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Berkshire Hathaway quarterly operating profit drops
Berkshire Hathaway Inc on Saturday said its quarterly operating profit fell more than analysts expected, as weakness in insurance underwriting, a slowing economy and trade woes weighed on the conglomerate run by billionaire Warren (...)

03 - 08 - 2019
Don't waste money on investment fees
Billionaire Warren Buffett wants investors to be wary of the high fees Wall Street r'outinely charges because of the damage they do to investment returns, and he emphasized his confident outlook in the US economy. Buffett devoted a section of his (...)

26 - 02 - 2017
Triplets dazzle in pool
So much for a double take.
The Litherlands left everyone seeing triple at the US Olympic swimming trials. 
Jay, Kevin and Mick are 20-year-old triplets who competed in Omaha over the past week. While Jay was the only one to earn a spot in Rio, (...)

06 - 07 - 2016
Phelps leads newcomers to Rio
Michael Phelps will bring down the curtain on his stellar Olympic career in Rio, heading a US swimming team packed with newcomers eager to stamp themselves the future of the sport. 
Phelps and his gang of ageing warriors that includes Ryan Lochte, (...)

05 - 07 - 2016
Adrian sets up Rio repeat bid
Nathan Adrian stormed home to win the 100m freestyle at the US Olympic swimming trials punching his ticket to Rio where he'll go for a second straight gold. Adrian clocked 47.72sec, improving on the 47.91 he produced in the semifinals. Only Cameron (...)

02 - 07 - 2016
Phelps storms into 5th Olympics
Michael Phelps surged to the wall, and then whipped around to spot his time. That number wasn't really important. The only thing that mattered was No. 5. Phelps became the first male swimmer to qualify for five Olympics with a victory in the (...)

01 - 07 - 2016
Franklin, Lochte struggle against rising stars
One by one, some of America's biggest swimming stars are going down at the Olympic trials. First, Ryan Lochte. Then, Missy Franklin. Lochte, an 11-time Olympic medalist but slowed by a groin injury, missed out on his second chance to make the team (...)

30 - 06 - 2016
Ledecky wins 400 free but no world record
Katie Ledecky delivered everything but the world record everyone had expected, storming to victory in the women's 400 meters freestyle at the US Olympic swim trials Monday and securing her ticket to the Rio Games. The dominant figure in women's (...)

29 - 06 - 2016
Kalisz claims Rio ticket as Lochte fades
Newcomer Chase Kalisz outduelled Olympic champion Ryan Lochte in the men's 400 meters individual medley final at the US Olympic swim trials Sunday, clinching the first ticket to the Rio Games. The stage was set for the opening showdown of the trials (...)

28 - 06 - 2016
Officials: US medical worker exposed to Ebola overseas
Nebraska medical officials say an American health care provider who had high-risk exposure to the Ebola virus while working in Sierra Leone will be observed at a biocontainment unit in Omaha, AP reported. Nebraska Medicine says in a statement that (...)

04 - 01 - 2015
Buffett: BNSF railroad will spend money to improve, not on acquisitions
Warren Buffett, chairman of conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway , on Saturday said that railroad BNSF will spend to improve its operations but is not planning to acquire any other businesses. "At BNSF we will spend a lot of money to have the best (...)

03 - 05 - 2014
Buffett admits ‘dead wrong' on forecast
Billionaire American investor Warren Buffett said Saturday that he was “dead wrong” with a prediction that the US housing market would begin to recover by now, but he remains optimistic about the nation's economy. In his annual letter to Berkshire (...)

27 - 02 - 2012
Buffett faults J&J's use of stock in Synthes deal
Awwal 26, 1432 / April 30, 2011, SPA -- Warren Buffett criticized Johnson & Johnson, a large investment for his company Berkshire Hathaway Inc, for using too much of its own stock in a planned $21.7 billion takeover of Swiss medical devices maker (...)

30 - 04 - 2011
Warren Buffett lunch price tops $2 million
The price of lunch with billionaire investor Warren Buffett has topped $2 million again, breaking a previous record for the most expensive charity item ever sold on eBay, AP reported. The final price of $2.6 million was announced Friday night after (...)

12 - 06 - 2010
Warren Buffett says economy showing real strength
Billionaire Warren Buffett said today the U.S. economy has begun to show real strength over the last couple months, and consumers who can afford to are spending more, according to AP. Buffett conducted a couple television interviews Monday after (...)

03 - 05 - 2010
Buffett cartoon to give financial lessons to kids
Kids will finally have a chance to learn financial lessons from billionaire Warren Buffett when his cartoon is released online this fall, three years later than planned. Buffett is starring in “The Secret Millionaire's Club” that is designed to (...)

26 - 07 - 2009
Obama hails 'sheer improbability' of D-Day victory
President Barack Obama honored the valiant dead and the «sheer improbability» of their D-Day victory, commemorating Saturday's 65th anniversary of the decisive invasion even as he remakes two wars and tries to thwart potential nuclear threats in (...)

06 - 06 - 2009
Economy fell off a cliff – Buffet
Billionaire Warren Buffett says the economy has “fallen off a cliff” over the past six months and consumers have changed their habits in remarkable ways. Buffett said Monday during a live appearance on CNBC that current economic turmoil has (...)

10 - 03 - 2009
Hyper cat stuffed in ‘bong'
A man who tried to cool out his hyper cat by stuffing her into a boxlike homemade bong faces cruelty charges — and catcalls from animal lovers. Lancaster County sheriff's deputies responding to a domestic disturbance call Sunday alleged they saw (...)

04 - 03 - 2009
US economy's troubles will continue: Buffett
Billionaire investor Warren Buffett said Friday the US economy continues to be in a recession, by his definition, and will continue to be for at least several more months. During a live appearance on CNBC, Buffett said ripples of the credit crunch (...)

23 - 08 - 2008
Torres, Vanderkaay win final events
Dara Torres and Peter Vanderkaay captured the final two events at the US swimming trials on Sunday to join an American swim team that immediately turned its focus to the Beijing Olympics. After being introduced to a raucous crowd at the Qwest (...)

08 - 07 - 2008
Phelps sets up 8-event program
Michael Phelps closed out the US Olympic trials with a commanding win in the 100 meters butterfly on Saturday, adding a final flourish to his packed Beijing program. After seven days, 15 swims and two world records, Phelps has crafted an Olympic (...)

07 - 07 - 2008
Phelps, Torres and Peirsol produce I-Day fireworks
Michael Phelps roared to another world record, Aaron Peirsol equalled one and Dara Torres had a swim for the ages as the US Olympic trials produced plenty of Independence Day fireworks on Friday. Phelps, who has targeted Mark Spitz's record of (...)

06 - 07 - 2008
Hansen fails in 200m, Torres eyes 5th Games
Former world record holder Brendan Hansen suffered a major blow at the US Olympic swimming trials on Thursday when he failed to qualify in the 200 meters breaststroke. Hansen gave everything but faded in the final meters and was beaten into fourth (...)

05 - 07 - 2008
Hoff continues to upstage Phelps
Katie Hoff continued to upstage Michael Phelps at the US Olympic swimming trials on Wednesday, powering her way to two thrilling wins and adding three events to her Beijing program. Hoff, who Phelps playfully calls his little sister, produced a big (...)

04 - 07 - 2008
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