The billionaire’s latest acquisition has made people wonder why rich investors are so interested in gathering large tracts In late June, the North Dakota Attorney General approved the purchase of 2,100 acres of farmland by a company tied to Bill Gates. Red River Trust bought it from potato growers Campbell Farms for about $13.5 million.…

Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has compiled what he called a list of “their sins,” a reference to what he sees as the shortcomings of the US and Europe. The list was published on Medvedev’s Telegram channel on Thursday and comes a day after the former president outlined Russia’s ‘sins’, a mocking exhortation to the…

The Eurozone regulator decided to go with a larger-than-expected 50 basis-point increase The European Central Bank (ECB) has hiked interest rates for the first time in 11 years on Thursday, going for the 50 basis-point increase instead of the previously anticipated 25 basis-point hike, the regulator announced in a press-release on its website.