Inside Berkshire Hathaway’s Future Without Warren Buffett
Feb 15, 2020 @ 15:37
When Warren Buffett turns 90 years old in August, it would be only natural for (BRKA) shareholders to celebrate his success—and worry about the future of the extraordinary company he built. In his 55 years at the helm as CEO, chairman, and investment chief, Buffett turned a struggling textile maker into a $555 billion conglomerate, using investment skills that became the envy of American business. An investor who put $1,000—roughly 50 shares—in Berkshire in 1965 would now have $20 million, against $175,000 for a similar investment in the S&P 500index....
It's finally known how much Google paid for Kirkland Urban
Jan 22, 2020 @ 22:45
Google confirmed last fall that it had acquired part of Kirkland Urban, the big new mixed-use development in downtown Kirkland, but the sale price was not publicly revealed. The price was partly revealed in a real estate excise tax (REET) affidavit filed with the revenue department. It showed that the Kirkland Urban developers sold nine parcels to Orange Submarine LLC for a total of just over $400.7 million....
Google CEO eyes major opportunity in healthcare, says will protect privacy
Jan 22, 2020 @ 11:46
Sundar Pichai, the CEO of Alphabet Inc and its Google subsidiary, said on Wednesday that healthcare offers the biggest potential over the next five to 10 years for using artificial intelligence to improve outcomes, and vowed that the technology giant will heed privacy concerns. U.S. lawmakers have raised...
(Bloomberg) -- Tim Cook rarely invests his time and money in products without the Apple Inc. logo. But when he tried a prototype shower head at his local gym about five years ago, he made an exception. Philip Winter, who helped create the Nebia shower head, recalls moving to San Francisco in 2014 to...
Here’s a smarter way to save money and energy in your home
Jan 21, 2020 @ 09:00
At CES 2020, Schneider Electric and Legrand unveiled smarter electrical panels, which allow users to track and manage energy consumption through voice-enabled apps....
Anti-Google protesters disrupt Business Journal event on downtown's future
Jan 17, 2020 @ 23:32
The protest is one of several that have disrupted several meetings over the last two years regarding a Google development plan that supporters and opponents alike agree will bring huge change to downtown San Jose....
Google's parent company Alphabet is now worth $1 trillion
Jan 17, 2020 @ 17:59
Alphabet joins Apple, Microsoft and Amazon as a $1 trillion dollar company. Tom Forte, D.A. Davidson Senior Research Analyst, joins Yahoo Finance's On the Move to discuss....