Reuters Videos ‘Nobody is helping’: India’s hospitals in COVID crisis Just hours ago, Manika Goel’s mother died of COVID-19. Now, she is sat by her husband’s side in a New Delhi hospital – where he is in a critical condition with the virus.39-year-old Amit is wedged between three other patients in a hospital casualty ward.One of many in India, the world’s second most populous nation, that is totally overwhelmed with patients.Goel, a software engineer, says she managed to find an oxygen… Source link

(Bloomberg) — Warren Buffett’s capital-deployment machine pulled back on several fronts at the start of the year as the billionaire took a more cautious stance on stocks. Berkshire Hathaway Inc.’s net stock sales in the first quarter were the second-highest in almost five years and the conglomerate, where the billionaire is chief executive officer, slowed its buyback pace, according to a regulatory filing Saturday. That helped push Berkshire’s cash pile up 5.2% from three months… Source link

Something tells us Buffalo Bills fans are really going to enjoy third-round pick Spencer Brown. After all, we don’t know many rookies who would pay homage to their new team’s fanbase by diving through a table.  That’s exactly what Brown did after the Bills drafted him Friday. Brown climbed up on a chair to get some height, double-tapped his elbow and dove right through the table, splitting it in half. Brown’s form was great, and his dive was well-executed. As far as Bills’ table-diving stunts… Source link

The New York Times Faith, Freedom, Fear: Rural America’s COVID Vaccine Skeptics GREENEVILLE, Tenn.— “So, have you gotten the vaccine yet?” The question, a friendly greeting to Betty Smith, the pastor’s wife, lingered in the air as the four church women sat down for their regular Tuesday coffee and conversation at Ingles Market. Smith hesitated, sensing a chilly blast of judgment from a never-mask, never-vax companion. She fumbled through a nonreply. Sign up for The Morning newsletter… Source link

Karen Bleier | AFP | Getty Images Verizon‘s $9 billion bet on AOL and Verizon hasn’t led to riches for shareholders of the largest U.S. wireless company. But other buyers may still find value in some of the assets. Verizon is weighing a sale of Verizon Media Group — previously called Oath, and before that, simply the merged AOL-Yahoo internet group — according to a person familiar with the matter. The Wall Street Journal first reported on the potential sale, which the newspaper said could… Source link

Berkshire Hathaway’s (BRK-A, BRK-B) 2021 Annual Shareholders Meeting is taking place on Saturday, May 1 and will be live streamed exclusively here on Yahoo Finance. The event features Chairman & CEO Warren Buffett and Vice Chairman Charlie Munger recounting the company’s performance over the past year, along with a series of Q&As from reporters and shareholders. For the first time, they will also be joined by Vice Chairmen Gregory Abel and Ajit Jain, widely seen as possible successors at… Source link

Bloomberg European Companies Seen Splurging $180 Billion on Buybacks (Bloomberg) — Fear and caution in European boardrooms may be fading, as a pick-up in buybacks shows rising confidence that more cash can be returned to shareholders instead of shoring up balance sheets.Just as blue chips including LVMH, L’Oreal SA and BP Plc announce large buybacks, Societe Generale SA strategists estimate that European companies will spend 150 billion euros ($180 billion) to purchase their own shares next… Source link

Google dominates the browser market with Chrome—most of you will use it on at least one of your devices. And so the shocking new warnings about Chrome’s “creepy” new tracking should give you serious reason for concern. It might be time for you to quit. The headlines this week have been dominated by Apple’s iOS 14.5. Finally we have the long-awaited crackdown on Facebook-style tracking. But while we’ve been distracted by Tim Cook versus Mark Zuckerberg, Google has quietly been… Source link

Yahoo Sports’ Senior NFL Writer Charles Robinson and Lead Draft Analyst Eric Edholm share which team’s moves they liked, and which teams they have questions for from day two in Cleveland. The teams they discuss include the Cowboys, Patriots, Browns, and Dolphins. Source link

We’re only a few days into Aaron Rodgers‘ saga with the Green Bay Packers moving into the light, and all options are already on the table for the quarterback. The reigning league MVP remains adamant that he won’t return to the team under the current stewardship of general manager Brian Gutekunst, a source in Rodgers’ camp said, and that he’s willing to weigh hardline options at his disposal — from refusing to show up for offseason activities to holding out of training camp and… Source link