Warren Buffett’s investor letter may be his last as Berkshire Hathaway’s CEO: “I’m ‘going quiet.'”

[ad_1] Warren Buffett delivered a letter to Berkshire Hathaway investors on Monday, with the missive likely marking his last official message before he hangs up his hat as chairman and CEO of the multinational conglomerate.  “I will no longer be writing Berkshire’s annual report or talking endlessly at the annual meeting,” the 95-year-old wrote in the…

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Senate government shutdown deal leaves many Democrats furious, with little to show on health care after 40 days

[ad_1] Washington — The decision by eight Democratic senators to embrace a deal to end the government shutdown has infuriated many members of the party, with critics saying the lawmakers abandoned the 40-day fight without serious concessions on the health care tax credits that were central to Democrats’ demands. “Pathetic,” California Gov. Gavin Newsom said….

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Face the Nation: Khanna, Kashkari, Pierce

[ad_1] Missed the second half of the show? The latest on…Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna tells “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” that the party “to have a vision on building new factories, on helping raise minimum wage, on dealing with child care, and emphasize that our party has a better economic story”, Neel Kashkari, the…

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Supreme Court takes up major elections dispute over counting of late-arriving mail ballots

[ad_1] Washington — The Supreme Court on Monday said it will decide whether federal law prohibits states from counting mail-in ballots that arrive after Election Day. The legal battle before the court involves Mississippi’s procedures for counting late-arriving absentee ballots, but comes as the justices are considering whether to revive a Republican congressman’s lawsuit challenging…

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