In this article BRK.A Warren Buffett at Berkshire Hathaway’s annual meeting in Los Angeles California. May 1, 2021. Gerard Miller | CNBC Berkshire Hathaway saw another double-digit increase in its operating profit thanks to a continuous rebound in it railroad, utilities and energy businesses from the pandemic, while the company’s cash pile hit a record
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It took 1,458 flights and 1,117 buses and trains for Drew Binsky to reach his goal of traveling to every country in the world. And he did it in less than a decade. CNBC spoke with Binsky nine hours after he touched down in his last country — Saudi Arabia — about how he financed
Prasit photo | Moment | Getty Images Sustainable investing has come into focus as investors direct their cash toward stocks based on so-called ESG factors, but shareholders will need to get involved to create meaningful change at companies. U.S. sustainable funds saw $15.7 billion in net inflows during the third quarter of 2021, according to
peakSTOCK | iStock | Getty Images If Democratic lawmakers get their way, Medicare will start covering hearing services for the first time in the program’s history. The coverage, which would take effect in 2023, is included in Democrats’ proposed $1.85 trillion spending bill, dubbed the Build Back Better Act and aimed partly at strengthening the
People walk past colorful stores in a pedestrian area of downtown Ithaca, New York on a sunny day. benedek | iStock Unreleased | Getty Images Far from Glasgow and COP26, Ithaca, New York, just made an unprecedented move to tackle climate change and the city’s carbon footprint. In a unanimous vote on Wednesday night, Ithaca’s
A look at Alphabet’s revenues in Q3 which are made up mostly by a staggering 41% increase in google ad revenues over the quarter.
A monitor displays Peloton Interactive Inc. signage during the company’s initial public offering (IPO) across from the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York, U.S., on Thursday, Sept. 26, 2019. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Friday he believes Peloton shareholders should be on the lookout for an off ramp after the
In this article RUN Sunrun solar. Source: Sunrun Sunrun said Thursday that its revenue during the third quarter more than doubled year over year as the company’s customer count topped 600,000. Shares of the company dipped as much as 2% during extended trading on Thursday. Here’s how Sunrun did versus analysts’ expectations, as compiled by
A man speaks with a woman about openings at a bakery at the Employers Only Long Island Food, Beverage and Hospitality Job Fair on Oct. 19, 2021 in Melville, New York. BRYAN R. SMITH | AFP | Getty Images About 357,000 Americans fell off the long-term unemployment rolls in October, as the labor market’s pandemic
Most people who open or close a credit card see a short-term drop in their credit scores, according to a recent LendingTree analysis of several thousand credit reports. Researchers compared 1,785 users who opened a single new card and 2,412 users who closed a single card. More from Grow:How I went from debt and a low
CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Friday took comfort in a prediction by Dr. Scott Gottlieb that the pandemic phase of Covid could be over by January. “Dr. Gottlieb basically said the war’s over, and that’s just incredible,” Cramer said. Gottlieb, who had served as FDA chief under former President Donald Trump, is currently a Pfizer board
New York, Chelsea apartments seen from the High Line park. pidjoe | iStock | Getty Images Months after the national ban on evictions expired, a number of states and cities have either kept in place or implemented their own policies to try to keep families in their homes. Despite heavy opposition by landlords, advocates say