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Mikel Arteta: Liverpool won title with fewer points than Arsenal in last two seasons

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  Mikel Arteta has said timing can be the key to winning major trophies as he pointed out that Liverpool confirmed their Premier League title with fewer points than Arsenal earned at the end of each of the last two campaigns. Arsenal finished second behind Manchester City with 84 and 89 points in the past two seasons, while Liverpool wrapped up the league title this season having earned 82 points, but with four games left to play. Arteta, speaking before Arsenal’s Champions League semi-final second leg against Paris St-Germain on Wednesday night, was responding to questions about whether he feels pressure to win a major trophy this season. “We’re going to try to do it [win the Champions League] this season,” said the Arsenal manager. “Winning trophies is about being in the right moment in the right place. Liverpool have won the title with less points than we have in the last two seasons. “So you have to be in the right moment in the right place. Hopefully here we are in the right ...

Hugo Ekitike: Arsenal & Liverpool dealt blow after club chief's transfer tease

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  Eintracht Frankfurt board spokesman Axel Hellmann has hinted that the club's in-demand striker Hugo Ekitike could be on his way to Real Madrid this summer, potentially dealing Arsenal and Liverpool a transfer blow. Ekitike has thrived in the Bundesliga this season after failing to make the grade at Paris Saint-Germain. After working superbly in tandem with Omar Marmoush during the first half of the season, the French forward has relished the increased responsibility since the Egyptian sharp-shooter joined Manchester City in January. Ekitike has scored 22 times in all competitions this term, a haul which includes 15 in the Bundesliga. Tottenham Hotspur quickly got to learn all about the young striker's devastating talent as he scored just minutes into their Europa League quarter-final tie, and several other Premier League clubs would have been keeping a close eye on his performances against the Lilywhites. Arsenal, Liverpool, Manchester United, and Newcastle are all said to b...

Business leaders react to Warren Buffett stepping down as CEO of Berkshire Hathaway

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 Business leaders reacted on Saturday after Warren Buffett announced that he plans to step down as CEO of Berkshire Hathaway following decades of leading the conglomerate.  "There’s never been someone like Warren, and countless people, myself included, have been inspired by his wisdom," Apple CEO Tim Cook wrote on X. "It’s been one of the great privileges of my life to know him. And there’s no question that Warren is leaving Berkshire in great hands with Greg." Buffett named Greg Abel, who is vice chairman of Berkshire, as his replacement.  "I think the time has arrived where Greg should become the chief executive of the company at year end," Buffett said at Berkshire's annual shareholders meeting in Omaha, Nebraska. Buffett, 94, said he would "hang around" the conglomerate after retiring as CEO, according to CNBC.  Following his announcement, Buffett received a standing ovation for several minutes from the large crowd in honor of his decade...

What a $15,000 Electric SUV Says About U.S.-China Car Rivalry

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 The offer sounds like a scam—a new Toyota electric -powered sport-utility vehicle for about $15,000, complete with sunroof and cup holders. But the Toyota bZ3X is real, and it is actually on sale starting at that price. There is a catch: To buy one, you have to be in China. Auto executives once dreamed of a world car that could be designed once and sold everywhere. That world has fractured, and nowhere more so than in the two biggest markets, China and the U.S., which together account for nearly half of global vehicle sales. “Decades ago, it was very easy to develop to produce one standard and to provide it globally,” said Volkswagen’s chief executive, Oliver Blume. “Today, it’s impossible because the expectations of the customers are different. The ecosystems are different, the regulations are different.” “There is no such thing as a world car anymore,” said Jürgen Reers, global lead for the automotive business at Accenture. For an American used to a $50,000 gasoline-powered SUV ...