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February 16, 2023 | Before she became the star of daytime TV, Oprah Winfrey was fired from her job as an evening news reporter at Baltimore's WJZ-TV because she was "unfit for television news" and couldn't sever her emotions from her stories. 

February 15, 2023 | Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway didn't open any new positions in the last quarter, per its 13F filing, the form that institutional investors managing more than $100 million are required to file to the SEC.

February 14, 2023 | Valentine’s Day is the latest holiday that has become big business. It’s the fifth-largest spending event in the U.S., after the winter holidays and Mother’s Day, according to the National Retail Federation (NRF).

February 13, 2023 | In his book, The Founders: The Story of PayPal and the Entrepreneurs Who Shaped Silicon Valley, Jimmy Soni interviews each of these billionaires and uses years of research to put their incredible stories together.

February 09, 2023 | Nearly 13 years ago, two unlikely partners sat across from each other at Omaha, Nebraska’s Hollywood Diner.

February 08, 2023 | Did you know this quarter is one of the most “bullish” of all 16 quarters in a presidential cycle? It’s derived from a simple theory: Equity market returns follow a predictable pattern each time a new U.S. president is elected, regardless of the political party.

February 07, 2023 | While it comes as little relief to your bank account, the last two years of inflationary shocks have provided researchers with incredible case studies for understanding how higher prices can ripple through modern, advanced economies.