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Economy

“The Verdict Is In: Farm Bankruptcies Up in 2019”

“While well below historical highs, Chapter 12 family farm bankruptcies in 2019 increased by nearly 20% from the previous year, according to recently released data from the U.S. Courts. Compared with figures from over the last decade, the 20% increase trails… Continue Reading…

Economy

“For First Time in 26 Years, All U.S. Metros Enjoyed Income Gains”

“Americans in every U.S. metropolitan area experienced economic prosperity in 2018, according to a recent report from the Bureau of Economic Analysis. For the first time in 26 years, no metro area saw per-capita incomes fall that year — the… Continue Reading…

Economy, Stocks

“Opinion: For stocks and the economy, it’s going to be the Roaring Twenties”

“Overcrowding and pollution will become less urgent, thanks to plateauing populations and paradigm-changing green technologies—electric cars and renewable power. Energy and other commodity prices will stay manageable and capital super abundant, not in constrained supplies as was the constant worry in the closing decades of the… Continue Reading…

Stocks

“Twitter stock tumbles 20% after company says advertising bugs weighing on earnings”

“Twitter Inc. shares were tanking in premarket trading Thursday after bugs in the company’s advertising platform led to misses across the board on its financial metrics, even as user growth proved more rapid than expected. The stock was off nearly… Continue Reading…

Business, Stocks

“GE to freeze pensions for about 20,000 employees, stock surges”

” Shares of General Electric Co. GE, -0.82% surged 2.6% in premarket trading Monday, after the industrial conglomerate said it was freezing the U.S. pension plan for about 20,000 employees with salaried benefits, and supplementary pension benefits for 700 employees….  GE’s stock has… Continue Reading…

Business

“Average cost of employer-provided family health coverage clears $20,000-a-year mark”

“The average total cost of employer-provided health coverage passed $20,000 for a family plan this year, according to a new survey… Annual premiums rose 5% to hit $20,576 for an employer-provided family plan in 2019, according to the yearly poll… Continue Reading…

Stocks

“NanoViricides (NNVC) Announces 1-for-20 Reverse Stock Split”

“NanoViricides, Inc. (NYSE.: NNVC) (the “Company”), announced today that its Board of Directors has approved a 1-for-20 reverse split of all of the Company’s capital stock, including its common stock, which will be effective after the market closes on September 23,… Continue Reading…

Economy, Stocks

“Dow jumps 200 points to break above 27,000 for the first time ever”

“The Dow Jones Industrial Average rallied to a record high on Thursday, led by UnitedHealth shares, after testimony by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell that signaled easier monetary policy could be implemented later this month… Meanwhile, the S&P 500 rose 0.3% to trade back above… Continue Reading…

Economy

“1 in 4 Americans have no plans to retire”

“Nearly one-quarter of Americans say they never plan to retire, according to a poll that suggests a disconnection between individuals’ retirement plans and the realities of aging in the workforce… According to the poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for… Continue Reading…

Economy

“Nearly 25% of Americans are going into debt trying to pay for necessities like food”

“American have an average of $6,506 in credit card debt, according to a new Experian report out this week. But which expenses are adding to that balance the most? A full 23% of Americans say that paying for basic necessities such as… Continue Reading…