Social Security is a key source of income for many retirees, but deciding when to claim it can be tricky. You can start your benefits as early as 62 or as late as 70, and the longer you wait, the bigger your monthly checks will be. However, waiting until 70...
Hippo Harvest Secures $21M to Expand Its Indoor Farming Business
Hippo Harvest, a controlled environment agriculture (CEA) startup based in San Francisco, has raised $21 million in a Series B funding round. The company plans to use the funds to scale up its greenhouse operations and to diversify its product offerings into new categories of leafy greens. Hippo Harvest Uses...
NDP pushes for national contraception coverage as part of pharmacare deal
The NDP leader Jagmeet Singh confirmed on Friday that his party wants the federal government to fund national contraception coverage as part of the pharmacare deal that they are negotiating. Singh said that covering the cost of birth control would benefit women, families, and the health care system. Contraception coverage:...
Coinbase Profits from Bitcoin ETF Craze in Q4
The crypto exchange posts its best quarterly results in two years Coinbase Global (COIN), the largest U.S. cryptocurrency exchange, reported its fourth-quarter earnings on Thursday, beating analysts’ expectations and posting its first quarterly profit in two years. The company benefited from the surge in trading activity and interest in digital...
Berkshire Hathaway reduces Apple stake, buys more Chevron stock
Berkshire Hathaway, the conglomerate led by Warren Buffett, revealed its latest stock moves in a regulatory filing on Tuesday. The company trimmed its stake in Apple, sold its holdings in Paramount and HP, and increased its position in Chevron. The company also kept secret a new investment worth over $1...