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Investors love Buffett and then ignore what he says. How to avoid these mistakes made in 2024.

Larry Swedroe, author of several investing books, talks about the biggest mistakes investors make year after year, and how they can break the cycle.

MarketWatch - 2d

How you as an investor can avoid mistakes that are made even by Warren Buffett and other market veterans

Also: Warnings from the stock and real-estate markets; Eli Lilly’s success; a mixed response to Nvidia; and how cuts to Social Security and other government agencies can affect you or loved ones.

MarketWatch - 13h

Please Don’t Make the Starbucks Mistake

By trying to please everyone—including freeloaders—the coffee company ultimately began alienating the paying customers.

Inc. - 3d

The 3 Best Essential Oil Diffusers (and One to Avoid)

Keep things smelling fresh with these handy home gadgets.

Wired - Feb. 20

DOGE’s Only Public Ledger Is Riddled With Mistakes

The figures from Elon Musk’s team of outsiders represent billions in government cuts. They are also full of accounting errors, outdated data and other miscalculations.

The New York Times - 6d

Citigroup Makes (and Then Fixes) an $81 Trillion Mistake

The bank temporarily credited a customer’s account with trillions of dollars, adding to scrutiny of risk management systems after a series of errors.

The New York Times - 18h

Starmer to tell Trump that UK’s Chagos deal will avoid tensions with China

PM to claim if US rejects Mauritius’s claim to own the islands, Beijing will be drawn into the regional dispute. Keir Starmer is to urge Donald Trump to recognise that a US rejection of Mauritius’s ...

The Guardian - Feb. 21

WATCH: Southwest plane, jet narrowly avoid collision at Chicago's Midway Airport

The incident happened around 8:50 a.m. Tuesday and was captured on video by StreamTimeLive.

The Hill - 3d

Southwest Airlines plane aborts landing to avoid collision on Chicago runway

A Southwest Airlines plane aborted its landing after spotting a private business jet on a Chicago Midway Airport runway, CBS News has confirmed.

CBS News - 3d

Southwest plane narrowly avoids collision with jet at Chicago airport

Video captures the moment a Southwest Airlines plane attempted to land, narrowly missing a private jet on the runway. The NTSB and FAA are investigating the incident, stating that the Southwest ...

NBC News - 3d

Flight from Boston aborts landing at D.C. airport to avoid plane

An American Airlines flight from Boston aborted its landing in Washington, D.C. Tuesday to avoid another plane.

CBS News - 2d

Two Planes, in Washington and Chicago, Abort Landings to Avoid Collisions

The near misses on Tuesday came after a string of aviation disasters, including the midair collision between an Army helicopter and a passenger jet last month that killed 67 people.

The New York Times - 2d

Plane canceled landing at Reagan Washington National to avoid departing flight

An American Airlines pilot canceled a landing at Reagan Washington National Airport on Tuesday to avoid colliding with a departing flight, according to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). ...

The Hill - 2d

What's the Best iPhone to Buy or Avoid Right Now? (2025)

The iPhone 16e is here. Here are all the details on Apple's current smartphone lineup to help you find the right model.

Wired - 20h

Faisal Islam: Any Starmer deal with Trump is all about avoiding tariffs

A deal to avoid further trade barriers appears very much on the cards, but challenges remain.

BBC News - 17h

Amundi CIO says Trump’s move to rein in regulators is a ‘big mistake’

Asset manager’s chief investment officer Vincent Mortier warns president is risking undermining trust in US economy

Financial Times - 5d

Grace Slick on sex, drugs and Jefferson Airplane: ‘I was sober in the 80s. That was a mistake’

She topped the charts, dropped the F-bomb on US TV, was ghosted by Jim Morrison and planned to spike Richard Nixon’s tea with LSD. Now 85, the legendary singer tells all. Rock’n’roll might not be ...

The Guardian - 4d

Rachel Maddow on MSNBC canceling Joy Reid show: 'Bad mistake'

MSNBC host Rachel Maddow criticized her own network over its decision to cut fellow prime-time anchor Joy Reid as part of a larger restructuring across the network this week. Saying it was "hard to ...

The Hill - 3d

Starmer’s cuts are a huge mistake – foreign aid is an investment, not an expense | Halima Begum

At the height of the cold war, the west advanced its soft power through aid and development spending. If we cut that now, who will fill the vacuum?. Halima Begum is the chief executive of Oxfam ...

The Guardian - 2d

Luka Doncic Shows Dallas How It Could Have Made a Grave Mistake

Doncic’s transcendent talent is so rare that it should be given every opportunity to be maximized, a columnist for The Athletic writes.

The New York Times - 2d

Microsoft criticises CMA over ‘fundamental mistake’ in UK cloud probe

Tech group says antitrust regulator has ignored how AI is reshaping the tech industry

Financial Times - 19h

Cousins believes Heat made ‘mistake' trading Butler to Warriors

Former NBA star DeMarcus Cousins believes the Miami Heat made a grave error by trading six-time NBA All-Star Jimmy Butler to the Golden State Warriors on the eve of the Feb. 6 trade deadline.

Yahoo Sports - 12h

Malibu beachgoers warned to avoid sick sea lions after more than a dozen reported in distress

More than a dozen sea lions have been reported sick over the past week in Southern California in a suspected domoic acid event, and beachgoers in Malibu are warned to avoid the distressed animals.

NBC News - 4d

I’ve studied the science of happiness for 10 years—7 traps people always fall into and how to avoid them

"I've spent a lot of my life getting in my own way," says Stephanie Harrison, author of "New Happy." Here are her science-backed solutions to common pitfalls.

CNBC - 3d

U.S. trade deficit in goods balloons to record high as businesses race to avoid tariffs

The trade sector seems set to be a drag on headline GDP growth in the first quarter, but it is hard to estimate how much.

MarketWatch - 16h

What else can Canada and Mexico do to avoid Trump’s tariffs? America’s neighbors may slap new tariffs on China.

As traders worldwide wait to see if U.S. President Donald Trump once again holds off on putting new tariffs on Canada and Mexico, the head of the U.S. Treasury Department has highlighted one ...

MarketWatch - 9h

Is Toronto's gamble with Vladimir Guerrero Jr. a massive mistake? | Baseball Bar-B-Cast

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is poised to hit free agency next winter. Did the Blue Jays miss their opportunity?

Yahoo Sports - Feb. 20

Bucks' Bobby Portis suspended 25 games for taking banned substance, agent says it was 'honest mistake'

Portis' agent says the positive test was the result of a medication mix-up

CBS Sports - Feb. 21

Will your tax preparer save you money or make costly mistakes? Look for these red flags.

How to make sure you get what you pay for.

MarketWatch - 6d

Trump Just Fired 6,700 I.R.S. Workers in the Middle of Tax Season. That’s a Huge Mistake.

The Trump administration’s decision to fire over 6,000 I.R.S. workers will make the government less effective and less efficient, not more.

The New York Times - 4d

Formerly anti-vax parents on how they changed their minds: ‘I really made a mistake’

Researchers believe personal stories are more persuasive than facts alone in addressing vaccine skepticism. When Nikki Hill Johnson’s first daughter was born in 2012, Johnson didn’t hesitate to ...

The Guardian - 1d

New York Giants 2025 NFL offseason, NFLPA report card: Time to move on from Daniel Jones, Saquon Barkley mistakes

At least New York nailed its WR selection last year — Malik Nabers is going to the moon, provided the Giants get the right astronaut in the pilot’s chair.

Yahoo Sports - 2d

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