Month: February 2024

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Motley Fool Money - Berkshire After Charlie

Warren Buffett’s annual letter points to a steady path ahead.


(00:21) Jason Moser and Deidre Woollard discuss:

- Why Berkshire Hathaway doesn’t pay a dividend.

- If utility businesses are in trouble.

- What a mountain of cash means for the insurance business.


(17:53) Ken Costa, author of The $100 Trillion Dollar Wealth Transfer, explains how a sea change in wealth could impact the world’s financial future.


Companies discussed: BRK.A, BRK.B, DPZ, LULU


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Host: Deidre Woollard

Guests: Jason Moser, Ken Costa

Producer: Ricky Mulvey

Engineers: Dan Boyd, Chace Przylepa

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Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - Judge Nixes Mayor Johnson’s ‘Bring Chicago Home’ Ballot Referendum

A Cook County judge ruled Friday that Mayor Brandon Johnson’s plan to alter the real estate transfer tax to raise up to $100 million a year to fight homelessness is invalid. Reset checks in with WBEZ city government and politics reporter Tessa Weinberg. For a full archive of Reset interviews, head over to wbez.org/reset.
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Stuff They Don't Want You To Know - Strange News: Satellites, Sting Rays, World Powers Move on Antarctica

Orbital decay as satellites fail. A stingray practices parthenogenesis as China and Iran expand claims to Antarctica. All this and more in this week's strange news segment.

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CoinDesk Podcast Network - MARKETS DAILY: Crypto Update | Should Traders Worry About Rate … Hikes? With Eddy Gifford

The latest price moves and insights with Jennifer Sanasie and Tactive Wealth Adviser Eddy Gifford.

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On "Markets Daily," host Jennifer Sanasie speaks with Tactive Wealth Adviser Eddy Gifford on whether the U.S. Federal Reserve is likely to succeed in its goal of obtaining a soft landing, where bitcoin has room to run and which altcoins stand out in today's market.

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This episode was hosted by Jennifer Sanasie. “Markets Daily” is executive produced by Jared Schwartz and produced and edited by Eleanor Pahl, alongside Senior Booking Producer Melissa Montañez. All original music by Doc Blust and Colin Mealey.

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The Commentary Magazine Podcast - Trump’s Got Some Trouble

Henry Olsen, election-watcher extraordinaire, joins us today to analyze the results of the interesting South Carolina primary and the fact that across three Republican primary contests, Donald Trump is winning decisively, even overwhelmingly—but with around 40 percent of the primary electorate choosing someone else (mostly Nikki Haley). What does this portend for November? Give a listen.

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Focus on Africa - Why are migrants using Mauritania to get to Europe?

There's been a rise in the number of people attempting the dangerous Atlantic crossing from West Africa to Europe. Migrants are once again returning to Mauritania, which is struggling to cope with the growing numbers. Why are migrants choosing Mauritania?

Also, we'll hear a personal and distressing story of how a Nigerian student fled Ukraine and made her way across Europe when the war broke out two years ago.

And why are more African countries growing bamboo?

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Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - Chicago Theaters Get A $670,000 Boost. What Impact Will It Have?

The Bayless Family Foundation is giving grants to Definition Theatre, TimeLine Theatre Company, the Chicago Children’s Theatre and the Remy Bumppo Theatre Company. The funding will go toward theater programming and operations. Reset sits down with TimeLine Theatre artistic director PJ Powers and Chicago Children’s Theatre co-founder and artistic director Jacqueline Russell. For a full archive of Reset interviews, head over to wbez.org/reset.
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The Intelligence from The Economist - The Intelligence: Coming to a Nikki end

After a 20-point primary walloping in South Carolina, the state she governed for eight years, Nikki Haley vowed to fight on against Donald Trump for the Republican presidential nomination. But why? Seasonal opportunities for natural-gas arbitrage have been juicier during the war in Ukraine—and one good place to store cheap gas between seasons is Ukraine (9:31). And examining America’s cousin-marriage laws (16:05).


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