Author: super@dmin
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Outside the Box: As food prices climbed, U.S. farmers had a very good 2021
Even though fertilizer and energy costs have increased, net farm income will be 23% higher in 2021 than in 2020 and (adjusting for inflation) much higher than annual farm incomes in 2013-2020.
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Crypto: NFL’s Odell Beckham Jr. took his $750,000 salary in bitcoin — how much did it end up costing him?
Beckham announced in November that he planned to convert his salary for this NFL season in bitcoin
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: Putin’s ambitions are bigger than Ukraine, says Fiona Hill: ‘He wants to evict the United States from Europe’
In the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s eyes are on a bigger prize, a top expert on the Russian leader and his country says.
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Cannabis Watch: Visa cracks down on cashless ATMs at cannabis dispensaries
Visa says ATMs that allow people to buy cannabis with their bank card instead of cash violate its service rules.
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Outside the Box: Putin is lying — Western sanctions have been hurting Russia’s economy
Technology and finance represent the most vulnerable areas for additional sanctions if Putin invades Ukraine again.
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Market Extra: As stock market plunges, a star money manager says the Fed is making a mistake by focusing on rates. Here’s what Scott Minerd says it should do instead.
Scott Minerd, CIO of Guggenheim Investments, says the FOMC needs to focus on shrinking its roughly $9 trillion balance sheets not raising rates.
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The Moneyist: My wife of 5 years will leave her house and life insurance to her kids. I help with property taxes and utilities. Do I have any rights?
‘Neither of us are in such good health.’
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Encore: Retirees in the U.S. do not live on ‘fixed incomes’
Social Security’s COLA keeps the bulk of retirement income up to date with inflation
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The Ratings Game: Kohl’s soars after takeover offer, but skeptical analysts question the retailer’s real estate value
Kohl’s confirmed that it has received a takeover offer, which sent shares soaring in Monday trading.
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Market Pulse: Panic-like selling emerges Monday as stock market tumbles and Dow skids over 1,000 points
Panic-like behavior takes hold on Wall Street, at least from a technical perspective, as the stock market’s drop gathers steam on Monday.