Investments in farmland are growing across the country as people, including the ultra-wealthy like Bill Gates, look for new ways to grow their money. In 2020, Gates made headlines for becoming the largest private farmland owner in the U.S. He had accumulated more than 269,000 acres of farmland across 18 states in less than a
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In this article ROST AMAT SPOT BKE FL DE Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Deere (DE) – The heavy equipment maker reported quarterly earnings of $5.32 per share, compared with a consensus estimate of $4.58, and its revenue beat forecasts as well. Deere was up 1.1% in premarket trading as it
Theoretical physicist Michio Kaku lauded a recent nuclear fusion experiment at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. “This is a giant step toward the holy grail of energy research,” said Kaku, professor of theoretical physics at the City College and City University of New York. “To hit break-even, to extract more energy than you put in, and
In this article NVDA Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang wearing his usual leather jacket. Getty Nvidia reported earnings on Wednesday for its second fiscal quarter that ended on August 1, beating Wall Street estimates because of strong graphics cards sales. However, Nvidia’s cryptocurrency chip products, CMP, had lower sales at $266 million than the $400 million
When Ken McElroy decided to go to Belize after a business trip to Miami last June, he wasn’t worried about contracting Covid-19, he said. The real estate investment company CEO was flying privately to both places — plus, he’s vaccinated. “I was like, there’s no way I’ll get it,” he told CNBC. His fiancee, Danille
A pedestrian passes in front of a Charles Schwab Corp. bank branch in downtown Chicago, Illinois. Christopher Dilts | Bloomberg | Getty Images Brokerage Charles Schwab is giving most of its employees a special 5% pay raise as record stock market levels propel the industry’s earnings. CEO Walt Bettinger said Thursday in a press release
Education Secretary nominee Miguel Cardona testifies before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions committee during his confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill Washington, DC., February 3, 2021. Susan Walsh | Pool | Reuters The U.S. Department of Education announced on Thursday it will cancel $5.8 billion in student debt for more than 320,000 borrowers. The
In this article UWMC Tony Andrews | Twenty20 Starting later this year, U.S. homebuyers will have the option to pay for their mortgage in bitcoin. United Wholesale Mortgage, which made its public debut in January via a special purpose acquisition (SPAC) merger, announced plans this week to accept cryptocurrency for home loans, in what is
Stock futures were little changed Thursday after a choppy regular trading session ended with the S&P 500 slightly in the green. Futures on the S&P 500 were just under the flatline. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures shed 3 points. Nasdaq 100 futures traded at the flatline. The S&P 500 snapped a two-day losing streak in
In this article TPT-GB 2019 Topps baseball cards and 2019-2020 Panini Chronicles basketball cards. Sam Rega Major League Baseball will abandon Topps as its partner for trading cards, ending a relationship that’s been in place since 1952. Fanatics, the company that makes sports apparel, is expected to get the trading card deal instead, according to
In this article M Shoppers visit Macy’s flagship store in New York, May 20, 2021. Eduardo Munoz | Reuters Macy’s on Thursday reported fiscal second-quarter profit and revenue that topped analyst estimates, as customers returned to its stores to buy denim, luggage and new dresses. The department store chain also hiked its outlook for 2021,
The Aston Martin DBX seen at Salon Prive, held at Blenheim Palace, September 25, 2020 in the United Kingdom. Martyn Lucy | Getty Images Aston Martin Executive Chairman Lawrence Stroll said the company is set to produce 10,000 vehicles a year by 2025, adding that the company’s “risks are behind us.” The Canadian billionaire told
Elon Musk’s SpaceX revealed new details about plans for the next-generation of satellites in its Starlink internet system in federal filings on Wednesday, including that the company intends to use its massive Starship rocket as the primary vehicle to deliver the spacecraft to orbit. SpaceX filed an amendment with the Federal Communications Commission that included
Image Source | Getty Images Many Americans have trouble covering their costs of living with income solely from Social Security. Now, a bill has been reintroduced in Congress aimed at reducing the risk that older Americans, women and people of color will live in poverty despite receiving their monthly checks. The proposal, called the Social
This Walnut Creek, Calif. home was damaged in a fire but that didn’t stop it from being a hot listing. Melinda Byrne A fire-damaged home in Walnut Creek, California, sold for precisely $1 million on Thursday. The accepted offer came significantly over listing price. The two-story, four-bedroom initially listed for $850,000 and immediately incurred a
In this article NVDA BJ KSS VSCO BBWI The Macy’s Inc. logo is displayed on a monitor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., on Monday, Feb. 22, 2016. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Macy’s — The retail giant saw
BABA remains uninvestable, but that doesn’t mean its untradable.
Oil pumping rigs are situated next to a vineyard of table grapes as viewed on July 8, 2021, north of Bakersfield, California. George Rose | Getty Images Oil dropped for a sixth-straight session on Thursday, falling to the lowest level since May as demand fears and comments from the Federal Reserve that it will suspend
In this article KSS People shop at Kohl’s department store amid the coronavirus outbreak on September 5, 2020 in San Francisco, California. Liu Guanguan | China News Service | Getty Images Shares of Kohl’s fell more than 3% in premarket trading Thursday despite reporting second-quarter earnings that beat analyst expectations and raising its forecast for
It’s no secret that Jack Dorsey, CEO of Twitter and Square, loves bitcoin, the largest cryptocurrency by market value. In fact, the bitcoin maximalist has touted it as the most important project in his lifetime to work on, and Square, his digital payments company, bought over $170 million worth of bitcoin earlier this year. Now, the billionaire