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The battle of Kursk hinges on the Russian railroad
Ukraine's foothold in the Kursk battle has disrupted the Russian railroad and could damage its crit…
Michael Peck
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I stayed at a Gilded Age hotel built by a railroad tycoon. It was cozy but the $478-a-night cost felt steep.
It was originally built to accommodate travelers passing through a railway station that used to be …
Erin McDowell
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AI hype is a bubble set to burst as it follows the path of tech manias throughout history, legendary investor Jeremy Grantham says
Jeremy Grantham has previously warned of steep declines coming for stocks as a multi-asset "superbu…
Jennifer Sor
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Railroad company Norfolk Southern fired its CEO over his relationship with the company's top lawyer
The company replaced CEO Alan Shaw with the chief financial officer, after an uncovering Shaw's rel…
Lian Kit Wee
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I paid an extra $114 for a premium ticket on the Alaska Railroad. The value of my 4-hour train ride was incredible.
One highlight in particular was my four-hour ride on the Alaska Railroad from Denali National Park …
Molly O'Brien
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The biggest stock market winners and losers of the US port strike
"The longer this goes, the more the impact scales, and really it starts to scale exponentially," St…
Matthew Fox
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Canada's 2 biggest freight railroads have been shut down, and it could impact everything from autos to energy in the US
The disruption could cost Canada $251 million daily, impacting local commuters and US industries.
Huileng Tan
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Elite investor Jeremy Grantham warns stocks are poised to crash — and a recession seems inevitable
When stocks have been this expensive in the past, painful downturns have reliably followed, Jeremy …
Theron Mohamed
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All aboard the moon train: DARPA is trying to figure out how to build a lunar railroad
A concept for a moon surface railway is being developed, potentially transporting people, supplies,…
Marianne Guenot
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A railroad worker figured out how to send thousands of gallons of drinking water by rail from Mississippi to the Navajo Nation to alleviate the water crisis
Andrew Halter delivers water from Mississippi 1,200 miles via the railroad to families on the Navaj…
Kelsey Vlamis
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Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway agrees to buy insurer Alleghany for nearly $12 billion
"Berkshire will be the perfect permanent home for Alleghany, a company that I have closely observed…
Shalini Nagarajan,Theron Moha…
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The Baltimore bridge collapse will put a dent in a 28-million-ton coal-exporting operation, EIA says
The Port of Baltimore is the second-largest exporting hub of coal in the US. It accounted for 28% o…
Aruni Soni
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Russia is pouring billions into rail-system upgrades as trade with China surges
Russia plans to spend $4 billion on improved railroad connections with China, given rising trade ti…
Filip De Mott
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US stocks fall as jobless claims drop and railroad union deal averts strike
Weekly jobless claims fell for a fifth straight week last week to 213,000, below economist estimate…
Matthew Fox
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Warren Buffett's cash mountain grows to record $168 billion as Berkshire Hathaway struggles to find bargains
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway grew its cash pile by about $60 billion in 15 months as the val…
Theron Mohamed
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Railroad stocks rise as tentative deal averts planned labor strike by thousands of rail workers
The Association of American Railroads estimated a labor strike by thousands of workers could have c…
Carla Mozée
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Billionaire investor Bill Ackman reveals a $1.2 billion bet on Canadian Pacific Railway
Ackman's Pershing Square hedge fund has exposure to 14.8 million shares of the railroad company thr…
Theron Mohamed
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Warren Buffett thinks railroads will be his firm's key asset in 100 years, while Cathie Wood calls it a 'bad idea'
"I'll venture a rare prediction: BNSF [Railway] will be a key asset for Berkshire and our country a…
Matthew Fox
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Jeremy Grantham says the AI bubble will burst and take the stock market down with it. Here are his 14 best quotes from an event this week.
Jeremy Grantham warned of a huge real estate bubble, predicted stocks would disappoint for a decade…
Theron Mohamed
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Berkshire Hathaway Class A shares top $600,000 for the first time as Warren Buffett's conglomerate edges toward $1 trillion milestone
Berkshire Hathaway is racing Eli Lilly to become the first $1 trillion US company that is not a tec…