In a statement directed at Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said, “Mr. Rubio admitted what we all knew: U.S. has entered a war of choice on behalf of Israel. There was never any so-called Iranian ‘threat.’” Araghchi’s comments came after Rubio on Monday gave a new explanation from

Pete Hegseth on Monday showed the bombast typical of the shock and awe start of America’s wars as he promised victory over Iran. “We will finish this on ‘America first’ conditions of President Trump’s choosing, nobody else’s, as it should be,” the defense secretary said at the Pentagon. But his comment fatefully recalled another promise,

Elon Musk‘s artificial intelligence (AI) company, xAI, has been the subject of concern from various federal agencies regarding the safety and dependability of its AI tools. This has led to a debate within the U.S. government about the selection of AI models for deployment. The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday that multiple federal agency officials have

Thousands of delegates will arrive in Beijing this week for China’s annual Two Sessions, one of the most important events in the country’s political calendar and a rare opportunity for the global media to see Beijing’s top lawmakers up close. The Two Sessions” are concurrent gatherings of the National People’s Congress (NPC) and the Chinese

When the President, in his first public remarks about the military campaign, appeared at the White House on Monday, he didn’t say a word about regime change, aspirational or otherwise, or even nod to the brave protesters whom he had so recently urged to rise up against their leaders. He also did not discuss the

Ukraine conducted a landmark airstrike in late February, using domestically produced FP-5 Flamingo cruise missiles to hit a military production facility deep inside Russia. The strike on the Votkinsk complex, which produces a range of ballistic and cruise missiles for the Russian military, marked the first time Kyiv had successfully targeted a strategically significant Russian

Elon Musk‘s X is promoting itself to potential advertisers with a new deck that underlines its commitment to brand safety, according to the leaked deck shared with Business Insider. It comes after the AI chatbot shared “deepfake” sexualized images of women and children — a practice it stopped in late January after a backlash. The company

Donald Trump was seen with a rash on the side of his neck during the Medal of Honor Ceremony on Monday, fueling more speculation about the state of the president’s health. In a statement, Trump’s personal doctor said that the rash was caused by a cream that the president was using as a “preventative skin

Berkshire Hathaway’s new CEO Greg Abel promises cultural continuity, disciplined investing and careful cash stewardship. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images Renowned for their wit, personal anecdotes and philosophical asides, Warren Buffett’s shareholder letters have been a must-read for investors for decades. Greg Abel, his successor, wisely did not try to replicate that folksy tone in his first

March 2 (Reuters) – Berkshire Hathaway shares on Monday had their largest decline since Warren Buffett announced he would step down as chief executive, after the conglomerate posted financial results that fell short of some analysts’ expectations and expressed caution about investing its cash. The Class A shares fell as much as 5.3% by early afternoon,

Warren Buffett was apparently pretty bearish on the stock market late last year. The company he led as CEO until year end, Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A 4.89%)(BRK.B 5.11%), was holding a record amount of cash, having sold off big chunks of several major positions. But Buffett did opt to add to certain positions — a signal

Aaron Schwartz / Getty Images; Nicholas Kamm / Getty Images Moneywise and Yahoo Finance LLC may earn commission or revenue through links in the content below. In 1991, legendary investor Warren Buffett was lecturing at the University of Notre Dame when he recounted how Donald Trump made his assets appear to be worth much more

Warren Buffett‘s successor is making sure the legendary investor gets the credit he deserves. Greg Abel, who took over as Berkshire Hathaway’s CEO at the start of this year, highlighted four of Buffett’s most successful stock picks in his first shareholder letter on Saturday. Abel included a table that lists Apple, American Express, Coca-Cola, and

In this podcast, Motley Fool contributors Travis Hoium, Lou Whiteman, and Rachel Warren discuss: Berkshire’s stock buys before Warren Buffett stepped down. Homebuilder trends. Note: This podcast was recorded before Netflix abandoned its bid for Warner Bros. Discovery.  To catch full episodes of all The Motley Fool’s free podcasts, check out our podcast center. When you’re

Benzinga and Yahoo Finance LLC may earn commission or revenue on some items through the links below. Just a week after he listed it for $4.8 million, Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT) co-founder Bill Gates has found a buyer for the property next to his famed Xanadu 2.0 compound in Medina, Washington. The final sale price and

Good morning. Donald Trump recorded a new video address yesterday, vowing to avenge three American deaths after the joint US-Israel strikes on Iran and accusing the Iranian regime of “waging war against civilization itself”. The US president addressed the deaths, saying “we grieve for the true American patriots who have made the ultimate sacrifice for

Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) CEO Elon Musk has predicted that the automaker would have factories on the lunar surface in 20 years, urging investors to hold on to TSLA stock. In an interview with André Thierig, who is the plant manager at Tesla’s Gigafactory in Berlin, Musk shared his predictions for the future of the automaker.

The United States and Israel launched a war against Iran Friday night, killing that nation’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, along with many other Iranian officials, and (reportedly) more than 150 people at an elementary school for girls. In response, Iran has launched attacks against Israel, US bases in the region, and civilian targets in