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Taking To The Skies

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — When he was still a boy making long, tedious trips between his school and his woodsy home in the mountains during the 1980s, JoeBen Bevirt began fantasizing about flying cars that could whisk him to his destination in a matter of minutes. As CEO of Joby Aviation, ...

Farming Tech Is On Display At CES Showcasing Green Innovations

LAS VEGAS (AP) — When Russell Maichel started growing almonds, walnuts and pistachios in the 1980s, he didn’t own a cellphone. Now, a fully autonomous tractor drives through his expansive orchard, spraying pesticides and fertilizer to protect the trees that have for decades filled him with an immense sense of pride. “The sustainability of doing things perfectly the first time makes a lot of sense,” the first-generation farmer told The Associated Press at CES 2025, where John Deere unveiled a fleet of fully autonomous heavy equipment, including the tractor Maichel has been ...

Corporate Earnings Growth Faces Uncertainty Amid Inflation Worries, Policy Shift Impact

NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street expects corporate profits to have surged in 2024 and forecasts an even stronger jump for 2025. Companies still face a long list of uncertainties in the year ahead, including economic policy shifts, reheated inflation and shifts in the jobs market and consumer spending. Earnings for companies within the S&P 500 are expected to have grown by about 9.4% in 2024, according to FactSet. Companies will start reporting their final quarterly financial results for that year in the next few weeks. It will mark a sharp gain from 1.4% growth in 2023. Profit growth ...

Financial Goals

By Cora Lewis Adriana Morga Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — With the end of 2024 around the corner, you might be reflecting on financial goals for 2025. Whether you’re saving to move out of your parents’ house or pay off student loan debt, financial resolutions can help you ...

Jillian Shults Joins Ownership Group At Shults Auto

Jillian Shults has been named partner at Ed Shults Chevrolet, Inc. and Shults Nissan Subaru on Fluvanna Avenue, part of the Shults Auto Group in Jamestown, NY. A native of Jamestown, Jillian has been involved with the Auto Group since graduating from St. Lawrence University in 2012 and has ...