Asia-Pacific stocks mixed as Japan ushers in new leadership

Asia-Pacific stocks mixed as Japan ushers in new leadership

Mount Fuji and the Shinjuku skyline in Tokyo, Japan, on Friday, Feb. 14, 2025. Photographer: Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg via Getty Images Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets opened mixed Wednesday as investors weighed Japan’s new government and fresh trade data from Tokyo. Japanese exports in September snapped four months of declines, climbing 4.2% year…

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Warren Buffett shuns buybacks even as Berkshire underperforms. Here’s why

Warren Buffett shuns buybacks even as Berkshire underperforms. Here’s why

Warren Buffett is keeping his wallet closed. Berkshire Hathaway didn’t repurchase any of its shares in the first nine months of 2025, even as the conglomerate’s cash pile swelled to a record $382 billion . The restraint underscores Buffett’s long-standing discipline: he buys back Berkshire stock only when he deems it undervalued. Buffett laid out…

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Hundreds of migrants mount protest in southern Mexico in bid to legalize status

Hundreds of migrants mount protest in southern Mexico in bid to legalize status

Migrants walk in a caravan during U.S. Presidential election day, in an attempt to reach Mexico’s northern border, in Tapachula, Mexico November 5, 2024.  Daniel Becerril | Reuters A group of about 1,200 migrants set out walking before dawn in southern Mexico on Wednesday aiming for the capital where they hoped to legalize their immigration status and find more…

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