What stock buybacks mean for investors

Greg Abel, the new CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, announced on March 5 on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” that the company would start repurchasing shares of its own stock. For Berkshire, this is a relative rarity — the company hasn’t bought back shares since the second quarter of 2024. But for companies like Berkshire, a financially mature…

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Universities slow hiring, faculty navigate rocky future amid Trump attacks on higher education

The Trump administration’s attacks on universities have led to a slowdown in hiring, with international academics in particular coming under fire. Colleges are being forced to deal with both threats to federal funding and immigration barriers, a landscape that many find themselves unable to navigate. America has a reputation for research that some say will…

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Trump thinks Russia leader Putin is helping Iran

Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting of the presidential council for civil society and human rights via a video link in Moscow, Russia, December 9, 2025. Gavriil Grigorov | Via Reuters President Donald Trump on Friday said he believed that Russian leader Vladimir Putin is helping Iran in its war against the United States…

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House Democrat moves to sanction Ogles over anti-Muslim posts

Representative Mr. Thanedar (D-Mich.) on Thursday filed a resolution to censure Representative Andy Ogles (R-Tenn.) over his multiple anti-Muslim posts on the social platform X, including a mention of New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D). “Ogles, a congressman long known for his racist rhetoric, recently tweeted, ‘Muslims do not belong in American society,’ ‘Pluralism is……

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