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Elizabeth Warren hailed blocking the $3.8B Spirit-JetBlue merger as a 'Biden win for flyers.' Now Spirit is gone - Yahoo Finance
business 2026/05/02 21:45:00

Elizabeth Warren hailed blocking the $3.8B Spirit-JetBlue merger as a 'Biden win for flyers.' Now Spirit is gone - Yahoo Finance

With Spirit Airlines shuttered after more than three decades in operation, was the decision to block the JetBlue-Spirit merger in 2024 really the right one?

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Warren Buffett says 'we've never had people in a more gambling mood than now' - Fortune
business 2026/05/02 21:30:00

Warren Buffett says 'we've never had people in a more gambling mood than now' - Fortune

“But that doesn’t mean that investing is terrible. It does mean that prices for an awful lot of things will look very silly.”

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Interest on US debt is a top driver of future deficits, as past borrowing overwhelms fiscal outlook - Fortune
business 2026/05/02 19:27:00

Interest on US debt is a top driver of future deficits, as past borrowing overwhelms fiscal outlook - Fortune

“In a ‘Fiscal Dominance’ regime, the Fed’s ability to aggressively hike rates to curb inflation is constrained, as doing so risks a fiscal or financial crisis.”

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I was in the room for Warren Buffett's surprise interview. The mood swung from excited to grim, then hopeful. - Business Insider
business 2026/05/02 19:16:00

I was in the room for Warren Buffett's surprise interview. The mood swung from excited to grim, then hopeful. - Business Insider

Warren Buffett called out unprecedented amounts of “gambling” in markets, and sounded the alarm on deepfakes and nuclear weapons.

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Greg Abel’s message to Berkshire shareholders, post-Buffett: be patient - Financial Times
business 2026/05/02 18:49:24

Greg Abel’s message to Berkshire shareholders, post-Buffett: be patient - Financial Times

New CEO ‘not anxious to deploy capital into subpar opportunities’ as he picks up baton from legendary predecessor

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Meta’s historic loss in court could cost a lot more than $375 million - The Verge
business 2026/05/02 18:25:26

Meta’s historic loss in court could cost a lot more than $375 million - The Verge

New Mexico kicks off its public nuisance trial against Meta on Monday, arguing for changes to its business to better protect kids in the state.

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