Warren Buffett revealed his personal initiation of Berkshire Hathaway's Google investment. This substantial capital expenditure on AI infrastructure finally convinced the investor. Google's spending resembles capital-intensive businesses Buffett has historically owned. Alphabet's AI race is seen as a necessary game for hyperscalers. Buffett considers Apple still a favorite investment for Berkshire Hathaway.

International Business Machines Corp.’s warning this week that its sales are falling well short of expectations highlights a growing divide between artificial intelligence winners and everyone else in the tech universe.

<img src='https://i.cbc.ca/ais/c1c6e67d-bb6f-4b05-bd1e-facd84b83356,1784157058763/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%28238%2C1087%2C5282%2C2971%29%3BResize%3D%28620%29' alt='A man in a suit sits at a table.' width='620' height='349' title='Canadian businessman and media personality Kevin O&apos;Leary (C) looks on before U.S. President Donald Trump speaks about &apos;Trump Accounts&apos; at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium in Washington, DC, on Jan. 28, 2026.'/><p>The founders of two communi

<p>Agreement, without admission of liability, ends 19-month high court dispute that small-business owners said left them with large debts</p><p>Vodafone has settled a long-running legal claim filed by 62 of its former franchisees who alleged the mobile phone group “unjustly enriched” itself at their expense by up to £85m.</p><p>The small-business owners – some of whom said they had suffered <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/dec/10/vodafone-store-operators-commission-cuts-

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<p>Worse-than-expected figures for three months to June come amid concerns over lopsided economy</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/live/2026/jul/15/china-growth-thames-water-stock-markets-live-news-updates"><strong>Business live – latest updates</strong></a></p></li></ul><p>China has posted worse-than-expected growth figures for the three months to June as its economy expanded by just 4.3% – one of its lowest quarterly readings on record.</p><p>The rate, which came

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In France, a handful of wealthy entrepreneurs are buying up hundreds of hectares of land with the goal of letting nature reclaim its rightful place. Among them is Rodolphe Landemaine, an artisan baker at the helm of 30 bakeries in France and Japan. He routinely opens the doors to his Normandy estate to other business leaders in hopes that they, too, will put their money to good use.

S&amp;P Global Ratings lowered Oracle's credit rating to BBB- from BBB. The agency cited significant risks associated with Oracle's expanding AI infrastructure business. OpenAI's substantial reliance on Oracle's services presents a key credit risk for the company. Oracle faces potential financial strain from massive data center leases if OpenAI defaults. The rating agency warned of further downgrades if leverage exceeds 4.5x.