Berkshire Hathaway: The World Isn't Ready For Warren Buffett's Successor

It’s been just over a year since Paramount Skydance set out to buy one of Hollywood’s most iconic institutions. After repeated rejections, a subsequent bidding war, a series of regulatory approvals, an antitrust challenge by state attorneys general and a timely settlement, the David Ellison-run company completed its acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery on Tuesday….

First-time buyers accounted for more than half of UK mortgage sales last year, up from around a third two decades earlier, official statistics reveal. Office for National Statistics figures published today show that first-time buyers made up 52.8% of mortgage sales in 2025, compared with 33.8% in 2006. Overall, there were 717,519 mortgage sales across the…

Key insight: Bank consolidation has moved at a slow pace in Chicago. What’s at stake: When a market is “overbanked,” bank profits can lag, according to investors. Expert quote: “Right now, there’s just not a lot of buyers to talk to.” — Bill Burgess, co-head of investment banking at Piper Sandler Processing Content Investors have…

While the housing crunch and stubbornly high interest rates are putting homes out of reach for many, those with the means are willing to plunk down millions for a condo dedicated to their luxury cars. This is not a fancy garage. “A garage is an attached unit to a residential dwelling,” James Pilkington of Weichert…

Zohran Mamdani came into office promising an aggressive approach to eviction prevention. For thousands of New York renters facing the loss of their homes, the city’s emergency assistance program is still mostly a dead end. The city rejected about 75 percent of nearly 30,000 applications for One-Shot Deals tied to rent arrears from January through…

Shares of Invesco’s stock were trading higher by more than 1 percent Tuesday morning following the release of the investment management firm’s third-quarter financial results. While the firm’s earnings slightly missed analysts’ estimates, the report showed strong year-over-year growth in revenue. For the three months ending Sept. 30, 2026, Invesco reported adjusted earnings of 72…