Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway swung from extreme caution to a flurry of deals in 6 months. We asked a bunch of experts to analyze its shifting strategy

Yahoo Finance/YouTube Warren Buffett was gravely concerned about the pandemic during Berkshire Hathaway’s annual meeting in May. The famed investor’s Berkshire Hathaway conglomerate sold its stakes in the “big four” US airlines and slashed its financial holdings in the second quarter. However, it announced more than $19 billion of investments in the third quarter, including … Read more

Internal documents show how Microsoft’s flexible work-from-home plan will actually work, including getting approval from a manager to work remotely over 50% of the time or relocate

Microsoft headquarters in Redmond, Washington. Stephen Brashear Microsoft earlier this month said it would introduce a new flexible work policy that opens the door to a more permanent remote work situation for some employees, even after the company reopens physical offices. Internal documents reviewed by Business Insider spell out exactly how the policy works. “Leading … Read more

Astrotech Announces Closing of $6.2 Million Registered Direct Offering Priced At-the-Market

Astrotech Corporation (NASDAQ: ASTC), today announced that it has closed its previously announced registered direct offering priced at-the-market under Nasdaq rules of 2,887,906 shares of its common stock at a price of $2.15 per share for aggregate gross proceeds of $6.2 million. The Company intends to use the net proceeds from this offering for continuing … Read more

The Linux Foundation wants to help combat COVID-19 with free, open source apps to tell people when they’ve been exposed to the virus

People wearing protective face masks use a smartphone on a street in Kiev Reuters Linux Foundation launched a public health unit in July to use open source software to combat the coronavirus pandemic and future epidemics. The foundation now has two apps: COVID Green, which is built by NearForm developers in Ireland, and COVID Shield, … Read more

Esdec Solar Group Granted Intertek Satellite Lab Status in North America

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 30, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Esdec, the leading global rooftop solar mounting solutions provider, announced today that it has become an Intertek Satellite Lab for their North American solar racking and mounting brands. The move allows EcoFasten, IronRidge, and QuickMount to be under the same industry-leading certification provider of ‘Total Quality Assurance.’ Intertek’s … Read more

A top strategist says investors should stay in stocks hit hardest by the pandemic despite recent painful downturn

Cindy Ord/Getty Images Tom Lee of Fundstrat Global Advisors told CNBC on Wednesday that investors should stay in “epicenter stocks” that have been hit hardest by the pandemic despite the recent market downturn.  “It’s a very tough spot, and we’ve been sticking with these things and it’s been really painful, but I still think that’s … Read more

Tesla has released ‘full self-driving’ in beta — here’s how experts rank it, Waymo and 16 other power players in the world of self-driving cars

Waymo continues to be the leader in the autonomous-vehicle industry, according to Guidehouse Insight’s 2020 ranking of companies that are developing automated-driving systems and mobility services.  The Alphabet subsidiary once again placed first on the list, followed by Ford Autonomous Vehicles, General Motors-owned Cruise, and Baidu, who make up the upper tier of companies that … Read more

Pandora is now selling Star Wars charms — including Baby Yoda

Pandora & Lucasfilm Pandora is now selling a 12-piece Star Wars collection in collaboration with Lucasfilm. The collection includes charms of beloved characters and symbols from the film series, as well as a bracelet. The items range from $45 to $90, and include a charm of The Child from hit Disney Plus series “The Mandalorian.” Visit … Read more

The USPS on-time delivery rate for first-class mail fell to 69.8% this week, according to a new court filing

Postal workers wear masks and gloves during the coronavirus pandemic as they physically distance from each other at the United States Postal Service processing and distribution center on Thursday, April 30, 2020 in Oakland, California. Ben Margot/AP On-time delivery of first class mail by the USPS this week fell 6% from earlier weeks. USPS employees … Read more

China’s Kitchen Furniture Market 2020: Production, International Trade and Consumption Data

DUBLIN, Oct. 28, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — The “Kitchen Furniture Market in China” report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering. This report provides a comprehensive picture of the kitchen furniture industry in China, enhanced by historical trends on production, consumption and international trade, analysis of the production and distribution systems and information on major players. The … Read more

Spain’s AgileTV Latest to Migrate to Verimatrix Secure Cloud

Regulatory News: Verimatrix, (Paris:VMX) (Euronext Paris: VMX), the leader in powering the modern connected world with people-centered security, today announced that Agile Content (BME Growth: AGIL.MC) expanded its protected video service to include Verimatrix Multi-DRM serviced by the Verimatrix Secure Cloud for their popular AgileTV OTT service. AgileTV is the E2E OTT service fully managed … Read more

InventHelp Inventors Develop Improved Way to Evenly Cut a Pizza Pie (SVH-197)

PITTSBURGH, Oct. 28, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — “We wanted to create a quick and efficient device to cut a pizza into uniform slices,” said one of two inventors, from Hinesville, Ga., “so we invented the DP PIZZA CUTTER. Our design increases sanitation and it eliminates the need for workers to touch the pizza while cutting it.” … Read more

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