Category: Finance News

May 2

Texas Gov. Abbott’s border inspections prompt Mexico to move lucrative trade link to New Mexico

Texas border crossing reopened Paul Ratje/AFP/Getty Images Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s (R) 10-day-long “enhanced” safety inspections of commercial trucks entering the state from Mexico may have cost Texas $4.2 billion in economic damage, as estimated by Waco-based Perryman Group, but it’s been great for business in Santa Teresa, New Mexico, a border crossing just across […]
May 2

Russian troops stole $5M worth of farm vehicles from a John Deere dealership, which remotely locked the thieves out of the equipment

Russian troops stole nearly $5 million worth of farm equipment from a John Deere dealership in Melitopol. The stolen equipment was located by remote GPS and locked, preventing it from being used. “When the invaders drove the stolen harvesters to Chechnya, they realized that they could not even turn them on,” a source told CNN. […]
Apr 30

Naomi Judd, of Grammy-winning duo The Judds, dies at 76

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Naomi Judd, whose family harmonies with daughter Wynonna turned them into the Grammy-winning country stars The Judds, has died. She was 76. Her daughters, Wynonna and Ashley, announced her death on Saturday in a statement provided to The Associated Press. “Today we sisters experienced a tragedy. We lost our beautiful mother […]
Apr 30

‘Homophobic’ first-class passenger who was refused an alcoholic drink struck a flight attendant with a cabin phone, says criminal complaint

A Delta Air Lines plane on final approach for landing in New York.Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto via Getty Images A first-class Delta passenger is accused of hurling homophobic abuse and assaulting a flight attendant. The passenger, said a criminal complaint, became angry after being refused an alcoholic drink. The passenger told FBI agents that his self-professed “homophobia” […]