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Recap: BYU basketball wipes Omaha defense off the face of the Earth
There would be no slow start for BYU basketball in their second game of the season, and first "official" home game against the reigning Summit League champs, Kevin Young's squad followed up on a grinding opening 20 against Ohio State with a free-flowing a
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No. 3 Warriors Blank Arizona State Twice to Remain Unbeaten
FREMONT, Neb. — No. 3-ranked Midland University remained unbeaten with a pair of shutout victories over Arizona State University on Saturday and Sunday inside Sidner Ice Arena. The Warriors earned a 6-0 win in the opener before completing the sweep with a 5-0 victory, improving to 13-0 on the season.
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Berkshire Hathaway buys back $9.6 billion of its own stock but its profits declined
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Berkshire Hathaway repurchased $9.6 billion worth of its own shares in the third quarter, but Geico's numbers got worse as it invested more in ads and its overall profit fell more than 28% as the value of its investments changed. But the buybacks likely came to a halt recently as Berkshire's Class A stock price surged past $878,000 and topped where it was before Warren Buffett surprised investors with his plans to retire at the annual meeting in May 2025. He gave up the chairman title in September after relinquishing the CEO job to Greg Abel in January. Berkshire's massive cash pile also returned to growing in the third quarter and reached $377.4 billion, up from $365.5 billion at the end of June. CFRA Research analyst Cathy Seifert said Geico is in a tough spot right now with insurance premiums declining at the same time the average cost of the claims are increasing. Berkshire underwriting profit at all its insurers fell to $1.35 billion from last year's $2.37 billion. Geico accounted for most of that by generating $982 million this year, down from $1.77 billion a year ago. Investor Chris Ballard, who is managing director at