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The US treasury department demanded on Friday that the Financial Times (FT) retract a report on treasury secretary Scott Bessent’s views on the Federal Reserve, accusing the newspaper of publishing “false claims” in a formal complaint that was escalated to the news outlet’s parent company, Nikkei Inc. The email from treasury officials, addressed to senior…

When Jeff Bezos said that one breakthrough technology would shape Amazon’s destiny, even Wall Street’s biggest analysts were caught off guard. Fast forward a year and Amazon’s new CEO Andy Jassy described generative AI as a “once-in-a-lifetime” technology that is already being used across Amazon to reinvent customer experiences. At the 8th Future Investment Initiative…

Key Points The closure of the Strait of Hormuz is set to speed up the pivot toward nuclear energy. Nuclear energy is a long-term investment as it takes years to build a new plant. NextEra offers a solid dividend yield and a partnership with Alphabet to help it build out more nuclear plants. There were…

The S&P 500 (^GSPC 1.67%) is a highly diversified American stock market index featuring 500 companies from 11 different sectors of the economy, and it’s coming off a strong year in 2025 with a return of 16.4%. However, had you invested in the S&P 500 Growth index instead, you would have earned an even higher…

Retirement planning today goes beyond conserving a financial amount, it needs a plan that is growth-focused, secures a good retirement and can be flexible enough. Amid the many choices that can be made, Ulip Plans have attracted the attention of being able to combine investment and insurance in a single product. Though they guarantee to…

Legendary investor and Berkshire Hathaway founder-chairman Warren Buffett has offered a wealth of investment advice over the years. Known for his long-term approach to stocks, sticking to fundamentals, and taking calculated but thoughtful risks, the so-called ‘Oracle of Omaha’s’ wisdom often makes the rounds online. In the investment circles, Buffett and his long-time business partner…

Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) is one of the Jim Cramer’s Hottest Robotics and Physical AI Stock Picks. Jim Cramer, like Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) CEO Elon Musk, also holds the opinion that robots, not cars, are key to the firm’s future and hypothesis. Throughout 2025, the CNBC TV host has asserted that the firm should be viewed…

Moneywise and Yahoo Finance LLC may earn commission or revenue through links in the content below. Warren Buffett is renowned for his shrewd investments, particularly his knack for buying companies with durable competitive advantages. However, his investment wisdom extends beyond companies and stocks. In fact, there are two non-stock investments that the now-retired CEO of…

(This is the Warren Buffett Watch newsletter, news and analysis on all things Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway. You can sign up here to receive it every Friday evening in your inbox.) Berkshire shares suffer longest losing streak in more than 7 years Shares of Berkshire Hathaway have lost ground for eight consecutive days. It…

In Bengaluru, producers of the 6 billion rupee ($65 million) “Toxic: A Fairy Tale for Grown-ups” have delayed release from March to June for fear of missing out on cinema goers across the Gulf region – a huge market for Indian films due to its vast South Asian diaspora. The delay meant the March 19-22…