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SEC Approval Was Huge for Bitcoin ETFs. But the World's Biggest Just Got a Far More Important Win.

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The end of the crypto winter came in large part because of anticipation that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) might finally grant approval to exchange-traded funds (ETFs) seeking to own Bitcoin directly. The SEC approved 11 different spot Bitcoin ETFs on Jan. 12, with a total value of $26.9

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Warren Buffett Just Sold $1.5 Billion of Berkshire Hathaway's Second-Largest Holding. Here's Why.

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Securities and Exchange Commission ( SEC ) revealed that Buffett sold $1.5 As a result, the bank missed out on opportunities to buy securities with higher coupons as interest rates climbed. A recent filing with the U.S. billion of Berkshire Hathaway's second-largest equity holding, Bank of America (NYSE: BAC).

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1 Rock-Solid Warren Buffett Artificial Intelligence (AI) Dividend Stock to Buy and Hold (Hint: It's Not Apple)

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Buffett has a little secret Through its ownership of specialty investment company New England Asset Management, Buffett has a secret portfolio of stocks that don't appear in Berkshire Hathaway's quarterly regulatory filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Adjusted earnings per share (EPS) of $9.81

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Medical Properties Trust (MPW) Q3 2024 Earnings Call Transcript

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Our press release was distributed this morning and furnished on Form 8-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission. During the course of this call, we will make projections and certain other statements that may be considered forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.

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Billionaire Bill Ackman Has 8 Keys to Successful Investing. Only 1 Artificial Intelligence (AI) Stock Met All 8 Criteria.

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In Pershing's quarterly investor call, Ackman disclosed that the stake was "20% to 25% larger" than revealed in the regulatory filing, as the additional stake was the result of forward contracts, which don't have to be included in Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filings. This results in more than $91.5

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Carnival Corp. (CCL) Q4 2024 Earnings Call Transcript

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During 2024, we made debt payments of over $5 billion, which included opportunistically prepaying over $3 billion of debt, reducing secured debt, removing the secured second lien layer from our capital structure and paying off some of our more expensive debt. Our next question is coming from Ben Chaiken from Mizuho Securities.

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The Ultimate Cryptocurrency to Buy With $1,000 Today

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In January, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved the trading of spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs). trillion in federal debt, a figure that doesn't even include Social Security and Medicare liabilities. As of this writing, the U.S. This would drive up demand for Bitcoin.