TSX:8002 10 August 2025

Warren Buffett’s Japan Bet Just Crossed a Line as Berkshire Tops 10% in Sumitomo and Marubeni
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Warren Buffett’s Japan Bet Just Crossed a Line as Berkshire Tops 10% in Sumitomo and Marubeni

Berkshire Hathaway increased its voting stakes in both Sumitomo Corp and Marubeni to over 10%, doubling down on its investment in Japanese trading companies. The move comes just days after new Chief Executive Greg Abel assured shareholders the U.S. conglomerate would take a patient approach with its capital. According to Sumitomo, Berkshire’s National Indemnity bumped its voting stake to 10.05% as of May 7, rising from 9.30% on March 10. Over at Marubeni, the same Berkshire insurer reached 10.10% as of May 6, an increase from 9.32%. That pushed National Indemnity into major shareholder territory—now the company’s biggest.
May 7, 2026
Vertical Solar Farms
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Vertical Solar Farms: How Bifacial Panels Are Revolutionizing Solar Energy in 2025

Imagine solar farms that stand upright like fences, capturing the sun’s rays from both sides and sharing land with crops and livestock. Vertical solar farms – essentially solar panels mounted vertically – are emerging as a game-changing trend in renewable energy. These installations often use bifacial solar panels to harvest sunlight from the east in the morning and the west in the late afternoon sunzaun.com, solarwa.org. The result is a new kind of solar array that generates power throughout the day, works in harmony with agriculture, and addresses some challenges of traditional solar layouts. This report explains what vertical solar farms are, how bifacial panels work, why combining them is so powerful, and what benefits and challenges they bring. We’ll
August 10, 2025