Time is running out for Congress to pass a new economic stimulus plan that will help airlines avoid massive layoffs as the coronavirus pandemic continues to cripple the industry. …read more […]
For many, the main point of investing in the stock market is to achieve spectacular returns. While not every stock… …read more […]
During an interview on a podcast this week, the host asked me, “With all the people leaving cities, if you were one of them, where would you go?”
In my You Can Farm book (and others), I’ve addressed this issue pragmatically… assuming all other things stay the same.
But the events of 2020 have made me think even more critically about this question…
People Over Places
My first thought is to go where you have relationships. Family, church, business, civic groups – these form a core of people who can offer support in skill, money and emotion.
I’ve always believed that people outweigh everything else.
As …read more […]
Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk warned on Tuesday about the difficulties of speeding up production as an expert cautioned the carmaker’s increased reliance on large-scale aluminium parts could bring new manufacturing challenges. While carmakers such as Mercedes-Benz have said automation has limitations, Musk has pressed on with plans to create a hyper-automated factory, which he refers to as the “alien dreadnought”, or “the machine that builds the machine”. Musk’s warning comes ahead of a “battery day” later on Tuesday, when Tesla is expected to unveil steps to boost battery production. …read more […]
Top news and what to watch in the markets on Tuesday, September 22, 2020. …read more […]
VANCOUVER, BC AND ERIE, PA, Sept. 22, 2020 /CNW/ – Imagine AR Inc. …read more […]
One of the best investments we can make is in our own knowledge and skill set. With that in mind, this article will… …read more […]
(Bloomberg) — A spike in electricity prices last week in the U.K. is raising questions about how well the network operator is balancing the grid and at what cost to consumers.Electricity prices surged to more than 10 times the average following a market warning from National Grid Plc on Sept. 15. The network manager said calm weather and warm temperatures were set to lower the supply buffer it keeps to ensure there’s enough power in the system. At the same time, the company was paying a nuclear station not to generate.The incident is threatening to elevate the highly technical practices …read more […]
U.S. gold futures were down 0.5% at $1,900.20 on Tuesday. “Resurfacing of the coronavirus and the fear that European countries will again go into lockdowns are triggering safe-haven buying in the dollar index and because of that we have seen correction in the gold prices,” said Vandana Bharti, assistant vice-president of commodity research at SMC Comtrade. …read more […]
As of today, starting in the province of Saskatchewan, recreational customers can purchase cannabis products at CannMart.com without a prescription. …read more […]
General Electric announced plans to cease making coal-fired power plants to focus on its core renewable energy and power generation businesses. The stock dropped almost 8% on Monday.General Electric (GE) said the exit from its steam power business may include divestitures, site closings, job cuts and other considerations for publicly held subsidiaries. At the same the company committed to work with customers on current obligations as it pursues the exit.The exit is part of GE’s strategy to invest in its core renewable energy generation businesses, and to make electricity more affordable, reliable, accessible, and sustainable. However, GE steam power will …read more […]
Nvidia (NVDA) has apologized to customers following the hotly-anticipated launch of its GeForce RTX 3080 launch last week.NVDA called the launch “simultaneously the best GPU launch ever and the most frustrating” after the GeForce RTX 3080 sold out almost instantly.“We expected the best ever demand for the RTX 30-series, but the enthusiasm was overwhelming. We were not prepared for this level, nor were our partners. We apologize for this” it wrote on September 21.Indeed, the Nvidia store was inundated with over 10 times the traffic of its previous generation launch, the chip maker revealed.“The reception to our NVIDIA Ampere architecture …read more […]
(Bloomberg) — Hotels, pipelines, convenience stores and automaker bonds are among the assets being bought by some of the world’s biggest asset managers as they look for value in a world thrown into turmoil by the coronavirus pandemic.In interviews with sovereign wealth funds, pension firms and asset managers across Asia and Europe that collectively manage about $3.4 trillion, one thing was clear: many of them are avoiding the overheated stock market.The most common outlook was one of caution. They are mindful that much of the rebound in markets and private-company valuations is thanks to ultra-low interest rates, massive central bank …read more […]
Intel Corp has received licences from U.S. authorities to continue supplying certain products to Huawei Technologies, an Intel spokesman said on Tuesday. This week the state-backed China Securities Journal said Intel had received permission to supply Huawei. Last week China’s Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation confirmed it had also sought permission to continue servicing Huawei. …read more […]
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