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Should 67-year-old Leah use her retirement savings to pay off her mortgage?


Should 67-year-old Leah use her retirement savings to pay off her mortgage?

Open this photo in the gallery: Leah, 67, is a professional earning $175,000 a year. She is still working to build up her savings and pay off the remaining mortgage – about $92,800 – on her and Mark’s home in a small southern Ontario town.Nick Iwanyshyn/The Globe and Mail Mark and Leah have suffered some […]

Soybean yield record broken and food price index rises slightly


Soybean yield record broken and food price index rises slightly

Soybean yield record broken and food price index rises slightly This is your agribusiness update from the Ag Information Network. **Georgia soybean grower Alex Harrell broke the world record for soybean yield with an overwhelming average of 218.2856 bushels per acre. As www.agriculture.com reports, he not only broke his own previous world record of 206 […]

Next week on Wall Street: Investors focus on Producer Price Index (PPI), Consumer Price Index (CPI), Walmart earnings


Next week on Wall Street: Investors focus on Producer Price Index (PPI), Consumer Price Index (CPI), Walmart earnings

Following last week’s stock market collapse, Wall Street investors’ eyes next week will be on inflation figures scheduled for release on Tuesday and Wednesday: the Producer Price Index and the Consumer Price Index. Other important economic data will also be released next week, including retail sales and industrial production figures. On the earnings side, heavyweights […]