Hektor

https://www.wsj.com/finance/investing/berkshire-hathaway-succession-insurance-003dcf86 Replacing Warren Buffett’s Insurance Mastermind Is Berkshire’s Next Succession Mystery Who should take over for Ajit Jain when he’s ready to step down? Berkshire watchers have some ideas.

I second this proposal

https://www.wsj.com/business/trump-federal-contracts-tech-firms-c839fdbb Trump Administration Targets Tech Firms as It Cuts More Contracts Officials expand review of federal contractors beyond consulting firms

In my opinion, he created the opportunity to do at a grander scale what he did earlier. And boy, did he learn from his first rodeo

Not even Bill A

Also, China. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/business/china-comac-c919-trump.html Trump Has Targeted a Plane China Sees as a ‘Power’ Symbol Beijing has high hopes for its C919 single-aisle jet after years of delay, but the plane depends on engines, avionics and other gear from Western companies. In 2008, China established the state-owned Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China, or COMAC, with the goal of putting a single-aisle commercial jet into service by 2016. Development of the plane has been slow. The company, which occupies a large expanse of newly built hangars and design studios in Shanghai, suffered delays despite extensive assistance from American and European companies. At least 40 percent of the C919 is made by companies in the United States and other countries in the West.

https://www.wsj.com/world/america-let-its-military-industrial-might-wither-chinas-is-booming-7325f34b America Let Its Military-Industrial Might Wither. China’s Is Booming.

Thanks @gfp

@gfp Why 5%. Apologies if you answered this earlier.

And the plane? https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/05/28/trump-qatar-air-force-one/ Trump’s Air Force One deal with Qatar not final, despite U.S. claims The delay reflects lingering concerns about legal liabilities stemming from a White House maneuver to transform what was originally a sale between two countries into a “gift.” Despite claims by the Defense Department to the contrary, legal teams representing the U.S. and Qatari governments have not finalized an agreement for transferring the luxury Boeing 747-8 jetliner that President Donald Trump wants for Air Force One amid outstanding requests by Qatar for Washington to clarify the transaction’s terms, said officials familiar with the matter. Qatar is insisting that a memorandum of understanding between Washington and Doha specify that the aircraft’s transfer was initiated by the Trump administration and that Qatar is not responsible for any future transfers of the plane’s ownership, these people said. Trump initially said it was Qatar that reached out and offered him the luxury jet free of charge. In fact, it was the Trump administration that first approached Qatar this winter about acquiring the plane through a sale after the president made clear to aides that he was upset about delays of two Boeing jets purchased during his first term for $3.9 billion, officials said. Discussion about the sale later evolved into Qatar agreeing to provide the plane as a gift, a development reported previously by CNN and the New York Times.

https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/us-court-blocks-trumps-liberation-231041016.html US court blocks Trump's 'Liberation Day' tariffs A U.S. federal court on Wednesday blocked President Donald Trump's "Liberation Day" tariffs from going into effect, ruling that the president overstepped his authority by imposing across-the-board duties on imports from nations that sell more to the United States than they buy.

US is negotiating with India, says news reports. Some, if not a comprehensive, deal might be announced soon.

+1

@changegonnacome you sound like @dealraker now.

And then there is resistance. https://www.wsj.com/sports/tennis/french-open-line-judges-technology-umpire-2a0b0734 The French Open Draws a Line in the Sand Over Robot Umpires Roland-Garros is the last of the major tennis tournaments to trust human line judges over electronic calls, resisting technology in favor of the age-old method of pointing at some marks in the dirt.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-05-27/india-allows-private-firms-to-build-advanced-fighter-jets India Allows Private Firms to Build Advanced Fighter Jets

Isn't OXY offering to do just this?

+1 true

AI is already doing to white collar jobs what technology did to blue collar jobs in the past https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/25/business/amazon-ai-coders.html At Amazon, Some Coders Say Their Jobs Have Begun to Resemble Warehouse Work Pushed to use artificial intelligence, software developers at the e-commerce giant say they must work faster and have less time to think. Others welcome the shift.

Looks like not everyone who attended is disappointed https://www.wsj.com/video/inside-trumps-controversial-memecoin-dinner/0BE64208-0C79-457D-8143-345C6DA200DD.html

Yes

A peek into the Crypto Dinner gala! https://fortune.com/crypto/2025/05/23/trump-memecoin-dinner-nicholas-pinto-bad-food/ Social media influencer who attended Trump’s memecoin dinner says he got a ‘Walmart steak’—and no access to the President