Good morning. At age 96, Warren Buffett has officially closed the book on his more than six-decade tenure as chairman of Berkshire Hathaway. Buffett stepped down as chairman on Sept. 18, effective immediately, and was succeeded by his son, Howard G. Buffett, a Berkshire director for 33 years. The move caps a leadership transition that
The US Army says that its special battalion focused on drone warfare and lessons from Ukraine was always meant to be a temporary experiment, not a lasting element of the force. The Unmanned Assault Battalion was created last fall as an experimental unit in the 173rd Airborne Brigade specializing in drone tactics. The 3rd Battalion
Ndamukong Suh wasn’t taking any chances before his first meeting with Warren Buffett. While still a college student, the soon-to-be NFL star arrived at Buffett’s office two to three hours early because he refused to risk being late, he said. The wait paid off, though. Suh said he and Buffett hit it off, talking for
One of the big lessons that NATO member Norway has learned from training Ukraine to fight Russia’s invasion is that it cannot afford to get bogged down in this sort of war, its officers say. NATO is worried about Russian aggression and the possibility of further armed conflict, and the alliance has been significantly increasing
I’m going to admit something here that’s probably going to get a lot of parents up in arms: I paid a guy $300 to teach my two kids to ride a bike. I know that $150 for a bike lesson is exorbitant, and it was one of the reasons I hesitated to do it (or
The most important question in business isn’t always “What’s next?” Often, it’s “What won’t change?” That question sits at the heart of my colleague Kristin Stoller’s profile of Jeff Bezos at a pivotal moment for Amazon. The company, which recently bested Walmart for the No.1 spot on the Fortune 500 and Global 500, is pouring
