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Top Stories : 2018February24Saturday

ALS patient group unhappy with how $115 million raised by the Ice Bucket Challenge is being spent

The Ratings Game: Walmart’s Jet website may not be reaching customers beyond city limits

Earnings Outlook: Fitbit earnings: How many Ionic smartwatches were under Christmas trees?

MarketWatch First Take: Dropbox avoids Snap’s IPO mistakes, but only slightly

The Ratings Game: Pandora shares drop after weak guidance, but company’s turnaround is under way

Honeywell CEO earns 333 times more than average worker at the company

Avis Budget Group’s Christmas surprise fuels hope for coming months

Here’s what Chesapeake Energy got right that sent its stock up 25%

MarketWatch First Take: Roku forecast hurts stock, but includes a major milestone

Toy makers have decided that what kids should be playing with is poop

Real-time headlines : 2018February24Saturday

United Airlines joins ranks of companies cutting promotional ties with NRA

Berkshire: Largest stock holdings include Wells Fargo, AmEx, Apple, Phillips 66, Southwest, Coca-Cola

Buffett: Berkshire held $116 bln in cash and Treasury Bills, up from $86.4 bln at year end 2016

Hurricane losses reduced Berkshire net worth by less than 1%: Buffett

Berkshire losses from three 2017 hurricanes seen at $3 billion: Buffett

Buffett: Despite acquisition drought, expect Berkshire will have opportunities to make very large purchases

Tax cut was responsible for $29 billion of rise in Berkshire net worth: Buffett

Berkshire Hathaway's gain in net worth during 2017 was $65.3 billion

Nasdaq logs weekly return of 1.4%

For the week, Dow books a weekly return of 0.4%; S&P 500 finishes 0.6% higher

Market Pulse : 2018February24Saturday

Warren Buffett to step down from Kraft Heinz board in April

The Nasdaq now stands just about 2.2% from its January record after this month's tumble

The S&P 500 just breached a key line in the sand for technical traders

Stock rally turns indexes positive for week as inflation concerns wane

Secret Service arrests driver after car strikes barrier near White House

Dropbox officially files for initial public offering

Trump says U.S. could join TPP under better terms

Nordstrom shares up after new reports it will go private

Oil ends higher, holds gains after weekly rig count

Gwyneth Paltrow, SoulCycle founder among investors in plus-size brand Universal Standard

Breaking News: 2018February24Saturday

Warren Buffett says famous hedge-fund bet delivered this unexpected lesson

Warren Buffett: No luck finding companies to buy at a ‘sensible’ price

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway posted a $29 bln boost from tax-law change

Berkshire Hathaway's net worth gain was $65.3B, with $29B boost from tax cut

Warren Buffett to step down from board of Kraft Heinz

Dow finishes up over 300 points as stocks end week with gains

Secret Service arrests driver after car strikes barrier near White House

Dow jumps 250 points as stock market rises near intraday peaks

The Nasdaq is up more than 100 points in late Friday trading

Gun stocks tumble Friday as companies distance themselves from NRA, industry

Internet Stories: 2018February24Saturday

MarketWatch First Take: Dropbox avoids Snap’s IPO mistakes, but only slightly

The Ratings Game: Pandora shares drop after weak guidance, but company’s turnaround is under way

MarketWatch First Take: Roku forecast hurts stock, but includes a major milestone

Netflix’s junk bonds boosted after S&P predicts strong subscriber growth this year

Everything coming to Netflix in March — and what's leaving

Priceline changes name to ‘Booking Holdings,’ because that’s what it really does

In 2018, Warren Buffett has learned the painful lessons of 2008

The Moneyist: Should I sell my $565,000 duplex and invest the money — or continue to collect rent?

Sorry, America, but you have to pay taxes on your bitcoin — here’s how

Amazon Prime card has the same pitfalls as every other brick-and-mortar store card

Financial Services: 2018February24Saturday

Warren Buffett says famous hedge-fund bet delivered this unexpected lesson

Read Warren Buffett’s annual letter to investors

The Wall Street Journal: Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway posted $29 billion boost in 2017 from tax plan

In 2018, Warren Buffett has learned the painful lessons of 2008

The Moneyist: Should I sell my $565,000 duplex and invest the money — or continue to collect rent?

My secret tax weapon costs 99 cents

Sorry, America, but you have to pay taxes on your bitcoin — here’s how

Amazon Prime card has the same pitfalls as every other brick-and-mortar store card

Could credit-card companies ban gun sales?

The Moneyist: My father stole $1,000 my grandfather left to me — I’ve been chasing it for 20 years