For Quick Alerts Subscribe Now   For Quick Alerts ALLOW NOTIFICATIONS   | Published: Wednesday, March 16, 2022, 23:15 [IST] A powerful 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Fukushima in northern Japan on Wednesday evening, triggering a tsunami advisory and plunging more than 2 million homes in the Tokyo area into darkness. The…Continue Reading

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin (R) shakes hands with his China’s counterpart Xi Jinping during a signing ceremony following the Russian-Chinese talks on the sidelines of the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok on September 11, 2018. Sergei Chriikov | AFP | Getty ImagesWASHINGTON — Two days after national security advisor Jake Sullivan warned his Chinese counterpart of…Continue Reading

Berkshire Hathaway class A shares achieved a key milestone Wednesday, hitting an all-time closing high of half a million dollars as Warren Buffett’s multifaceted conglomerate fires on all cylinders during the economic recovery.The class A shares gained 1.3% Wednesday, rising for a fourth straight day to close at $504,400 — its first-ever close above the…Continue Reading

U.S. stock futures were quiet on Wednesday evening as investors digested the latest projections from the Federal Reserve.Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 23 points, or less than 0.1%. Those for the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 hovered just above the flat line.The moves in futures come after the Federal Reserve hiked…Continue Reading

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday approved its first interest rate increase in more than three years, an incremental salvo to address spiraling inflation without torpedoing economic growth.After keeping its benchmark interest rate anchored near zero since the beginning of the Covid pandemic, the policymaking Federal Open Market Committee said it will raise rates by a…Continue Reading

A contractor carries boards through a house under construction at the Lennar Corp. Tree Tops community development in Lancaster, South Carolina, U.S., on Monday, Jan. 8, 2018.Travis Dove | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesHere’s a look at the notable stocks making moves in extended trading.Lennar – Shares of the homebuilder rose 2% after Lennar reported better-than-expected…Continue Reading