Concerned citizens in DeWitt are fighting plans for more bitcoin mining, and state Sen. Bryan King, R-Green Forest, and Arkansas Rice Growers Association Chair Kenneth Graves have joined their cause. read more >
About 160 acres of land in northeast Arkansas is owned by Northup King Seed Co., whose ownership can be traced to a Chinese state-owned enterprise, Griffin said. read more >
The report by Reuters, which cites three unnamed sources with knowledge of the matter, said that Tyson has hired Goldman Sachs to advise on the sale. read more >
Tech regulation is gathering momentum on Capitol Hill as concerns skyrocket about China's ownership of TikTok and as parents navigating a post-pandemic mental health crisis have grown increasingly worried about what their children are seeing online. read more >
The 221-202 vote sends the measure to the Senate, where lawmakers from both parties have expressed similar concerns about what many call unfair competition from China. read more >
U.S. Sen. Jon Tester, a Democrat, is sponsoring legislation to include agriculture as a factor in national security decisions allowing foreign real estate investments. read more >
It now expects the world economy to grow 2.9% this year. That forecast is better than the 2.7% expansion for 2023 that the IMF predicted in October. read more >
Coal use grew by only 1.2% in 2022, but the increase pushed it to all all-time high of more than 8 billion metric tons, beating the previous record set in 2013. read more >
The move adds to earlier easing that fueled hopes Beijing was scrapping its "zero COVID" strategy, which is disrupting manufacturing and global trade. read more >
Nine central banks accounting for half the global economy have lifted their key interest rate by 1.25 percentage points in the past six months. read more >
The value of the U.S. dollar has been on a tear for more than a year against everything from the British pound across the Atlantic to the South Korean won across the Pacific. read more >
The bill has been more than a year in the making, but finally cleared both chambers of Congress late last month with significant bipartisan margins. read more >
The memo directs 21 federal departments and agencies to better share information, coordinate enforcement actions such as sanctions and visa restrictions and promote best practices among international allies. read more >