The coronavirus has not been tamed. Cases continue to spread, with South Korea and Japan on the front line as confusion grows over how China adds up its numbers. China’s stimulus has kept its markets resilient, but there are cracks elsewhere after Apple sounded a warning for the global supply chain. One unexpected bright spot, however, may be palladium.

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Nevada holds its Democratic caucus Saturday, and the party is hoping for better than the Iowa debacle. Senator Bernie Sanders remains the front runner after Tuesday’s raucous debate but pundits will watch to see if Senator Elizabeth Warren can revive her candidacy.
Morgan Stanley reached out to less-wealthy retail customers with its $13 billion purchase of E*Trade. Wall Street banks have long coveted Main Street customers. No wonder: Mom and Pop investing is back in a big way.
Trump’s trade policies did in fact hinder growth. So says the White House. But Deere’s earnings suggest the U.S. farm sector is holding up.
Bill Gates put his green chips on a Porsche Taycan, eliciting a stinging tweet from Tesla’s Elon Musk. He did say the $185,000 Taycan was “a good car” (despite one that caught fire in one owner’s garage.)

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One Software Program To Save the Food Supply

Cropster started as a tool to lift coffee producers out of poverty. Now it has a bigger mission: saving the entire global food supply.

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