Stock Market Insights: Stocks upside potential in 2025
“Good news, I just finished my last assignment for this year. I am so ready for next year.” My daughter texted this to me while…
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Weekly commodity wrap-up
Early Christmas present for corn growers The USDA released their Supply and Demand report last week indicating better demand and smaller supply than pre-report guesses….
Amid tight labor market, area employers make final push for seasonal hires
With the holidays rapidly approaching, tri-state area businesses are making one last push to round out their seasonal workforce in the face of a tight…
ECB cuts rates a quarter point amid concerns of tepid growth, impact of Trump trade policies
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The European Central Bank has cut rates by a quarter percentage point amid signs of weakening growth and concern about the…
US inflation ticked up last month as some price pressures remain persistent
WASHINGTON — Fueled by pricier used cars, hotel rooms and groceries, inflation in the United States moved slightly higher last month in the latest sign…
Google forges ahead with its next generation of AI technology while fending off a breakup threat
SAN FRANCISCO — Google on Wednesday unleashed another wave of artificial intelligence designed to tackle more of the work and thinking done by humans as…
Stock market today: Wall Street gets back to climbing
NEW YORK — U.S. stock indexes are rising Wednesday after the latest update on inflation appeared to clear the way for more help for the…
Small businesses plan events, start marketing earlier to deal with shorter holiday shopping season
The holiday shopping season is underway, and this year small businesses have less time to capitalize on the busy shopping period. Only 27 days separate…
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney to pay $15 million penalty to settle SEC charges
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney will pay a $15 million penalty as part of a settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission related to four financial…
Former chairman of state-owned bank China Everbright Group jailed for 12 years for corruption
BEIJING — A former chairman of the state-owned bank China Everbright Group was jailed 12 years for embezzlement and bribery, official broadcaster CCTV said today….