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Berkshire unloads another chunk of Bank of America as CEO Moynihan lauds Buffett as great shareholder

Warren Buffett speaks during the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting in Omaha, Nebraska on May 4, 2024.  CNBC Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway offloaded another chunk of Bank of America shares, bringing its total sales to more than $7 billion since mid-July and reducing its stake to 11%. The Omaha-based conglomerate shed a total of 5.8…

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China’s AI models lag their U.S. counterparts by 6 to 9 months, says former head of Google China

Kai-Fu Lee, chairman and chief executive officer of Sinovation Ventures, speaks during the HICOOL Global Entrepreneur Summit on September 11, 2021 in Beijing, China.   China News Service | China News Service | Getty Images BEIJING — Chinese artificial intelligence models may be at least half a year behind those developed in the U.S., but Chinese…

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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Ally Financial, Southwest Airlines, Oracle and more

Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading: Ally Financial — Shares of the lender fell 17% after Ally Chief Financial Officer Russell Hutchinson said at an industry conference that credit challenges have increased during the third quarter, particularly with auto loans for retail customers. Mission Produce , Calavo Growers — Shares gained 20%…

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Stocks making the biggest moves before the open: Apple, Oracle, Boot Barn, Mission Produce and more

Check out the companies making headlines in premarket trading. Mission Produce — The avocado producer surged 21.6% after reporting revenue for the fiscal third quarter jumped 24% from a year ago. The company reported sales of $324 million, compared with $261.4 million in the same three-month period one year before. Rival avocado producer Calavo Growers…

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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Palantir Technologies, Summit Therapeutics, JetBlue Airways and more

A logo outside the Palantir Technologies pavilion ahead of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 15, 2024. Stefan Wermuth | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading: Palantir Technologies, Dell Technologies — Palantir and Dell jumped 13% and nearly 5%, respectively, following the announcement after the…