WestRock to Release Fiscal Second Quarter 2024 Results on May 2, 2024

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Berkshire's profit plunges 64% on portfolio holdings as Buffett it sells Apple
Berkshire Hathaway's first quarter profits plummeted along with the paper value of its investments, but the company said Saturday that most of the businesses it owns outright performed well. The figures were heavily influenced by a large drop in the paper value of Berkshire’s investments. Buffett encourages investors to pay more attention to the conglomerate’s operating earnings that exclude the investment figures.
Associated Press
Royal Challengers Bengaluru beat Gujarat Titans to stay alive in IPL
Royal Challengers Bengaluru kept alive their slim playoff hopes in the Indian Premier League with a four-wicket victory over Gujarat Titans in a low-scoring thriller on Saturday. Bengaluru pacers came to the party as Gujarat was put into bat and bowled out for 147 runs in 19.3 overs. Bengaluru skipper Faf du Plessis then led the way with 64 off 23 balls, as the hosts finished with 152-6 in only 13.4 overs.
Deadline
Darius Morris Dies: Former Los Angeles Lakers Playoffs Starter Was 33
Former NBA player Darius Morris, who started a playoff game for the Los Angeles Lakers and played for four other NBA teams, has died at 33. The cause of his death has not been disclosed. Morris also played for the University of Michigan. (more)
Associated Press Finance
Rio de Janeiro set for Madonna’s massive Copacabana beach concert that will be her biggest ever
Madonna will give a free concrete on Copacabana beach Saturday night, turning its vast stretch of sand into an enormous dance floor. It comes after Rio de Janeiro spent the last few days readying itself for the historic performance by the “Queen of Pop.” Rio’s City Hall has said some 1.5 million spectators are anticipated, more than 10 times more than Madonna’s record attendance of 130,000 in Paris’ Parc des Sceaux in 1987.
GlobeNewswire
ODU Confers More Than 2,600 Degrees During its 2024 Spring Commencement Exercises
Capt. Janet H. Days, commanding officer for Naval Station Norfolk and Lawrence "Larry" Weinstein, Eminent Scholar and physics professor, gave remarks.Norfolk, VA, May 04, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Four years after the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, a resilient cohort of students, adorned in caps and gowns, claimed their well-deserved undergraduate and graduate degrees during Old Dominion University's 140th Commencement exercises. Their journey, marked by adapting to online classes, forging conn
SmartAsset
Can a Nursing Home Take Our Savings? We Have a $500k Roth IRA and a Trust to Protect Us.
Can a nursing home seize your savings? What if your money is in a trust or a Roth IRA? For married and single retirees alike, these are important questions with nuanced answers. First for the good news: A nursing home cannot simply take your retirement accounts or savings. Short of legal action due to an […] The post Can a Nursing Home Take Our Assets? We Have a $500k IRA and a Trust to Protect Us appeared first on SmartReads by SmartAsset.
People
Barbara Corcoran Reveals She Had a Third Facelift and Is ‘Thinking’ About ‘Enhancing’ Her Figure with Cosmetic Surgery
“I want to be the kind of woman that walks by and the guy whistles and says, ‘Wow, she’s hot.’ That’s what I’m after,” she said
The Independent
Stuart Bingham v Jak Jones LIVE: World Snooker Championship scores and updates from semi-final
Bingham and Jones play to a finish this evening with Kyren Wilson awaiting in the Crucible final
The Independent
Inoue vs Nery: What time does fight start and how to watch on Monday
All you need to know as Naoya Inoue defends the undisputed super-bantamweight titles in Japan
The Independent
Beterbiev vs Bivol postponed as injury derails undisputed title fight
The unbeaten pair were due to clash in Saudi Arabia on 1 June, after a ‘5 vs 5’ card pitting Eddie Hearn’s boxers against Frank Warren’s
The Independent
Rishi Sunak awaits knife edge result for top Tory mayor
A West Midlands “calamity” and confusion over whether Sunak voted in London have reopened questions about the the prime minister’s future
The Independent
Local election results 2024: Key wins and losses across the country
Sir Keir Starmer’s Labour grapples three local authorities from Tories with 72 councils yet to declare
USA TODAY
Drake, Kendrick Lamar diss tracks escalate with 'Meet the Grahams' and 'Family Matters'
Drake and Kendrick Lamar escalated their lyrical feud with more allegations Friday night on dueling tracks, "Family Matters" and "Meet the Grahams."
Evening Standard
Defeated Susan Hall 'left hanging' as she tries to shake Sadiq Khan's hand
Mayor Khan fails to thank or pay tribute to Susan Hall in his victory speech
BBC
Bridge beams put in as residents invited to watch
The new bridge will replace a level crossing in Ash that closes about eight times an hour.
Evening Standard
Latest London Assembly results as Sadiq Khan wins historic third term as mayor
Sadiq Khan has won the race to be the city’s next mayor after the last results in the mayoral race were declared. With all the results in he has defeated his nearest challenger Susan Hall, securing just over 1,088,000 votes, a majority of some 275,000 over his Conservative rival.Counting has also been going on for the seats on the London Assembly. Voting figures for each of the 14 London Assembly constituencies are being announced as soon as each count is completed.
People
Melissa Joan Hart Shares Photo from Night She Met Husband Mark Wilkerson 22 Years Ago: 'I Knew He Was My Forever!'
"I saw this tall guy with a shaved ahead across a stage and after a shot of vodka (don't ask) and this photo was taken, I knew he was my forever!" Hart captioned the throwback
The Daily Beast
California Man Charged With Sending Death Threats to Fani Willis
Alex Slitz/Getty ImagesA southern California man was charged with sending death threats to Fulton County district attorney Fani Willis over her prosecution of Donald Trump, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Northern District of Georgia announced Friday.Marc Shultz, 66, of Chula Vista, made his first federal court appearance in San Diego on Thursday, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said in a statement. He had been indicted by a federal grand jury on April 24 and will be formally arraigned in Atlanta i
Evening Standard
London mayoral election results LIVE: Sadiq Khan 'beyond humbled' as he wins historic third term in City Hall
Labour incumbent outscores Tory Susan Hall in nine of the 14 constituencies declaring their results on Saturday
BBC
Book of Kells blocked by benches in student protest
Dozens of students camped out in protest against the university's response to the war in Gaza.

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WestRock to Release Fiscal Second Quarter 2024 Results on May 2, 2024

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Berkshire's profit plunges 64% on portfolio holdings as Buffett it sells Apple

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