Warren Buffett on the difference between investing in real estate and the stock marketBoth purchases were small, and he says so himself. He tells the stories anyway, because between them they contain everything he knows about...
24 Sep, 2026, 08.58 PM IST
Skyrocketing diesel prices rattle Republicans as midterms approachDiesel fuel prices have reached record highs due to ongoing conflicts in the Middle East and related supply issues. Republican candidates a...
24 Sep, 2026, 09.22 AM IST
US fuel prices surge ahead of midterm elections 2026; Republican candidates face pressure as voters struggle with rising costsWith midterm elections looming, soaring diesel prices are causing alarm among Republican candidates. In response to the economic strain, ma...
23 Sep, 2026, 03.22 AM IST
US midterm elections 2026: Record diesel prices hit at worst time in key battleground states16 Sep, 2026, 04.50 PM IST
Canada’s tariff counterpunch: Where Ottawa is hitting Donald Trump’s AmericaCanada has imposed retaliatory tariffs on a wide range of American goods. These measures target sectors like steel, dairy, and appliances, ...
09 Sep, 2026, 11.18 AM IST
Spanish explorer who became the first European to cross the Mississippi River brought 13 pigs from Cuba to Tampa Bay in 1539. Three years later, his herd had grown to 700, and its spread helped turn America into a pork-producing giantHernando de Soto's arrival in Florida in 1539 marked the beginning of a revolution in agriculture as he brought along thirteen pigs. These ...
29 Aug, 2026, 02.05 PM IST
Farm startups bent on shaking up Cargill, ADM are stumblingStartups in the agriculture sector, like Indigo Ag Inc., Gro Intelligence, and Farmers Edge Inc., are facing challenges as they struggle to...
19 Jun, 2024, 09.44 AM IST
Fed's Goolsbee: 'More months' of good inflation data neededFederal Reserve Bank of Chicago President Austan Goolsbee expressed relief over cooling inflation in May but prefers more months of data be...
15 Jun, 2024, 09.13 AM IST
Biden's win hides a dire warning for Democrats in rural USWhile Democrats powered through cities and suburbs to reclaim the White House, the party slid further behind in huge rural swaths of northe...
27 Nov, 2020, 06.21 PM IST
How Democrats came up short in bid to expand House majorityOf course, Trump lost the presidency and Democrat Joe Biden will move into the White House in January after winning nearly 80 million votes...
23 Nov, 2020, 11.39 AM IST
Trump's payments to farmers hit all-time high ahead of 2020 US electionThe aid programs could be key to Trump's chances of success in swing states such as Wisconsin, Ohio, Iowa and Minnesota. Such states are ho...
19 Oct, 2020, 04.56 PM IST
No new US-China trade talks scheduled: White House chief of staffNo new high-level trade talks have been scheduled between the United States and China but the two sides remain in touch about implementing ...
19 Aug, 2020, 11.04 AM IST
Donald Trump to China: Trade deal now or it will be 'far worse' after 2020Washington and Beijing are locked in a trade battle that has seen mounting tariffs, sparking fears the dispute will damage the global econo...
12 May, 2019, 09.47 AM IST
US, China 'on the cusp' of possible end to trade war: Mike PompeoIn Beijing, Zhang Yesui, spokesman for China's parliament, said that China and countries around the world welcomed "substantive progress" i...
05 Mar, 2019, 09.05 AM IST
Wind, solar to be cheapest form of power generation by 2030: Study"Wind energy and solar power will be the cheapest form of power generation in every G20 country by the year 2030 at the latest," the study ...
07 Jul, 2017, 08.18 PM IST
- Absurd US farm subsidies
The farm legislation now proceeding through Congress symbolises much of what’s wrong with Washington.politicians draw their power from dist...
13 Sep, 2007, 04.08 AM IST
- Corn farms replace New York lofts as hottest properties
Farmland from Iowa to Argentina is rising faster in price than apartments in Manhattan and London for the first time in 30 years.
21 Feb, 2007, 12.00 AM IST