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This fund is a play for the millennial home renter, and some of its holdings are up big this year

Hoya Capital Real Estate started an exchange traded fund last March that its founder calls a macro play on the housing shortage in the United States.

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These stocks have been hit by coronavirus fears, but analysts still say buy

Major Wall Street analysts see buying opportunities for some stocks hit by the coronavirus.

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Rising stocks fuel huge profit for Buffett's Berkshire

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc on Saturday posted a 23% decrease in quarterly operating profit, while soaring stock prices boosted net results and enabled the conglomerate to smash its old record for full-year earnings.



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Buffett defends investments in stocks, which fueled record Berkshire profit

Warren Buffett on Saturday defended Berkshire Hathaway Inc's decision to invest heavily in the stocks of companies such as Apple Inc, while giving new details about how Berkshire Hathaway is prepared for his death in an annual letter to shareholders posted on the company's website.



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Tech and energy are teaming up, creating a market that could grow 500% in the next 5 years

Digital technologies are revolutionizing the energy industry, creating big opportunities for tech and oil companies.

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Flight delayed? This firm wants to get you paid

Berlin-based firm AirHelp has helped 16 million passengers in 35 countries file claims for compensation against airlines for delays, cancellations and overbooking under rules such as the European Union's Flight Compensation Regulation. Passengers on disrupted domestic flights in the U.S., however, remain largely unprotected by consumers rights law.

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How falling behind on a payday loan can lead to an arrest warrant

People who fall behind on payday loans can find themselves arrested, according to a new report by the Consumer Federation of America.

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The ECB wants to talk to you about inflation. But will it listen?

For many people, the language of European Central Bank policymakers is so impenetrable, it could be beamed from another planet.



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Buffett defends stock investments, which fueled record Berkshire profit

Warren Buffett on Saturday forcefully defended Berkshire Hathaway Inc's decision to invest heavily in stocks of companies such as Apple Inc as he labors through a four-year drought since his last major acquisition of a company.



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G20 sees need to coordinate coronavirus response as IMF trims growth forecasts

The world's top economies called on Saturday for a coordinated response to the coronavirus outbreak, which the IMF predicted would lower China's growth this year to 5.6% and shave 0.1 percentage points from global growth.



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Honda's Philippine unit to close auto production plant

The Philippine unit of Honda Motor Co Ltd said on Saturday its production facility will shut down next month, as the Japanese automaker struggles to shore up global automobile operations.



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Japan urges G20 members with fiscal scope to boost spending

Japan called on G20 countries with fiscal space to ramp up spending to help the global economy weather risks, including the fallout from the coronavirus outbreak, Finance Minister Taro Aso said on Saturday.



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Rising stocks fuel record profit for Buffett's Berkshire; operating profit disappoints

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc on Saturday posted a 23% decrease in quarterly operating profit, while soaring prices in stock holdings such as Apple Inc enabled the conglomerate to smash its old record for full-year earnings.



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Buffett calls for more accountability for corporate directors

Warren Buffett on Saturday called on corporate America to make their boards of directors more accountable to shareholders and less beholden to chief executive officers, perhaps by reducing their pay and requiring that they buy more stock.



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Buffett defends Berkshire stock push, reassures on future as profit smashes record

Warren Buffett on Saturday forcefully defended Berkshire Hathaway Inc's decision to invest heavily in stocks of companies such as Apple Inc as he labors through a four-year drought since his last major acquisition of a company.



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