American heartland mega farms are being abandoned by China as Beijing hopes to turn red states blue in November 2020. But farmers of all shapes and sizes have a new market to target. It’s growing more than China’s soy market. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, ASSOCIATE…
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Month: August 2019
Ghost Towns of Instagram
Last summer, a handful of real estate investors bought a California ghost town for $1.4 million, with plans to transform it into an outpost for travelers, artists, and dreamers of all kinds. The town, Cerro Gordo, is nestled in the foothills of the Inyo Mount…
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Tesla launches its car insurance in California
Tesla Inc. TSLA, +0.71% late Wednesday launched Tesla Insurance, described as “a competitively priced insurance designed to provide Tesla owners with up to 20% lower rates, and in some cases as much as 30%” and initially limited to Tesla owners in Californ…
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A man who destroyed his multimillion dollar company in 10 seconds
When Gerald Ratner took the stage before 6k high-powered businesspeople, journalists, and dignitaries at Londons Royal Albert Hall in April 1991, he had no idea his speech would be a professional death sentence. His incredible success had led him to this mom…
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Thomas Cook unveils a Twix rescue that partially splits the business. Will it fly?
There probably wont be many tears shed if Thomas Cook ends up waving goodbye to the stock market at the end of the travel companys latest rescue bid. The word troubled has too often been attached to reports about this business. On the table today is a deal …
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