INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
ludicrous business success
is due to release his latest annual letter to shareholders tomorrow
Tara Lachapelle notes the letter has become a non-event lately, in content and length:
Writer's BlockBut questions are piling up around
Berkshire, and Buffett is overdue to address them, Tara writes
For instance, he should explain why Berkshire is uncharacteristically investing so much in tech and what it plans to do with a large and
billion stake in Kraft Heinz Co
A big slab of that investment was roasted this morning after the food giant took a $15 billion writedown, announced an SEC investigation of
its accounting and gouged its dividend
Other than that, great quarter, guys! The stock dropped 28 per cent
writes in a second column
money he has raised so far, you have to say Bernie Sanders is currently the front-runner for the Democratic nomination
And that is a great thing to the conservative Karl W
likely to sink into cultural warfare with Trump, Karl thinks
Instead, Sanders will likely keep the campaign focused on economic issues
Venezuela is also a convenient talking point for Trump and other conservatives, who warn any Democratic policy smacking of socialism will
turn America into an economic basket case just like Venezuela
But Mac points out Venezuela is more of a kleptocracy than an actual socialist state
For a better example of one of those in the hemisphere, look to Bolivia, writes Noah Smith
Its socialist economy has been stellar:
The Shape of a Socialist BoomFederal Reserve Bank of St
of a boost today on signs of progress in US-China trade talks
And trade progress may be too late to keep the global economy from a downturn, writes Robert Burgess
Financial markets may finally be waking up to that.
Meanwhile, Beijing is still trying to expand its influence beyond its borders
This would come at the expense of the US, which is increasingly seen as an unreliable partner by its allies in Asia, writes James Stavridis
goods retailer may be keeping it afloat with massive spending, warns Sarah Halzack.
