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ST ANDREW, Jamaica- The National Water Commission (NWC) is in the final stages of the licensing process for the sale of energy from the Mona Reservoir Floating Solar Project to the Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS). Minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Matthew Samuda, gave the update during the University of Technology (UTech) Jamaica Water Symposium, held under the theme: ‘Sustainable Water Management and Innovation’, at the institution’s Papine campus in St Andrew on Wednesday. Samuda said the 44-megawatt floating solar system is expected to generate billions in savings for the NWC, which, he noted, is the JPS’ single largest customer. “The pilot phase of that project is over... so expect a 100-acre solar farm at Mona,” he said. Samuda reiterated the Government’s dedication to implementing strategic projects that will generate clean energy, which is resilient and climate adaptive.LeBron James ruled out of Lakers' game at Minnesota on Friday with foot soreness

Pep Guardiola sure 75 per cent of Premier League clubs want Man City relegatedJuan Soto agrees to 15-year, $765-million deal with New York Mets: ReportNext man up is usually reserved for injury situations in the NFL. But for the Pittsburgh Steelers , that adage is reserved for budding defensive star Keeanu Benton. Because while his mentor Cam Heyward isn't showing any signs of slowing down, after a huge play in the team's win over the Cleveland Browns , it's Benton that will be terrorizing offensives for years to come: Keeanu Benton makes a miraculous interception against Browns "But, you know, heck of a play," said Cam Heyward when asked about Benton's interception. "Great awareness, you know, just to track it down the line. It wasn't like it was, you know, popped in there or anything. But can't say enough about the kid. He works his tail off. I know he wants big plays all the time, but you know, it was a big play for us in this game, and luckily, had that kid on our sideline." BIG MAN SNAG @keeanu_benton Stream on NFL+: https://t.co/COxKRnr6Mc pic.twitter.com/OU0Kt7f6zl Interceptions are usually reserved for the defensive backfield but when you are as spry and agile as Keeanu Benton, interceptions are just another part of your skillset, even if his own teammates didn't know it yet: "I was in the post [safety position] on that play, so seeing the screen happen, and seeing him put his hands up and catch it, I was like 'Oh, shoot,'" said safety DeShon Elliott after the game. "I don't know he was at athletic like, he's had a lot of pass breakups this year, because he's a great player. But I just didn't know he had those ball skills too. He was trying to get out of there so, and I think that running back was trying to make him fumble. So great ball security. I'm really proud of Keeanu." Benton is just 23 years old and in the second year of his NFL career. A former Wisconsin Badger, his playstyle fits in perfectly with the Steelers as a sound run defender, yet interior presence in terms of pass rush. But perhaps more importantly, Benton fits into the Steelers culture, as he already has a voice in the locker room as seen in episode one of Hard Knocks AFC North: One of my favorite moment from Hard Knocks was hearing #Steelers NT Keeanu Benton's speech on Saturday night to the defense. Love that the team has these young players speak to try and find their voice from a leadership standpoint. Awesome seeing Cam Heyward's reaction, too. pic.twitter.com/SKoRdap4KK Expect even more from Benton down the stretch. This article first appeared on A to Z Sports and was syndicated with permission.Laolu Akande Knocks Obasanjo Over Remarks On Nigerian Leaders

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MILAN (Reuters) - Meta and Serie A sealed a deal to cooperate against illegal live streaming of soccer matches, they said on Friday, as Italy's top flight league steps up efforts to protect the value of its broadcast rights. Under the deal, Serie A will obtain access to some Meta tools for real-time monitoring, reporting and fast removal of any Serie A games illegally streamed on the U.S. giant's social media platforms Facebook and Instagram. "In particular, we are helping the league to develop a software which would make the reporting process easier and faster," said Luca Colombo, country director for Meta in Italy. TV rights make up the bulk of revenue for Serie A teams including champions Inter, AC Milan, Napoli and Juventus. Online search giants and social media platforms have often been blamed by right holders for facilitating access to illegal live-streaming services. Under five-year contracts to show games in its home market until 2029, Serie A has pocketed some 4.5 billion euros ($4.7 billion) from sports streaming platform DAZN and Comcast's pay-TV unit Sky. "The cooperation with Meta is a first step, and I hope that other platforms will join our efforts," said Serie A Chief Executive Luigi De Siervo. Italian authorities have intensified efforts to counter online piracy, which is costing billion of euros to broadcasters and sports leagues globally. Rome last year approved a law which enabled the country's communication watchdog (AGCOM) to swiftly suppress pirate streaming channels with a focus on live events, including sports. This month Italian police dismantled a video piracy network which had over 22 million users across Europe, with an alleged turnover of 3 billion euros a year. ($1 = 0.9521 euros) (Reporting by Elvira Pollina; Editing by Keith Weir)NEW YORK and LONDON , Dec. 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Pearl Diver Credit Company Inc. PDCC (the "Company") today announced that it has priced an underwritten public offering of 1,200,000 shares of its 8.00% Series A Preferred Stock Due 2029 (the "Preferred Shares") at a public offering price of $25 per share, which will result in net proceeds to the Company of approximately $28.8 million after payment of underwriting discounts and estimated offering expenses payable by the Company. The Preferred Shares are rated 'BBB' by Egan-Jones Ratings Company, an independent rating agency. In addition, the Company has granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 180,000 Preferred Shares pursuant to the same terms and conditions. PDCC (PRNewsfoto/Pearl Diver Credit Company Inc.)" alt="Pearl Diver Credit Company Inc. PDCC (PRNewsfoto/Pearl Diver Credit Company Inc.)"> The offering is expected to close on December 18, 2024 , subject to customary closing conditions. The Company intends to list the Preferred Shares on the New York Stock Exchange within 30 days of the original issue date under the symbol "PDPA." Lucid Capital Markets, LLC ("Lucid"), B. Riley Securities, Inc. and Kingswood Capital Partners, LLC are acting as joint book-running managers and InspereX LLC and Janney Montgomery Scott LLC are acting as lead managers for the offering. Investors should consider the Company's investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses carefully before investing. The preliminary prospectus, which has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), contains this and other information about the Company and should be read carefully before investing. The information in the preliminary prospectus and this press release is not complete and may be changed. The preliminary prospectus and this press release are not offers to sell these securities and are not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any state where such offer or sale is not permitted. A registration statement relating to these securities is on file with and has been declared effective by the SEC. Copies of the preliminary prospectus (and the final prospectus, when available) may be obtained by writing to Lucid Capital Markets, LLC, 570 Lexington Avenue, New York, New York 10022, by calling Lucid toll-free at 646-362-0256 or by sending an e-mail to Lucid at prospectus@lucid.com . Copies also may be obtained on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov . Egan-Jones Ratings Company is a nationally recognized statistical rating organization (NRSRO). A security rating is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold securities, and any such rating may be subject to revision or withdrawal at any time by the applicable rating agency. About Pearl Diver Credit Company Inc. Pearl Diver Credit Company Inc. PDCC is an externally managed, non-diversified, closed-end management investment company. Its primary investment objective is to maximize its portfolio's total return, with a secondary objective of generating high current income. The Company seeks to achieve these objectives by investing primarily in equity and junior debt tranches of CLOs collateralized by portfolios of sub-investment grade, senior secured floating-rate debt issued by a large number of distinct US companies across several industry sectors. The Company is externally managed by Pearl Diver Capital LLP. For more information, visit www.pearldivercreditcompany.com . Forward-Looking Statements This press release may contain "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. 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Mumbai: Heart Surgeries Halted At BYL Nair Hospital Over Unpaid Vendor Bills; BMC Assures Payment Process Has Begun— Oct. 1, 1924: James Earl Carter Jr. is born in Plains, Georgia, son of James Sr. and Lillian Gordy Carter. — June 1946: Carter graduates from the U.S. Naval Academy. — July 1946: Carter marries Rosalynn Smith, in Plains. They have four children, John William (“Jack”), born 1947; James Earl 3rd (“Chip”), 1950; Donnel Jeffrey (Jeff), 1952; and Amy Lynn, 1967. — 1946-1953: Carter serves in a Navy nuclear submarine program, attaining rank of lieutenant commander. — Summer 1953: Carter resigns from the Navy, returns to Plains after father’s death. — 1953-1971: Carter helps run the family peanut farm and warehouse business. — 1963-1966: Carter serves in the Georgia state Senate. — 1966: Carter tries unsuccessfully for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination. — November 1970: Carter is elected governor of Georgia. Serves 1971-75. — Dec. 12, 1974: Carter announces a presidential bid. Atlanta newspaper answers with headline: “Jimmy Who?” — January 1976: Carter leads the Democratic field in Iowa, a huge campaign boost that also helps to establish Iowa’s first-in-the-nation caucus. — July 1976: Carter accepts the Democratic nomination and announces Sen. Walter Mondale of Minnesota as running mate. — November 1976: Carter defeats President Gerald R. Ford, winning 51% of the vote and 297 electoral votes to Ford’s 240. — January 1977: Carter is sworn in as the 39th president of the United States. On his first full day in office, he pardons most Vietnam-era draft evaders. —September 1977: U.S. and Panama sign treaties to return the Panama Canal back to Panama in 1999. Senate narrowly ratifies them in 1978. — September 1978: Egyptian President Anwar Sadat, Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin and Carter sign Camp David accords, which lead to a peace deal between Egypt and Israel the following year. — June 15-18, 1979: Carter attends a summit with Soviet President Leonid Brezhnev in Vienna that leads to the signing of the SALT II treaty. — November 1979: Iranian militants storm the U.S. Embassy in Tehran, taking 52 hostages. All survive and are freed minutes after Carter leaves office in January 1981. — April 1980: The Mariel boatlift begins, sending tens of thousands of Cubans to the U.S. Many are criminals and psychiatric patients set free by Cuban leader Fidel Castro, creating a major foreign policy crisis. — April 1980: An attempt by the U.S. to free hostages fails when a helicopter crashes into a transport plane in Iran, killing eight servicemen. — Nov. 4, 1980: Carter is denied a second term by Ronald Reagan, who wins 51.6% of the popular vote to 41.7% for Carter and 6.7% to independent John Anderson. — 1982: Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter co-found The Carter Center in Atlanta, whose mission is to resolve conflicts, protect human rights and prevent disease around the world. — September 1984: The Carters spend a week building Habitat for Humanity houses, launching what becomes the annual Carter Work Project. — October 1986: A dedication is held for The Carter Presidential Center in Atlanta. The center includes the Carter Presidential Library and Museum and Carter Center offices. — 1989: Carter leads the Carter Center’s first election monitoring mission, declaring Panamanian Gen. Manuel Noriega’s election fraudulent. — May 1992: Carter meets with Mikhail and Raisa Gorbachev at the Carter Center to discuss forming the Gorbachev Foundation. — June 1994: Carter plays a key role in North Korea nuclear disarmament talks. — September 1994: Carter leads a delegation to Haiti, arranging terms to avoid a U.S. invasion and return President Jean-Bertrand Aristide to power. — December 1994: Carter negotiates tentative cease-fire in Bosnia. — March 1995: Carter mediates cease-fire in Sudan’s war with southern rebels. — September 1995: Carter travels to Africa to advance the peace process in more troubled areas. — December 1998: Carter receives U.N. Human Rights Prize on 50th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. — August 1999: President Bill Clinton awards Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter the Presidential Medal of Freedom. — September 2001: Carter joins former Presidents Ford, Bush and Clinton at a prayer service at the National Cathedral in Washington after Sept. 11 attacks. — April 2002: Carter’s book “An Hour Before Daylight: Memories of a Rural Boyhood” chosen as finalist for Pulitzer Prize in biography. — May 2002: Carter visits Cuba and addresses the communist nation on television. He is the highest-ranking American to visit in decades. — Dec. 10, 2002: Carter is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his “untiring effort to find peaceful solutions to international conflicts, to advance democracy and human rights, and to promote economic and social development.” — July 2007: Carter joins The Elders, a group of international leaders brought together by Nelson Mandela to focus on global issues. — Spring 2008: Carter remains officially neutral as Sens. Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton battle each other for the Democratic presidential nomination. — April 2008: Carter stirs controversy by meeting with the Islamic militant group Hamas. — August 2010: Carter travels to North Korea as the Carter Center negotiates the release of an imprisoned American teacher. — August 2013: Carter joins President Barack Obama and former President Bill Clinton at the 50th anniversary of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have A Dream” speech and the March on Washington. — Oct. 1, 2014: Carter celebrates his 90th birthday. — December 2014: Carter is nominated for a Grammy in the best spoken word album category, for his book “A Call To Action.” — May 2015: Carter returns early from an election observation visit in Guyana — the Carter Center’s 100th — after feeling unwell. — August 2015: Carter has a small cancerous mass removed from his liver. He plans to receive treatment at Emory Healthcare in Atlanta. — August 2015: Carter announces that his grandson Jason Carter will chair the Carter Center governing board. — March 6, 2016: Carter says an experimental drug has eliminated any sign of his cancer, and that he needs no further treatment. — May 25, 2016: Carter steps back from a “front-line” role with The Elders to become an emeritus member. — July 2016: Carter is treated for dehydration during a Habitat for Humanity build in Canada. — Spring 2018: Carter publishes “Faith: A Journey for All,” the last of 32 books. — March 22, 2019: Carter becomes the longest-lived U.S. president, surpassing President George H.W. Bush, who died in 2018. — September 18, 2019: Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter deliver their final in-person annual report at the Carter Center. — October 2019: At 95, still recovering from a fall, Carter joins the Work Project with Habitat for Humanity in Nashville, Tennessee. It’s the last time he works personally on the annual project. — Fall 2019-early 2020: Democratic presidential hopefuls visit, publicly embracing Carter as a party elder, a first for his post-presidency. — November 2020:The Carter Center monitors an audit of presidential election results in the state of Georgia, marking a new era of democracy advocacy within the U.S. — Jan. 20, 2021: The Carters miss President Joe Biden’s swearing-in, the first presidential inauguration they don’t attend since Carter’s own ceremony in 1977. The Bidens later visit the Carters in Plains on April 29. — Feb. 19, 2023: Carter enters home hospice care after a series of short hospital stays. — July 7, 2023: The Carters celebrate their 77th and final wedding anniversary. — Nov. 19, 2023: Rosalynn Carter dies at home, two days after the family announced that she had joined the former president in receiving hospice care. — Oct. 1, 2024 — Carter becomes the first former U.S. president to reach 100 years of age, celebrating at home with extended family and close friends. — Oct. 16, 2024 — Carter casts a Georgia mail ballot for Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris, having told his family he wanted to live long enough to vote for her. It marks his 21st presidential election as a voter. — Dec. 29, 2024: Carter dies at home. We have a tendency to exalt ourselves and to dwell on the weaknesses and mistakes of others. I have come to realize that in every person there is something fine and pure and noble, along with a desire for self-fulfillment. Political and religious leaders must attempt to provide a society within which these human attributes can be nurtured and enhanced. — from 1975 book “Why Not the Best?” ___ Our government can express the highest common ideals of human beings — if we demand of government true standards of excellence. At this Bicentennial time of introspection and concern, we must demand such standards. — “Why Not the Best?” ___ I am a Southerner and an American, I am a farmer, an engineer, a father and husband, a Christian, a politician and former governor, a planner, a businessman, a nuclear physicist, a naval officer, a canoeist, and among other things a lover of Bob Dylan’s songs and Dylan Thomas’s poetry. — “Why Not the Best?” ___ Christ said, “I tell you that anyone who looks on a woman with lust has in his heart already committed adultery.” I’ve looked on a lot of women with lust. I’ve committed adultery in my heart many times. This is something that God recognizes I will do — and I have done it — and God forgives me for it. But that doesn’t mean that I condemn someone who not only looks on a woman with lust but who leaves his wife and shacks up with somebody out of wedlock. — Interview, November 1976 Playboy. ___ This inauguration ceremony marks a new beginning, a new dedication within our Government, and a new spirit among us all. A President may sense and proclaim that new spirit, but only a people can provide it. — Inaugural address, January 1977. ___ It’s clear that the true problems of our nation are much deeper — deeper than gasoline lines or energy shortages, deeper even than inflation and recession. ... All the legislation in the world can’t fix what’s wrong with America. ... It is a crisis of confidence. — So-called “malaise” speech, July 1979. ___ But we know that democracy is always an unfinished creation. Each generation must renew its foundations. Each generation must rediscover the meaning of this hallowed vision in the light of its own modern challenges. For this generation, ours, life is nuclear survival; liberty is human rights; the pursuit of happiness is a planet whose resources are devoted to the physical and spiritual nourishment of its inhabitants. — Farewell Address, January 1981. ___ We appreciate the past. We are grateful for the present and we’re looking forward to the future with great anticipation and commitment. — October 1986, at the dedication of the Carter Presidential Library and Museum. ___ War may sometimes be a necessary evil. But no matter how necessary, it is always an evil, never a good. We will not learn to live together in peace by killing each other’s children. — December 2002, Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech. ___ Fundamentalists have become increasingly influential in both religion and government, and have managed to change the nuances and subtleties of historic debate into black-and-white rigidities and the personal derogation of those who dare to disagree. ... The influence of these various trends poses a threat to many of our nation’s historic customs and moral commitments, both in government and in houses of worship. — From 2005 book “Our Endangered Values.” ___ I think that this breakthrough by Barack Obama has been remarkable. When he made his speech (on race) a few months ago in Philadelphia, I wept. I sat in front of the television and cried, because I saw that as the most enlightening and transforming analysis of racism and a potential end of it that I ever saw in my life. — August 2008, commenting on then-Sen. Barack Obama’s candidacy. ___ I think it’s based on racism. There is an inherent feeling among many in this country that an African-American should not be president. ... No matter who he is or how much we disagree with his policies, the president should be treated with respect. — September 2009, reacting to Rep. Joe Wilson’s shout of “You lie!” during a speech to Congress by President Barack Obama. ___ I’m still determined to outlive the last guinea worm. — 2010, on The Carter Center’s work to eradicate guinea worm disease. ___ You know how much I raised to run against Gerald Ford? Zero. You know how much I raised to run against Ronald Reagan? Zero. You know how much will be raised this year by all presidential, Senate and House campaigns? $6 billion. That’s 6,000 millions. — September 2012, reacting to the 2010 “Citizens United” U.S. Supreme Court decision permitting unlimited third-party political spending. ___ I have become convinced that the most serious and unaddressed worldwide challenge is the deprivation and abuse of women and girls, largely caused by a false interpretation of carefully selected religious texts and a growing tolerance of violence and warfare, unfortunately following the example set during my lifetime by the United States. — From 2014 book “A Call to Action.” ___ I don’t think there’s any doubt now that the NSA or other agencies monitor or record almost every telephone call made in the United States, including cellphones, and I presume email as well. We’ve gone a long way down the road of violating Americans’ basic civil rights, as far as privacy is concerned. — March 2014, commenting on U.S. intelligence monitoring after the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks ___ We accept self-congratulations about the wonderful 50th anniversary – which is wonderful – but we feel like Lyndon Johnson did it and we don’t have to do anything anymore. — April 2014, commenting on racial inequality during a celebration of the Civil Rights Act’s 40th anniversary. ___ I had a very challenging question at Emory (University) the other night: “How would you describe the United States of America today in one word?” And I didn’t know what to say for a few moments, but I finally said, “Searching.” I think the country in which we live is still searching for what it ought to be, and what it can be, and I’m not sure we’re making much progress right at this moment. — October 2014 during a celebration of his 90th birthday. ___ The life we have now is the best of all. We have an expanding and harmonious family, a rich life in our church and the Plains community, and a diversity of projects at The Carter Center that is adventurous and exciting. Rosalynn and I have visited more than 145 countries, and both of us are as active as we have ever been. We are blessed with good health and look to the future with eagerness and confidence, but are prepared for inevitable adversity when it comes. — From 2015 book, “A Full Life.”

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Iowa rides ground game to bounce back win at Maryland, Kaleb Johnson surpasses Shonn GreeneNEW YORK (AP) — Top-ranked chess player Magnus Carlsen is headed back to the World Blitz Championship on Monday after its governing body agreed to loosen a dress code that got him fined and denied a late-round game in another tournament for refusing to change out of jeans . Lamenting the contretemps, International Chess Federation President Arkady Dvorkovich said in a statement Sunday that he'd let World Blitz Championship tournament officials consider allowing “appropriate jeans” with a jacket, and other “elegant minor deviations” from the dress code. He said Carlsen's stand — which culminated in his quitting the tournament Friday — highlighted a need for more discussion “to ensure that our rules and their application reflect the evolving nature of chess as a global and accessible sport.” Carlsen, meanwhile, said in a video posted Sunday on social media that he would play — and wear jeans — in the World Blitz Championship when it begins Monday. “I think the situation was badly mishandled on their side,” the 34-year-old Norwegian grandmaster said. But he added that he loves playing blitz — a fast-paced form of chess — and wanted fans to be able to watch, and that he was encouraged by his discussions with the federation after Friday's showdown. “I think we sort of all want the same thing,” he suggested in the video on his Take Take Take chess app’s YouTube channel. “We want the players to be comfortable, sure, but also relatively presentable.” The events began when Carlsen wore jeans and a sportcoat Friday to the Rapid World Championship, which is separate from but held in conjunction with the blitz event. The chess federation said Friday that longstanding rules prohibit jeans at those tournaments, and players are lodged nearby to make sartorial switch-ups easy if needed. An official fined Carlsen $200 and asked him to change pants, but he refused and wasn't paired for a ninth-round game, the federation said at the time. The organization noted that another grandmaster, Ian Nepomniachtchi, was fined earlier in the day for wearing sports shoes, changed and continued to play. Carlsen has said that he offered to wear something else the next day, but officials were unyielding. He said “it became a bit of a matter of principle,” so he quit the rapid and blitz championships. In the video posted Sunday, he questioned whether he had indeed broken a rule and said changing clothes would have needlessly interrupted his concentration between games. He called the punishment “unbelievably harsh.” “Of course, I could have changed. Obviously, I didn’t want to,” he said, and “I stand by that.”

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Just getting a glimpse of what it feels like in the heat of battle will go a long way for McCarthy as he continues to develop. “I’m really excited about having him with us,” O’Connell said. “Any and all areas we can find to maximize those chances, we’re going to use it.” All the while, McCarthy has also been attending meetings, asking questions to O’Connell, Phillips, quarterback coach Josh McCown, assistant quarterbacks coach Grant Udinski and anybody else he can find in their office at TCO Performance Center. “He’s great about saving some questions he has,” Phillips said. “He’ll do that off to the side, understanding that guys are getting ready for the game.” Though the Vikings would’ve loved for McCarthy to be able to learn everything firsthand as a rookie, they are making the most of their current situation, ensuring their young quarterback of the future is completely prepared heading into next season. “Obviously he wants more than anybody to be there physically,” Phillips said. “He’s doing everything he can to be ready when his time comes.” ______________________________________________________ This story was written by one of our partner news agencies. 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Former Federal Reserve Board Chairman Alan Greenspan said in a speech in 1996 that investors were demonstrating "irrational exuberance." His view was that stock prices were being driven higher than the fundamentals warranted due to unfounded optimism. There's a good case to be made that we're seeing a repeat of irrational exuberance today. The S&P 500 Shiller CAPE (cyclically adjusted price-to-earnings) ratio is significantly higher now than when Greenspan uttered his famous phrase 28 years ago. The ratio of total U.S. stock market value to gross domestic product (GDP) is at its highest level ever , indicating a market that's extremely overvalued. Long-time hedge fund manager Jim Rogers recently said, "Somebody better look out the window and get worried." Stifel chief equity strategist Barry Bannister projects that the S&P 500 will plunge 26% in 2025. Is it safe to invest in the stock market right now? Here's what Warren Buffett is and is not doing. What Buffett isn't doing Before we get to what Buffett is doing, let's first discuss what Buffett isn't doing in an arguably irrationally exuberant market. To paraphrase an often-quoted adage, inaction speaks louder than words. Sure, Buffett once said that when the ratio of the overall U.S. stock market value to GDP approaches 200%, investors are " playing with fire ." And, yes, that ratio (usually referred to as the Buffett Indicator) is now above 200%. However, Buffett is not panicking. He still has Berkshire Hathaway heavily invested in stocks. The conglomerate's equity portfolio is valued at over $1 trillion. The legendary investor isn't trying to time the market , either. Buffett has consistently maintained through the years that he has no idea how stocks will perform over the near term. Importantly, though, another thing Buffett isn't doing these days is buying many stocks. He has been a net seller of stocks for eight consecutive quarters. That's a clear sign that he's apprehensive about valuations . What he is doing So, what is Buffett doing with stocks near all-time highs? In a nutshell, he's practicing what he preaches. One of Buffett's most famous quotes is, "We simply attempt to be fearful when others are greedy and to be greedy only when others are fearful." Buffett is being fearful right now. Although he isn't dumping Berkshire Hathaway's stocks en masse, he is selling some stocks. For example, Buffett and his two investment managers have exited positions in multiple companies this year, including Floor & Decor Holdings , Paramount Global, and Snowflake. The "Oracle of Omaha" has also made Berkshire's portfolio much less reliant on a couple of its top holdings. Buffett has slashed the conglomerate's stake in Apple and Bank of America in recent quarters. Notably, Buffett has amassed the biggest cash stockpile in Berkshire Hathaway's history. At the end of the third quarter of 2024, the company's cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investments in U.S. Treasuries topped $325 billion. BRK.B Cash and Short Term Investments (Quarterly) data by YCharts . Finally, Buffett has bought a few stocks in recent quarters, including Domino's Pizza , Heico , and Pool . I wouldn't say he's being more highly selective than in the past. Instead, fewer stocks are meeting his criteria for buying. Is Buffett's approach smart? Some might think Buffett is being overly conservative by not capitalizing more on the soaring stock market . I have a different take: He's simply doing what has worked exceptionally well for him for decades. While the stock market is expensive by most valuation metrics, that doesn't mean it can't continue to rise. However, Buffett knows that investing when valuations are more attractive increases his chances of success. Great companies can still be found trading at reasonable (and sometimes even discounted) prices. But in the current environment, they are relatively few and far between. Panicking doesn't make sense . Neither does attempting to time the market. On the other hand, selling stocks in which you don't have a high conviction, building a solid cash stockpile, and buying only stocks that meet stringent criteria (including attractive valuations) does make sense. I think Buffett's approach is smart for him -- and for most other investors.