#aid/relief/stimulus #Biden #financial #markets $CU $CAT $DE $OIL Investors have been ‘jolted‘ into overhauling their portfolios in anticipation of the promised Biden aid/relief/stimulus $1.9-T plan. Prices of commodities used in infrastructure projects, like copper, and shares in machinery manufacturers such as John Deere (NYSE:DE) and Caterpillar (NYSE:CAT) have advanced. Global crude oil (OIL) prices tapped $55bbl […]
US Factory Activity Dives for 1st Time in 6 Months, Jobs Cut $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $VXX US manufacturing contracted in August for the 1st time since February, as new orders and output plummeted and factories cut jobs. The Institute for Supply Management (ISM) says its manufacturing index dropped to 49.4 in August from 52.6 in […]
China Integrating IT Into Agriculture $CORN, $WEAT, $SOYB China will further integrate information technology into agriculture in the next 5 years to increase productivity and efficiency, according to the country’s agriculture watchdog. The government aims to further improve intelligent management in planting, cultivation and machinery and the use of Internet of Things (IOT) will cover […]