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Warren Buffett: billionaire investor with simple tastes
AFP, Published on 04/05/2025
» NEW YORK - Admired for his investing prowess and a taste for the simple things in life rather than luxury, billionaire Warren Buffett has won public affection even as he amassed a fortune for the ages -- riches that the "Oracle of Omaha" has pledged to give away.
Warren Buffett says will retire from Berkshire Hathaway by year's end
AFP, Published on 04/05/2025
» WASHINGTON - Influential billionaire investor Warren Buffett said Saturday he would retire from leading his Berkshire Hathaway business group by the end of the year and that he would recommend his chosen successor Greg Abel take over.
BYD to overtake Volkswagen ventures as China's top producer
South China Morning Post, Published on 19/11/2024
» HONG KONG — BYD (Build Your Dreams) is set to overtake perennial market leader Volkswagen as China's biggest carmaker in 2024 after outselling the German company's joint venture units in the first 10 months, as the growing popularity of battery-powered cars strengthens its market dominance.
How the world can escape the new Gilded Age
News, Published on 25/10/2024
» Tech billionaires such as Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk are not just among the richest people in human history. They also are exceptionally powerful -- socially, culturally and politically. While this is partly a reflection of the social status that our society attaches to wealth in general, that is not the whole story.
Wall Street bounce helps lift Asian shares
Business, Published on 10/08/2024
» RECAP: Asian shares were poised to end a tough week on an upbeat note after Wall Street bounced overnight and data showed China taking a step away from deflation, while Japanese stocks managed to sustain an early rally.
Chinese EV makers' price wars will sow doubts over quality
South China Morning Post, Published on 13/06/2024
» BEIJING - Price competition among Chinese electric vehicle (EV) makers abroad is not sustainable since consumers will start to doubt the quality and reliability of the cars if they are frequently discounted, according to Bain & Co.
NYSE fixes issue that showed 99% drops, triggered trading halts
Bloomberg News, Published on 04/06/2024
» A glitch during a software update early Monday led the New York Stock Exchange to erroneously halt trading on about 40 stocks and display odd trades showing a 99% drop in companies including Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
China's EV price war spreads overseas
South China Morning Post, Published on 25/05/2024
» BEIJING - A price war among Chinese electric vehicle (EV) assemblers is spreading to overseas markets as more than a dozen players look abroad to bolster sales and chase higher profits to offset losses at home.
Global ‘operating profit’ reporting standardised
Published on 09/04/2024
» LONDON - Companies will have to publish standardised operating profit figures from 2027 under new requirements from a global accounting rule-setter to help end what billionaire investor Warren Buffett has called “misleading” numbers.
Bitkub Hosts Seminar on 2024 Crypto Trends
Published on 05/03/2024
» Bitkub Online Co., Ltd., the provider of "Bitkub Exchange," Thailand's premier digital asset trading platform, and Bitkub Labs Co., Ltd., which runs "Bitkub Academy," a learning centre focused on blockchain technology and digital assets, have collaboratively hosted the seminar "Digital Assets Navigator by Bitkub's Crypto Theses." This event, held on February 21, 2024, at True Digital Park 101 in Bangkok, aimed to shed light on the various facets of digital asset trends for 2024, including Bitcoin ETFs and the Bitcoin Halving. Esteemed participants included Mr. Jirayut Srupsrisopa, founder and CEO of Bitkub Capital Group; Mr. Natavudh Pungcharoenpong, CEO and co-founder of Ookbee; Mr. Dome Charoenyos, founder and CEO of Tokenine; Mr. Panu Chonlahan, owner of the Nookfree God Defi page; Mr. Nat Chittamai, founder of the GM Learning Club and Pudgy Thailand Community Leader; and Mr. Kuntanut Vuttithorn, Digital Asset Analyst Supervisor at Bitkub Labs.