By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) – Berkshire Hathaway shares rose to a record on Monday after the conglomerate run by Warren Buffett posted its highest-ever quarterly profit, driven by improvement in insurance operations. The price of Berkshire’s Class A shares rose as much as 4.3% to $749,611 by early afternoon, NYSE data show. That surpassed even…
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) – U.S. chipmaker Nvidia has sued EU antitrust regulators for accepting an Italian request last year to scrutinise its acquisition of AI startup Run:ai, saying they had flouted an earlier court ruling restricting their merger powers on minor deals. While the case does not have any impact on the…
(Reuters) – JPMorgan Chase will continue its diversity efforts, its CEO Jamie Dimon said in an interview with CNBC on Monday, despite a broader corporate retreat from such initiatives. The bank will continue its outreach to Black, Hispanic, LGBT, veteran and disabled communities, Dimon said. Earlier this month, the largest U.S. bank said it expects…
By Tom Polansek and Leah Douglas (Reuters) – The price of eggs at U.S. grocery stores has climbed to a record high, nearly doubling from a year ago, as outbreaks of bird flu have led to shortages by wiping out millions of hens. Eggs are missing from grocery shelves nationwide, and shoppers able to snag…
By Scott DiSavino (Reuters) -U.S. energy firms this week added oil and natural gas rigs for a fourth week in a row to the highest level since June, energy services firm Baker Hughes said in its closely followed report on Friday. The oil and gas rig count, an early indicator of future output, rose by…
(Reuters) – Uber’s CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said on Friday that both he and the ride-hailing firm are supportive of U.S. President Donald Trump’s initiative to eliminate taxes on tips received by its drivers. “I think the President has said he believes in no taxes on tips generally. We think it’s a terrific idea and we…
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Alphabet’s mapping app Waze needs to do more to tackle illegal online content on its platform after hitting a key user number under EU tech rules, while three adult content sites will likely face less stringent requirements after their user numbers fell below the threshold. Under the Digital…
By Idrees Ali and Joseph Ax WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump and his adviser Elon Musk’s unprecedented and frantic effort to slash the federal workforce, pushing tens of thousands of workers out of their roles, is starting to draw more significant backlash, even in strongly Republican areas. At a town hall in his conservative…
(Reuters) – Nvidia-backed Together AI said on Thursday it has raised $305 million in its latest funding round, which more than doubled the artificial-intelligence startup’s valuation from last year. The round, led by venture capital firm General Catalyst, valued the San Francisco, California-based company at $3.3 billion. Salesforce Ventures, chip giant Nvidia and Coatue also…
ROME (Reuters) – Italy’s Leonardo has identified a new industrial partner for its aerostructures unit which has been hit by the problems of U.S. planemaker Boeing, the state-controlled group’s CEO said on Thursday. Leonardo has been attempting for several years to return its aerostructures business to profit. CEO Roberto Cingolani said in November it was…
