Governor’s Ban on Farmland

Missouri Governor Mike Parson has issued an executive order regarding foreign-owned agricultural land in the state. At a press conference on Tuesday, Parson said concerns about individuals and businesses from certain countries, especially China, owning MO farm land , prompted this order that now bans companies from China, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Russia, and Venezuela…

Wall Street

NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is starting 2024 with a slump and giving back some of its powerful gains from the year before. The S&P 500 was 1% lower Tuesday. The Dow was down 95 points, and the Nasdaq composite was 2.2% lower. Some of last year’s biggest winners were weighing on the market,…