Topic: Deere & Company

Top 10 cities where house prices are rising

House prices continue to fall nationwide, but here and there they’ve begun to turn up as Americans return to the housing market. Which 10 metropolitan areas have seen the biggest increase in the past year? The winners, according to the National Association of Realtors (NAR), include a state capital, a furniture-making center, and a resort that was once America’s foreclosure capital. Can you guess who they are?  

Stocks end sharply higher, but down for May

The Dow fell about 240 points in May, which ended a five-month stretch of gains. Stocks closed higher on Tuesday with news of a possible Greek bailout package.

Stocks close lower after choppy session

The Dow fell about 25 points, after rising and falling throughout the session. A positive call on commodities by Goldman Sachs drove up the price of oil and metals.

Stocks close higher as commodities gain

The Dow rose about 80 points, the S&P 500 rose about 11 points, and Nasdaq rose about 31 points. At closing, stocks were near session highs.

Stocks close mixed as Nasdaq ekes out gain

Hewlett-Packard's lowered forecast pulled the Dow down, to close about 68 points lower than the previous session. The Nasdaq barely gained, rising 0.90 points just before closing.

In Vermont, spring is finally here

Signs of spring abound in Vermont. Some are traditional and some are decidedly untraditional.

'Green' funds, in the red, buy not-so-green stocks

Some 'green' funds are diversifying to boost returns. Does that undercut their mission?

Can economy's 2010 growth spurt last? Five clues.

The US economy grew at a relatively healthy 3.2 percent annual rate in the final quarter of 2010, the Commerce Department reported Friday. That is an improvement from a 2.6 percent rate in the third quarter.

But to many Americans, it's hard to tell if anything is really better. Buried in the new report are clues to why that is – and what might happen to the economy in the year ahead. Here are five things that the government’s preliminary report on gross domestic product reveals about the health of the economy.

Will tea party allies in Congress balk at international trade pacts?

As Obama presses for on a free-trade deal with Korea, where does the tea party stand? Polls say tea partyers do not favor trade pacts, but for many of their allies in Congress, it's a new issue.

Food safety: From Mexican farm, to Costco, to your plate

American concerns about food safety in imports have created a whole new ethic among Mexican farmers eager to sell in the US.

This decade's investment: the agriculture play

Here are three basic ways for most investors to play a potential agriculture boom, two of them easy.

Nigeria's power industry reform needs more scrutiny

Nigeria's privatization plans for its power grid don't consider the role of the generator and diesel fuel industries, which may have an interest in holding up improvements.

Is Dave Matthews' carbon offsets provider really carbon neutral?

Celebrities like Dave Matthews have used carbon offset provider NativeEnergy to help them be carbon neutral. But there's great debate about the company's method of selling offsets that have yet to happen.

Jobs in America: Puritan values must replace MBA values

Jobs in America will return if hands-on managerial culture – the kind the Puritans exemplified and which created US prosperity – replaces the 'professional' MBA approach to business.

Does healthcare reform close a tax loopholes or destroy wealth?

A Wall Street Journal editorial had said healthcare reform will destroy wealth and capital. But White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs says the bill only closes a tax loophole.

Why the US will survive this recession

The inventions of the 19th century show how economic challenges foster ingenuity

Firms that retool and rebound

A handful of Midwest manufacturers find ways to adapt and save jobs.

Job hunting? This week’s unusual openings.

An improvised Thanksgiving feast

The snowstorm didn't halt one family's Thanksgiving celebration.

U.S. government seeks new solutions to combat global hunger crisis

Proposals include improved seed types, better roads, and more-efficient irrigation systems.

Farming interns sow their sustainable oats

A New Jersey farm teaches developing-world farmers and Americans with a desire to get back to the earth.

Twin Cities: homespun and cosmopolitan

The GOP National Convention opens in a place reflecting the nation’s enduring agrarian myth ... with skyscrapers.

Brazil bucks global economic downturn

The high food and commodity prices hurting most countries are buoying Brazil, a top exporter of minerals, soy, beef, chicken, and grains.

Tornado-struck Kansas town rebuilds green

A year after a tornado stuck Greensburg, Alan Hewitt and other residents are rebuilding the town to environmentally-sustainable building standards.

Tornado-struck Kansas town rebuilds green

A year after a tornado stuck Greensburg, Alan Hewitt and other residents are rebuilding the town to environmentally-sustainable building standards.