As a dividend growth investor, I am most focused on selecting great businesses with dependable profits. With a stake in the healthcare products distributor known as McKesson (NYSE: MCK) valued at $1.2 billion, the Oracle of Omaha seems to be impressed with the stock. Let's take a closer look at McKesson's fundamentals and valuation to address this question.
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You may have heard the phrase, "the eyes are the window to the soul". Well, experts now say we could learn a great deal about our health by simply having our eyes checked. For example, severely dry eyes may be a sign of rheumatoid arthritis.
A former primary school teacher who was on trial for murdering her boyfriend and burying his body in their garden has pleaded guilty.
Scotland's leader cancelled a speech Friday as he fights for his political life in the wake of his decision to pull the plug on a three-year power-sharing agreement, a move that has exposed the government to peril. First Minister Humza Yousaf of the Scottish National Party was due to deliver a major speech on Scotland's independence from the U.K., but that has been cancelled following the furor surrounding his decision to tear up the power-sharing deal with the much smaller Greens on Thursday. Without the support of the Greens, the SNP is two seats shy of a majority of lawmakers in the Scottish Parliament, meaning it can only get legislation and its budget through with the support of other parties.
The University of Southern California (USC) in Los Angeles has cancelled its main graduation ceremony, citing new safety measures following student protests over the Israel-Gaza war.
Russia's central bank on Friday said it would raise risk premiums on unsecured consumer loans from July 1 in an effort to reduce citizens' debt burdens and increase stability in the banking sector should consumer loan losses increase. "Unsecured consumer lending has sped up," the central bank said in a statement as it held interest rates at 16% on Friday, raising its inflation forecast for 2024 and acknowledging for the first time that it may struggle to reach its 4% target this year. Consumer loan arrears are growing quickly, the bank said, with the increase in March at 1.8%, compared with a 0.9% increase in February and January.
British police said on Friday five men, including a British national, have been charged in relation to alleged hostile state activity intended to benefit Russia. Dylan Earl, 20, appeared in a London court on Saturday charged with two offences under the National Security Act in relation to "activity likely to benefit Russia", according to court records. Earl was also charged with arson in relation to a commercial premises in London.
House Republicans’ majority could tighten by another vote after Tuesday’s special congressional election in Buffalo — at least, temporarily. Voters are choosing a replacement for Democrat Brian Higgins, a longtime House member who cited the “slow and frustrating” pace of Congress before resigning in February. Democrats have a long record of success in the 26th Congressional District, and their nominee is highly favored to win on Tuesday.
Cavalry horses Vida and Quaker ran loose in the road near Aldwych, central London
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The announcement was made on April 24. WhatsApp passkey support on iPhones comes months after Meta's encrypted messaging app made the feature available to Android users, The Verge reports .
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Peter Andre has shared his favourite names for his and wife Emily's third baby – the couple welcomed a little girl on 2 April...
Euro zone bond yields dropped on Friday ahead of ever-important U.S. inflation data, but were still set for a second week of increases in a row as traders continued to grapple with when, and how, quickly global central banks will start cutting rates. German 10-year bond yield, the benchmark for the euro zone bloc, fell 1.9 basis points to 2.61%, but is set for a weekly rise of 10 bps. The euro zone benchmark touched a five-month high of 2.32% early in the session.
Climate protection is very important for the Swiss National Bank, but the issue should be tackled by politicians rather than central banks, SNB Chairman Thomas Jordan said on Friday. "It is also important... we are serious and do not give the impression that we can solve all the problems of the world with monetary policy," Jordan told the SNB's shareholder meeting. Environmental groups mounted a protest outside the event in Bern, demanding the SNB offload its investments in companies which they say are linked to global warming and climate change.
Microsoft and Google jumped on earnings late after the market rally attempt showed resilience Thursday amid Meta's sell-off.
Princess Beatrice of York dazzled in a chic figure-skimming satin wrap dress at The launch of the Fiker Institute and OPUS partnership in Dubai minus her husband Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi
Climate protection is very important for the Swiss National Bank, but the issue should be tackled by politicians rather than central banks, SNB Chairman Thomas Jordan said on Friday. "It is also important... we are serious and do not give the impression that we can solve all the problems of the world with monetary policy," Jordan told the SNB's shareholder meeting. Environmental groups mounted a protest outside the event in Bern, demanding the SNB offload its investments in companies which they say are linked to global warming and climate change.
Futures for Canada's main stock index drifted higher on Friday, tracking a rise in commodity prices ...
ISTANBUL (AP) — A court on Friday sentenced a Syrian woman to life in prison for a deadly explosion on a busy shopping district in Istanbul in 2022, Turkey's state-run news agency reported. Alham Albashir was given seven consecutive life sentences after being convicted on terrorism charges. The blast on Nov. 13, 2022 tore through Istiklal Avenue, a thoroughfare in Istanbul lined with shops and restaurants, killing six people, including two children, and wounding 99 others. Albashir and a man nam
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