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Warren Buffett poured $3 billion into Dow Chemical during the financial crisis. Here's the story of how he helped the manufacturing titan – and doubled his money.
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway made a critical investment in Dow Chemical in 2009, and ended u…
Theron Mohamed
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An OceanGate passenger says he has 'survivor's guilt' because his Titan trip got canceled due to bad weather
Arnie Weissmann, editor-in-chief of Travel Weekly, says he "dodged a bullet" after his dive on the …
Jyoti Mann
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A friend said he warned Stockton Rush about possible defects on the Titan in 2019 after hearing 'cracking' noises
Karl Stanley said he told Stockton Rush about what "sounded like a flaw/defect" after taking a dive…
Jyoti Mann
1 min read
OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush once defended the rich passengers on his Titanic dives, saying 'profit' is the way things get done
OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush once said visits to the Titanic were 'a fraction of the cost' of space …
Grace Eliza Goodwin
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Rescue efforts for the missing Titanic sub will probably cost millions, but it's unlikely OceanGate and its wealthy customers will be expected to foot the bill
It's unusual for the Coast Guard to charge a rescue bill after saving someone, and that applies to …
Matthew Loh
8 mins read
Read OceanGate's 4-page waiver signed by a would-be Titan passenger listing all the ways they could die in the 'experimental' sub
The lengthy waiver that OceanGate required Titan passengers to sign meant they gave up the right to…
Jyoti Mann
3 mins read
OceanGate boasted on Instagram in 2020 that its Titanic submersible would detect hull defects with 'incredible accuracy' and 'well before the safety of the crew is threatened'
The claim contradicts warnings in 2018 from a senior executive, who said the system only detects fl…
Matthew Loh
2 mins read
A former Titan-sub passenger says they were told an implosion would be like a can of Coke being crushed with a sledgehammer
A man who traveled on the Titan submersible in 2021 said that those on his trip discussed disasters…
Tom Porter
1 min read
The alma mater of a British billionaire trapped on the Titan sub played 'My Heart Will Go On' at a ball while he's missing
The May Ball Committee at Pembroke College apologized for playing music from "Titanic," saying it i…
Sonam Sheth
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A sub expert who raised the alarm about OceanGate's Titan tried to talk his pal Paul-Henri Nargeolet out of going on the doomed trip
Paul-Henri Nargeolet — an explorer who was known as "Mr. Titanic" — "seemed convinced" that the Oce…
Natalie Musumeci
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The Titanic sub's disappearance renewed interest in the horror game 'Iron Lung.' Its developer says it's 'surreal' to see his nightmare brought to life.
Interest in the submarine horror game "Iron Lung," developed by David Szymanski, has increased amid…
Palmer Haasch
2 mins read
Yes, the missing Titanic tourist sub is piloted with a video game controller — but some US Navy submarines also utilize Xbox 360 controllers
The missing Titanic submersible was run with a Logitech gamepad controller. The Navy uses Xbox cont…
Kelsey Vlamis
5 mins read
A viral TikTok arguing the Titanic never sank shows how quickly conspiracies spread on the platform
A TikTok creator got over 11 million views on a video claiming the sinking of the Titanic was an in…
Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert
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Titan CEO Stockton Rush once said 'it's really hard to tell how far outside the box you really are' when innovating submersibles
More footage has emerged of OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush talking about being in uncharted waters whe…
Mia Jankowicz
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OceanGate CEO once said Titan sub's hull was made with carbon fiber from Boeing that was past its airplane shelf life, would-be passenger says
Arnie Weissmann said OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush told him he sourced the Titan's carbon fiber, whic…
Mia Jankowicz
1 min read
Elon Musk speaks out over reports linking Starlink with the missing submersible by taking a dig at a fact-checking site
The search is still underway for the lost Titan submersible, which went missing on Sunday with five…
Beatrice Nolan
4 mins read
From horror to fan fiction, the Titanic submersible disappearance ignited a torrent of mixed feelings on social media and became 'a perfect storm for virality,' a media expert said
The ongoing search-and-rescue effort has people imagining their worst fears — and some using …
Kieran Press-Reynolds
3 mins read
A desperate email from Stockton Rush's friend showed how resigned he was to the fact that the OceanGate CEO was spurred on, rather than deterred, by criticism of his sub
Emails obtained by Insider show that Rush's friend warned the OceanGate CEO "there comes a time log…
Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert,…
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Warren Buffett bet $600 million on Gillette - and ended up owning Duracell. Here's how his razor wager led to him buying the battery titan.
Buffett sold his Gillette stake to Procter & Gamble for about $4 billion of stock in 2005, then swa…
Theron Mohamed
2 mins read
A famed deep-sea explorer and former Navy officer says OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush ignored all warnings about his Titanic sub but no one could stop him because 'there's no international police force on the high seas'
Victor Vescov said Rush "thought he was going to be the Elon Musk of the ocean" despite the entire …