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Saturday, September 19, 2026

Top news

  • Warren Buffett is stepping down as chairman of Berkshire Hathaway after serving over 50 years, with his son Howard becoming the new chairman.
  • Iran struck more ships in the Strait of Hormuz as Trump dismissed concerns over soaring gas prices.
  • An SUV driver under the influence of drugs swerved into a Los Angeles city bus, killing two riders, and prosecutors charged her with murder.

World

  • Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk said Moscow is planning hybrid strikes with drones or rockets on Poland and other European countries that support Ukraine.
  • A UN fact-finding mission found evidence the U.S. committed war crimes in two attacks on Iran that killed at least 177 civilians, including strikes on a school in Minab and a sports complex in Lamerd.
  • The U.S. House of Representatives voted Wednesday to approve new sanctions on Iran and Russia through the Lindsey Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026.

Business

  • Warren Buffett is stepping down as chairman of Berkshire Hathaway after leading the $1 trillion conglomerate since 1965, with his son Howard taking over the chairman role.
  • Wells Fargo downgraded Netflix to underweight citing weak engagement trends and below-expected content planned for the second half of 2026, sending the stock down more than 3%.
  • Amazon is investing $230 million to raise hourly wages to $21 for more than 100,000 Whole Foods workers, enhancing pay, benefits, and college benefits.

Technology

  • Nvidia's Jensen Huang said the company expects to sell twice as many chips next year.
  • OpenAI dropped a legal-research index spanning 230 million URLs.
  • Spain recorded its first data breach attributed to an autonomous agent.

Science

  • Scientists found a new way to create a controlled beam of muonium, an exotic atom containing a heavier cousin of the electron.
  • NASA's Roman Space Telescope may now have enough fuel for at least 22 years of science, more than double its original 10 year design life.
  • Older adults who changed the balance of fat, carbohydrates, and animal protein in their diets showed signs of reduced biological age after just four weeks.

Economy

  • Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points to a target range of 3.75%-4%, its first increase since 2023.
  • Annual inflation rate in the US steadied at 3.4% in August 2026, the same as in July.
  • Strong majority of Fed officials think another hike is possible later this year, with 16 of 18 participants expecting at least one more rate increase.

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