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Ranchers hope Trump's tariffs boost demand for cattle but some fear market uncertainty
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OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Rancher Brett Kenzy hopes President Donald Trump's tariffs will make imported beef expensive enough that Americans will turn to cattle raised at home for all their hamburgers and steaks.
That might raise prices enough to give Kenzy and others the incentive they need to expand their herds for the first ti ... (full story)
Giving financial help to adult children: One problem at a time, please
It's not unusual for parents to help their adult children, even if it means making a financial sacrifice. A 2024 Financial Independence Survey by Bankrate, a consumer financial services company, reported that 61% of parents or guardians "are currently sacrificing, or have sacrificed, financially to provide assistance to their a ... (full story)
A British billionaire funded therapeutic food production amid USAID 'craziness.' It won't be enough
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NEW YORK (AP) — This "yo-yo" of a year continues for America's nutritional peanut paste manufacturers, nonprofits that have found their lifesaving food packets disrupted by the U.S. State Department's sudden pause in foreign assistance.
Georgia-based MANA Nutrition and Rhode Island-based Edesia Nutrition are two ... (full story)
US expected a big travel year, but overseas visitors — angered by Trump — are heading elsewhere
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Olja Ivanic looked forward to welcoming some cousins from Sweden to her Denver home in June. Ivanic and the four travelers were planning to go hiking in Colorado and then visit Los Angeles and San Francisco.
But then President Donald Trump berated Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in a February meeting at the White House. ... (full story)
New FINRA study examines vulnerability to scams
A question often considered in financial literacy circles is: "What makes people vulnerable to being scammed?"
A new financial capability study recently released by the FINRA Investor Education Foundation (which included researchers from the University of Minnesota and RTI International, a nonprofit research institute ... (full story)