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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