Berkshire Hathaway stock sets record high as rising rates, Apple boost profit

By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) -Berkshire Hathaway’s stock price set a record high on Monday, rising 3.4% after the conglomerate run by billionaire investor Warren Buffett said quarterly operating profit topped $10 billion for the first time. In its second-quarter earnings report on Saturday, Berkshire said rising interest rates boosted profit from fixed-income investments, including a…

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William Friedkin, acclaimed ‘Exorcist’ director, dead at 87

By Will Dunham , 2023 (Reuters) -William Friedkin, who achieved cinematic immortality by directing the bleak, gritty 1971 drug-smuggling thriller “The French Connection” and the terrifying 1973 demon-possession blockbuster “The Exorcist,” died on Monday at the age of 87. He died at his home from heart failure and pneumonia, said a spokesperson for Creative Artists…

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Exclusive-Amazon Indigenous chief Raoni warns of disaster if deforestation not stopped

By Leonardo Benassatto and Ueslei Marcelino BELEM, Brazil (Reuters) – Raoni Metuktire, an Indigenous chief from Brazil’s Amazon, will urge the region’s head of state meeting here this coming week to step up their efforts to preserve the rainforest that is vital to his people’s survival and the global climate. “I will ask the presidents…

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Embraer outlook ‘feasible’ after solid Q2 deliveries, analysts say

By Gabriel Araujo SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazilian planemaker Embraer is on track to meet its full-year outlook for 2023, analysts said, after deliveries in the second quarter increased 47% compared to a year earlier. Last week, Embraer reported 47 aircraft deliveries in the period, including 17 commercial and 30 executive jets, which analysts considered…

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US dollar gains as Fed comments on more rate hikes lend support

By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar rose against major currencies on Monday, broadly supported by Federal Reserve officials saying additional interest rate hikes are likely given that inflation remains persistently high and the labor market is still tight. Fed Governor Michele Bowman said on Monday additional interest rate hikes will likely be…

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