JERSEY SHORE — Pine Creek Seed is excited to announce the appointment of Doug Messersmith as product development & research manager, bringing decades of agronomy and seed industry expertise to the team. Messersmith joins Pine Creek Seed with an extensive background in corn, soybean, wheat ...
NEW YORK (AP) — After splurging on the World Cup and Amazon Prime Day sales, Americans unexpectedly cut their spending in July by the biggest amount in more than a year. Retail sales fell 0.6% last month, marking the biggest decrease since May 2025, compared with a revised gain of 0.2% in ...
HOWARD — Goot Essa, a farmstead cheesemaking operation founded in 2001 by John Esh, has received two national honors this year: recognition from the U.S. Small Business Administration and a top placement in the American Cheese Society’s annual competition. John Esh was named the 2026 ...
NEW YORK (AP) — Some U.S. adults are using artificial intelligence for financial guidance, but it’s far from the most trusted source of advice, according to a new Gallup survey conducted in partnership with Edward Jones, a financial services firm. About 1 in 5 Americans who have sought financial advice in the past year turned to AI, the survey found. But among U.S. adults overall, only about 3 in 10 have “a great deal” or “some” confidence in its expertise for managing money, according to the survey, including just 3% who trust AI “a great deal.” The poll, which was ...
The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate rose for the fourth consecutive week to its highest level in a year, another setback for prospective homebuyers hoping for a break from elevated home loan borrowing costs. The benchmark 30-year fixed rate mortgage rate rose to 6.66% from 6.58% last ...
Apple posted a solid fiscal third quarter on Thursday, climbing past Wall Street’s expectations thanks to strong sales of the iPhone and MacBook computers. Apple raised the prices of its Macs and iPads last month, citing a memory-chip shortage brought on by the artificial intelligence boom. The company had called the demand spike an “unprecedented challenge” for the consumer electronics industry. While it hasn’t yet raised iPhone prices, analysts and consumers expect that to happen later this year. The maker of the iPhone and iPad said Thursday it earned $29.79 billion, or ...
