Berkshire takes $3.8 billion Kraft Heinz write-down, operating profit falls

By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) -Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway said on Saturday it took a $3.76 billion write-down on its stake in Kraft Heinz during the second quarter, an acknowledgment the decade-old investment hasn’t worked out. Berkshire also reported a 4% decline in quarterly operating profit as insurance underwriting premiums fell. The write-down and lower gains…

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US vaccination rates for measles, other diseases drop further, government data says

By Dan Levine and Michael Erman -Vaccination rates for several diseases including measles, diphtheria and polio decreased among U.S. kindergartners in the 2024-25 school year from the year before, according to federal data posted on Thursday. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released the new figures at a time when the country faces…

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US securities regulator lays out sweeping plans to accommodate crypto

By Hannah Lang and Douglas Gillison (Reuters) -The head of the U.S. securities regulator unveiled sweeping plans to overhaul capital markets regulations on Thursday to accommodate cryptocurrencies and blockchain-based trading, in a major win for the digital asset industry, which has long pushed for tailored rules.  Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Paul Atkins said in…

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