, which has been hurt by the fallout from the Quaker foods recalls, a slowdown in snacking and lagging energy drink sales.Coke has reported strong demand in its international markets, helping offset weaker demand in the U.S. In its home market, consumers have been dining out less, denting the company's off-premise sales and prompting Coke to partner with chains to offer combo meals.Despite domestic challenge...
German court rules against Deutsche Bank in Postbank acquisition lawsuit
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German court rules against Deutsche Bank in Postbank acquisition lawsuit

Deutsche Bank offices in the City of London on July 2, 2024, in London, U.K. Mike Kemp | In Pictures | Getty ImagesCologne's higher regional court on Wednesday ruled against Deutsche Bank in a long-standing legal dispute with shareholders who alleged the lender underpaid in its acquisition of German retail bank Postbank.The institutions merged in 2018.Plaintiffs in the case claim that Postbank was worth more than the 25 euros ($27) per share paid by Deutsche Bank as part of its takeover offer of October 2010. The investors, 13 plaintiffs who are former shareholders of Deutsche Postbank (Postbank), held they were entitled to a significantly higher payment of 57.25 euro per share.In August, Deutsche Bank reached settlements with nearly 60% of plaintiffs in the case.Deutsche Bank said it will...
Qualcomm shares fall 4.5% after Arm threatens to scrap key license
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Qualcomm shares fall 4.5% after Arm threatens to scrap key license

A smartphone with a Qualcomm logo is placed on a computer motherboard in this illustration taken on March 6, 2023.Dado Ruvic | ReutersQualcomm shares fell nearly 5% in premarket trade after Bloomberg reported that British chip designer Arm is looking to scrap a key license for the U.S. firm.Arm has given Qualcomm a 60-day notice of the cancellation of their so-called architectural license agreement, Bloomberg reported, citing a document.The license in question allows Qualcomm to design chips based on Arm architecture. Arm operates by effectively licensing blueprints that other companies use to design semiconductors.CNBC has reached out to Qualcomm regarding the report. Arm declined to comment. This is a breaking news story. Please check back for more. Source link
‘Baywatch’ star Michael Newman dies at 68 after Parkinson’s diagnosis – National
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‘Baywatch’ star Michael Newman dies at 68 after Parkinson’s diagnosis – National

Actor Michael Newman of Baywatch died on Sunday, 18 years after he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. He was 68. Newman, who brought his real-world lifeguarding experience to play Michael “Newmie” Newman on the successful ’80s and ’90s soapy drama, was diagnosed with Parkinson’s in 2006.His close friend, director Matt Felker, announced news of Newman’s death on social media on Monday.Felker, who directed the reflective docuseries After Baywatch: Moment in the Sun, told People magazine that Newman died “from heart complications.” Michael Newman at the premiere of the docuseries “After Baywatch: Moment in the Sun” at The Bungalow on Aug. 26, 2024, in Santa Monica, Calif. Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty Images He said Newman was...
Trump campaign accuses UK’s Labour Party of election ‘interference’
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Trump campaign accuses UK’s Labour Party of election ‘interference’

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump dances for his supporters following a rally at East Carolina University on October 21, 2024 in Greenville, N.C. Ricky Carioti | The Washington Post | Getty ImagesDonald Trump's campaign has accused British Prime Minister Keir Starmer's Labour Party of "blatant foreign interference" in the U.S. presidential election after its volunteers travelled to the United States to help campaign for Kamala Harris.The campaign has filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission in Washington, calling for an immediate investigation into what it called "apparent illegal foreign national contributions made by the Labour Party of the United Kingdom and accepted by Harris for President".The complaint cited media reports and a now deleted LinkedIn post fro...
King Charles, Queen Camilla touch down in Samoa for CHOGM
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King Charles, Queen Camilla touch down in Samoa for CHOGM

King Charles III and his wife Queen Camilla have landed in Apia, Samoa. 23 October 2024 Photo: Screengrab / YouTube / The Sun King Charles III and his wife Queen Camilla have landed in Apia, Samoa. The monarch has been greeted by a guard of honour at the airport before being escorted to his accommodation in Siumu. Local villagers have lined the roadsides with lanterns to welcome His Royal Highness. King Charles will deliver an address to the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) on Friday. The royal office said as well as attending CHOGM, the King's programme in Samoa will be supportive of one of the meeting's key themes, "a resilient environment", and the meeting's focus on oceans. The King and Queen were to be formally welcomed by an 'Ava Fa'atupu ceremony before meeting pe...
China-Russia ties won’t change despite geopolitical turbulence: Xi
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China-Russia ties won’t change despite geopolitical turbulence: Xi

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping at their bilateral meeting prior to the opening of the BRICS summit, on Oct. 22, 2024, in Kazan, Russia.Contributor | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesChina and Russia's "profound" relationship will not change despite the turbulence in global geopolitics, Chinese President Xi Jinping told his counterpart Vladimir Putin at the opening of the BRICS summit in Kazan, Russia, on Tuesday.The two leaders met at the BRICS summit in Kazan on Tuesday afternoon local time, according to the official readouts from both governments."The world today is facing momentous transformations unseen in a century, resulting in a fast-changing and turbulent international landscape," Xi said, according to the English readout of the meeting. "Yet I am ...
Xi tells Putin the world is in chaos, but friendship with Russia will endure
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Xi tells Putin the world is in chaos, but friendship with Russia will endure

Russia's President Vladimir Putin meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the BRICS summit in Kazan on October 22, 2024. Photo: AFP / Pool / Alexander Zemlianichenko Chinese President Xi Jinping told Russia's Vladimir Putin that the international situation was gripped by chaos but that Beijing's strategic partnership with Moscow was a force for stability amid the most significant changes seen in a century. Xi and Putin in May pledged a "new era" of partnership between the two most powerful rivals of the United States, which they cast as an aggressive Cold War hegemon sowing chaos across the world. "At present, the world is going through changes unseen in a hundred years, the international situation is intertwined with chaos," Xi told Putin in the Russian city of Kaza...