Buffett nears $10 billion deal to buy OxyChem

Recent Views 18 Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway is nearing a deal to acquire Occidental Petroleum’s petrochemical business for about $10 billion, a person familiar with the matter said. It would be Berkshire’s largest deal since its acquisition of Alleghany in 2022 for $13.7 billion. Representatives for Occidental and Berkshire didn’t reply to messages seeking comment….

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India Electricity Supply: ‘Not going to affect us’: India sees no major power supply risk from Middle East crisis, government says

Recent Views 8 India does not expect the ongoing Middle East conflict to significantly disrupt its ability to meet peak summer electricity demand, with the government banking on coal, renewables and battery storage to offset any stress from gas supply disruptions.Speaking on the sidelines of the Bharat Electricity Summit 2026, power secretary Pankaj Agarwal said…

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India-EU trade talks: EU delegation to meet Piyush Goyal on FTA progress; issues yet to be ironed out

Recent Views 8 A visiting European Union delegation will meet commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal on Monday to review progress in negotiations on the proposed India-EU free trade agreement (FTA), as both sides push to conclude talks within a year-end deadline, an official told PTI.The meeting comes amid efforts to narrow differences in critical…

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Meet 83-year-old ‘Scholarship Master’ from Karnataka who has helped poor students win Rs 5 crore in scholarships; visits 350+ colleges yearly | Mangaluru News

Recent Views 17 In last 25 years, he has helped students to avail scholarship totalling about Rs 5 crore MANGALURU: Fondly called the ‘Scholarship Master’, K Narayana Naik, 83, visits more than 350 colleges across undivided Dakshina Kannada every year to educate and help them avail themselves of various scholarships. According to him, Naik, who…

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