Millennials are changing the face, and practices, of farming. According to the USDA’s most recent census of farmers from 2012, the number of principal farmers between the ages of 25 and 34 increased 2.2 percent from five years before. In addition, a new survey by the National Young Farmer Coalition finds that millennial farmers are […]
Read moreLet’s pretend you have just been picked to run a small island nation. Congratulations! But don’t settle in to your throne quite yet. A potential catastrophe looms on the horizon. A huge tsunami is coming your way. Fortunately, there’s hope. Yours is a wealthy island. You can’t prevent the tsunami, but you can prepare your […]
Read moreFor over three decades I have learned that the collective wisdom of the markets dwarfs that of any individual analyst, economist or market-watcher. I wrote a book in 2000, “The Message of the Markets,” that forcefully makes that case. The central premise is that as an anticipatory mechanism, the market discounts future economic growth and, […]
Read moreSouth Korea’s army is preparing a special unit that would use drone swarms in combat, and it is expected to become operational next year and could target the North’s missile, nuclear and other military activities. Experts say the small weaponized drones could potentially fly into North Korea to attack rocket launchers, radar installations or communications […]
Read moreWhite House chief economic advisor Gary Cohn is correct to say the stock market has plenty of room to run even after Republican lawmakers pass a tax bill, CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Wednesday. In an interview with Axios on Wednesday, Cohn said he doesn’t believe the GOP’s tax bill is completely priced into the market. […]
Read moreApple is working on tools that will allow developers to easily write one app that will work on iPhones, iPads and Macs, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday. Currently, developers need to write one app for iOS (iPad and iPhone) and then another app for macOS, the software that runs on Apple’s computers. The new feature, which […]
Read moreA British investor who some like to call Britain’s answer to Warren Buffett has given a stark warning on both stocks and bonds. Jim Mellon of the Burnbrae Group says U.S. equities are close to a top, there are ominous signs for the bond market, and profits at large tech companies will likely sag in […]
Read moreMagic Leap unveiled on Wednesday a new “creator edition” product, lifting the veil of secrecy around one of the most mysterious unicorn start-ups. The product, called “Magic Leap One: Creator Edition” appears to be a standalone mixed-reality headset called “Lightwear” with a portable power and processing pack (which looks somewhat like a discman player) and […]
Read moreIDC said on Wednesday that shipments of the Apple Watch will more than double by 2021. The research firm said it estimates Apple shipped 31.6 million Apple Watches in 2017, but that Apple will ship more than twice that — 71.5 million units — by 2021. Apple has gained traction by focusing on health features, […]
Read moreBig financial firms are lining up behind Carbon, a start-up that makes super fast 3-D printers for manufacturing and design. Baillie Gifford and Fidelity are among the investors in a new $143 million round that values the company at $1.7 billion, giving Carbon a strong vote of confidence from later stage investors who typically come […]
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