Archive for January 2022
Fast-Changing Financial Landscape
Is there a need to adjust the stocks-equities mix in investment portfolios amid a fast-changing financial landscape?
Read MoreBiden-Harris Administration Announces Over $1 Billion in Disaster Relief Funds for Post-Wildfire and Hurricane Recovery
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif., Jan. 21, 2022 – Vice President Kamala Harris and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced $1.36 billion in disaster relief funds for the USDA Forest Service to…
Read MoreOffice of the Chief Economist Contributes to Creating Better Markets, Addressing Climate Change, and Advancing USDA Goals
WASHINGTON, January 21, 2022 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Office of the Chief Economist (OCE) today highlighted some of the office’s key accomplishments in 2021 that support creating better…
Read MoreU.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack Highlights Key Work in 2021 to Promote Food and Nutrition Security
WASHINGTON, Jan. 21, 2022 – Today, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture issued the following statement highlighting key accomplishments to promote food and nutrition security at the Department of Agriculture since the…
Read MoreUSDA Announces Additional Farm Service Agency and Rural Development State Directors
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20, 2022 – Today, President Joe Biden announced his intent to appoint seven U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) regional positions, including five Farm Service Agency (FSA) State Executive…
Read MoreUSDA Announces Approval of D-SNAP for Areas in Boulder County, Colorado
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20, 2022 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced today that low-income Colorado residents in parts of Boulder County affected by the wildfires that started on December…
Read MoreUSDA Announces Approval of D-SNAP for Areas in Boulder, Colorado
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20, 2022 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced today that low-income Colorado residents in parts of Boulder County affected by the wildfires that started on December…
Read MoreOptions Observer: Trade ATM volatility in an accessible size with VOLQ futures
Learn how a reduction in the VOLQ futures contract size enables more market participants to use it to trade at-the-money volatility of the Nasdaq-100 Index.
Read MoreOpening Statement of Thomas J. Vilsack Before the House Committee on Agriculture – Remarks as Delivered
WASHINGTON, January 20, 2022: Mr. Chairman, thank you very, very much. I appreciate the opportunity to be here today. And also, to Representative Thompson, thank you for the opportunity to…
Read MoreUSDA’s Office of Tribal Relations Highlights 2021 Accomplishments to Advance Equity and Opportunity for Tribal Nations and Communities
WASHINGTON, January 20, 2022 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Office of Tribal Relations (OTR) today announced 2021 achievements that elevate the nation-to-nation relationship and promote equitable access to…
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