Since Warren Buffett announced his retirement plans on May 3, Berkshire Hathaway’s (NYSE: BRK.A) stock price has unexpectedly lagged the broader market, despite starting the year on a strong note. When the ‘Oracle of Omaha’ first shared his plan to step down, the S&P 500 was 5,686. Since then, the index has climbed to 5,967, …
Canada’s first spot XRP exchange-traded fund (ETF), launched by Purpose Investments under the ticker XRPP.U, has had a tough start since debuting on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) on June 18. This product is the world’s second spot XRP ETF, following Brazil’s Hashdex offering. Notably, the Purpose XRP ETF closed 1.63% lower at $9.68 on…
MALAYSIAN NATIONAL NEWS AGENCY (Bernama) journalists Ahmad Syabil Sultan Noordin and Ahmad Aidil Syukri Hamzah emerged champions of the inaugural DRB-HICOM Media Pickleball Challenge 2025 held at Pickle Nation, Glenmarie, today. Competing under the name Bernama Aces, the pair outplayed 27 other teams from various media organisations to make history as the tournament’s first-ever winners….
Bulldozer scoop soil containing various rare earth to be loaded on to a ship at a port in Lianyungang, east China’s Jiangsu province on September 5, 2010, for export to Japan. Str | Afp | Getty Images Japan has been quietly blazing a trail for supply chain resilience. Long before China in early April imposed…
QINGZHOU, CHINA – JUNE 16, 2025 – Citizens are viewing sand table at the sales office of a commercial residential property development in Qingzhou City, Shandong Province, China on June 16, 2025. Cfoto | Future Publishing | Getty Images China’s real estate sector has grappled with a deepening downturn for years. Now a shrinking population…
Greenland’s minister for business and mineral resources Naaja Nathanielsen speaks during an interview with AFP in her office in Nuuk, Greenland, on March 6, 2025. Odd Andersen | Afp | Getty Images Greenland has little interest in harnessing its massive resource potential to become a top mining country. The world’s largest island has been thrust…
The planned raise, originally targeting $1 billion at a $4 billion valuation, has been pushed to mid-July. Social media platform X suspended Pump.fun and the founder’s accounts on 16 June. The auction was initially scheduled for 25 June with a $4 billion valuation. Solana-based memecoin launchpad Pump.fun has delayed its public token auction once again,…
DUBAI: A senior United Arab Emirates official has urged a quick end to the Iran-Israel war, warning of a “difficult aftermath” if the conflict is prolonged. Anwar Gargash, diplomatic advisor to the oil-rich UAE’s President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, said the war was “setting back” the wealthy Gulf region. “The longer a war…
MOSCOW: Russia has repeatedly told Israel that there is no evidence Iran is aiming to get nuclear weapons, Sky News Arabia on Saturday quoted Russian President Vladimir Putin as saying in an interview. “Russia, as well as the IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency), has never had any evidence that Iran is preparing to obtain nuclear…
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