Business, Economy

“About 100,000 eggs worth $40K stolen from trailer in Pennsylvania”

“Thieves poached about 100,000 eggs from the back of a distribution trailer, authorities in Pennsylvania said. The theft occurred around 8:40 p.m. Saturday at Pete and Gerry’s Organics LLC in Greencastle, police said in a report. The eggs are worth about… Continue Reading…

Stocks

“Nvidia plummets 11% to lead global tech sell-off as China’s DeepSeek raises questions about AI chip spending”

“U.S. technology firms like Nvidia plunged, as Chinese startup DeepSeek sparked concerns over competitiveness in AI and America’s lead in the sector, triggering a global sell-off. DeepSeek launched a free, open-source large language model in late December, claiming it was… Continue Reading…

Economy

“Fed officials are worried about the inflation impacts from Trump’s policies, minutes show”

“… …” https://www.cnbc.com/2025/01/08/fed-minutes-january-2025.html Which policies? None were listed. No evidence given leads me to believe the Fed is lying. You know what will increase inflation? The Fed lowering interest rates will. I’m not saying lowering them is a bad thing… Continue Reading…

Business, Economy

“Billionaire tech CEO says bosses shouldn’t ‘BS’ employees about the impact AI will have on jobs”

“Jim Kavanaugh, CEO of World Wide Technology, told CNBC that people are “too smart” to accept artificial intelligence won’t alter their work environment. Business leaders shouldn’t “BS” employees about the impact of AI on jobs, Kavanaugh said, adding that they… Continue Reading…

Economy, Personal Finance

“44% of workers are ‘cautiously optimistic’ about meeting retirement goals, CNBC poll finds. Here are key planning steps at every age”

“Almost half, 44%, of workers in a new CNBC poll are “cautiously optimistic” about their ability to meet their retirement goals, and 27% say they are “realistic” about that happening.  About half, 52%, of millennials and 47% of Gen Xers… Continue Reading…

Economy, Personal Finance

“Only 37% of American workers feel good about their retirement savings…”

“…That’s according to CNBC’s August 2024 Your Money retirement survey conducted with SurveyMonkey, which found that only 37% of non-retired Americans are either “on schedule” or “ahead of schedule” with their retirement investments. Considering that more than half of Americans say they’re… Continue Reading…

Banking, Economy

“Sinking Treasury yields signal growing jitters about ‘everything’ ahead of Friday jobs report”

“…Thursday’s post-data rally in Treasurys sent yields plunging on everything from the 1-month T-bill BX:TMUBMUSD01M through the 30-year bond BX:TMUBMUSD30Y. The policy-sensitive 2-year rate BX:TMUBMUSD02Y dropped 17.4 basis points, or the most in a single session all year, to 4.163%. The 30-year yield fell 10… Continue Reading…

Stocks

“Worried About A Looming 40% Crash? It’s Here Already For 12 Stocks”

“Twelve stocks in the S&P 500, including Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA), Dexcom (DXCM) and Super Micro Computer (SMCI), have already crashed 40% or more from their 52-week highs, says an Investor’s Business Daily analysis of data from S&P Global Market Intelligence and MarketSurge. A 40% decline is… Continue Reading…

Economy

“Bashing The Rich Is Not What America’s About,” Kevin O’Leary Says of Increasing Taxes For The Wealthy”

“Well-known entrepreneur and TV personality Kevin O’Leary recently spoke on Fox News about taxing the rich in response to a caller stating, “I just want an America where I have the chance to pay less in taxes than people like Kevin O’Leary.”…”… Continue Reading…

Economy

“Food as You Know It Is About to Change”

“It can be tempting, in an age of apocalyptic imagination, to picture the most dire future climate scenarios: not just yield declines but mass crop failures, not just price spikes but food shortages, not just worsening hunger but mass famine.… Continue Reading…