Berkshire Hathaway buys back $9.6 billion of its own stock but its profits declined
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Berkshire Hathaway repurchased $9. 6 billion worth of its own shares in the third quarter, but Geico disappointed and its overall profit fell more than 28% as the value of its investments changed. But the buybacks likely came to a halt recently as Berkshire's Class A stock price surged past $878,000 and topped where it was before Warren Buffett surprised investors with his plans to retire at the annual meeting in May 2025. He gave up the chairman title in September after 4...
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- From high-flying AI stocks to tariff-hit alcohol companies, the midterms shook up Wall Street
- House Democrats will start their majority focused on boosting healthcare and ending the Iran war
- Young voters overwhelmingly backed Democrats this year. The question is whether theyll stay
- US Justice Department drops bid to force California to set aside disputed ballots
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Fri, 06 Nov 2026
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- Storms that caused 1-in-1,000 year flood event in Tennessee and Georgia move up Atlantic coast
- Houston will limit ICE cooperation in response to Democrats taking power in Texas, mayor says
- Tropical Storm Pena forms in the Pacific Ocean south of Hawaii
- Cornell faculty vote no confidence in university leadership after alleged fraternity gang rape
- Jury begins deliberating in the trial of the ex-officer accused of killing Sandra Birchmore
- Officer killed, 3 officers and bystander wounded in Denver-area bus shootout
- Jay Rockefeller, former West Virginia governor and US senator who was part of a dynasty, dies at 89
- 2 Justice Department officials resign, including US attorney who oversaw grand conspiracy probe
- New limits on federal student loans are steering many borrowers toward private lenders
- Scientists discovered an unknown baby right whale off Canada. They say its a cause for joy
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- 4 Cornell lawsuit defendants join effort to oust Letitia James from criminal investigation
- 3 executions are carried out on the same day in the US, including Florida tying a record
- Dolly Partons manager moves to drop complaint accusing late singers nephew of threatening estate
Thu, 05 Nov 2026
- Senate Democrats will not let Trump put a right-winger on the Supreme Court, Schumer vows
- California Gov. Newsom says he will commute all death sentences in state to life without parole
- Row house fire in Brooklyn kills 6 people and injures 9
- Trump administration sues Penn State over in-state tuition for students in the US illegally
- Hegseth allows National Guard to boost DC patrols with military vehicles, boats and patrol cars
- Citibank office shooter targeted company over a $2,500 debt collection, Florida sheriff says
- Harmeet Dhillon exits after radical overhaul of Justice Departments Civil Rights Division
- Court weighs Trumps appeal in the Stormy Daniels hush money case
- Putin envoy joins Melania Trump at White House event to discuss ceasefire she brokered in Oleshky
- JD, habibi. Arabs celebrate El-Sayeds use of a term of affection in his victory speech
- Heavy rains flood towns, dozens rescued on Georgia-Tennessee border
- 3 people have been injured in a shooting at an Iowa post office
- Lady Gaga, Shakira, Jack White and Boy George lead the 2027 Songwriters Hall of Fame nominees
- Republicans were punished in the midterms for Trumps economic policies, The AP Voter Poll shows
- Met Gala exhibit will examine everyday items of clothing, replacing scuttled Galliano show
- The Latest: Alaskans wait for more votes in US Senate and governors races
- Indiana carries out the first of 3 US executions taking place on a single day
Wed, 04 Nov 2026
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- Florida authorities say 2 dead at Tampa office complex, including gunman shot by security guard
- Authorities are trying to piece together how an escaped Tennessee inmate evaded capture for 10 days
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- Cleveland Guardians pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz described as cheaters at trial
- NASA space telescope plunges to Earth after two decades studying cosmic explosions
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- Cornell rape investigation will be led by a former prosecutor in the Sean Diddy Combs case
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- 3 dead, including suspect, and 2 deputies critically injured in eastern Washington state
- Supreme Court hears challenge to Catholic preschools exclusion from Colorado-funded program
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- Midterms may bring in wave of historic firsts for some states and the country
- Escaped Tennessee inmate caught after 10 days on the run when his truck gets stuck in the mud
- Authorities release 911 call from the man who killed a shooter inside an Oregon elementary school
- Receding floodwaters leave a sea of mud and shattered homes in the US Southwest
- Sister June Carpenter, one of the few remaining Shakers, dies in Maine
- A woman running the NYC marathon for charity dies 2 miles from the finish
- Man charged with mailing hundreds of letters containing powder to officials ahead of the election
- The Latest: Voters will decide control of Congress in major test of Trumps second term
- Monarch butterflies get tiny trackers to help scientists follow their mysterious migration
- Election night agenda: When polls close and when to expect results
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- Law enforcement to beef up in Dallas entertainment district after shootings and nationwide violence
- Rain clears but flood risk remains high after destructive storms swamp normally arid US Southwest
- Reflecting Pool vs. the state of the economy: Trump and Dems clash in closing messages
- Parents of 1-year-old fatally shot by police protest at Mississippi Attorney Generals Office
- A West Point cadet drugged his girlfriend to force an unwanted abortion. Then he went to grad school
Mon, 02 Nov 2026
- Parts of a Learjet may have broken off midair before Florida crash that killed 9, investigators say
- Ex-Chicago FBI chief says he was ousted over a failed protesters case, sues Justice Department
- Lindsay Clancy returns to court in a bid to dismiss charges she killed her three young children
- Court hears Lori Vallow Daybells appeal over killings of her 2 youngest children, romantic rival
- ICE officer accused of hitting immigrant in Houston with an SUV turns himself in
- Is El Nio making storms and flash floods in the Southwest worse?
- New Mexico mom charged with murder after son, 10, fatally shoots teen in loud music dispute
- Fraud trial underway in New York for Cleveland Guardians pitchers, including star reliever
- Kennedy Center names the 2026 honorees as Trump renovation battle moves the show offsite
- Voters fear the America theyve known is slipping away. On that, the left and right agree
- The Latest: Democrats and Republicans make a final push one day before midterm elections
- Jet nosedives and erupts into fireball near busy roadway in South Florida. All 9 on board died
- Amateur historians look into murderous pirate finds New York beach namesake may have helped
- Flash flooding triggers evacuations in Southwest and dire warning for Colorado spa town
- Mass shootings over Halloween weekend leave at least 6 dead and dozens injured across US
Sun, 01 Nov 2026
- Trump rallies in Iowa and Kansas as Republicans fight to keep Senate and House control
- Judge dismisses lawsuit seeking to block certification of Alaska Senate race if GOP incumbent loses
- Box Office: You Can See Everything, Clayface lead sleepy Halloween weekend
- What to know about the Affordable Care Acts open enrollment period now underway
- Trump administrations social media posts ahead of elections criticized for being inflammatory
Sat, 31 Oct 2026
- Heavy rains expected to bring flooding risk to already saturated parts of the US Southwest
- US plans to deport Afghans back to their home country through Pakistan, documents show
- Shooting at Spirit Halloween store in California leaves pregnant woman dead and 6 wounded
- Mamdani says Trump agrees to grant visa to mother of Ghanian teen killed in Bronx shooting
- Grasping at straws: Judge dismisses Trump suit against Wall Street Journal over Epstein letter
- November highlights Native American cultures, from salmonberry picking to traditional tattoos
- Over 40% of names on DOJ list of alleged noncitizens are not on Calif. voter rolls, analysis finds
- ICE agent charged with assault for hitting a fleeing man with his car will turn himself in on Monday
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