China’s push to shift its food import sources since 2018 has put it in a better position to impose tit-for-tat tariffs on U.S. farm goods with less harm to its food security if trade friction with Washington flares after the U.S. presidential election.
Reuters reports the threat of a trade war looms for China,
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The price of gold traded at $2,746.74 per troy ounce, as of 9 a.m. ET. That’s down 0.27% from yesterday’s gold price per ounce and up 32.93% since the beginning of the year.
The lowest trading price within the last 24 hours: $2,732.01 per ounce.
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Investing
While it’s true that the hottest-selling books aren’t always the best books in terms of quality, bestsellers are more often than not indicative of books people like to read.
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Many Americans rely on Social Security as part of their retirement income, and several updates in 2025 will affect most retirees’ monthly benefits. It’s important to stay on top of these updates so that you know what to expect next year.
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The Dow Jones 30 is currently hanging around the 42,000 level and the 50-day EMA, and much like the NASDAQ 100, it is just waiting on information. Because of this, there probably isn’t a whole lot to do in these markets beyond short-term trades,
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The net profits of SAL Saudi Logistics Services Company hiked by 57.80% to SAR 519.40 million in the first nine months (9M) of 2024 from SAR 329.13 million in 9M-23.
SAL posted revenues amounting to SAR 1.22 billion in 9M-24, an annual growth of 17.24% from SAR 1.04 billion, according to the initial financial results.
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Warren Buffett dumped more Apple stock in the third financial quarter 2024, expanding Berkshire Hathaway’s cash on hand while reducing its stake in the tech giant to only one-third of what it held just two years ago.
Berkshire Hathaway, with the most expensive stock in the world priced at around $678,000 per share,
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