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Oct. 20, 2021, 12:00 p.m. EDT

Drought is among the biggest dangers to the U.S. New water technology is making its way across the country

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Hydroponics and regenerative agriculture are two methods the U.S. West is using to keep food growing. See full story.

Dow, S&P 500 touch record-high territory Wednesday, with Tesla earnings due after the close

U.S. stock indexes see modest gains Wednesday morning, but they were sufficient to push the S&P 500 index and Dow industrials to all-time highs amid a multi-day win streak, as investors parsed third-quarter earnings with the electric-vehicle maker Tesla Inc. due to report after the market closes. See full story.

Biden revises proposal to have IRS monitor bank accounts more closely. Here’s how it would work

Some critics say the changes are not good enough. See full story.

Here’s what legendary investor Bill Miller said in his final investment letter

There's only one Bill Miller, the fund manager who famously beat the S&P 500 for 15 years in a row, through to 2005. Here is what he said in his final investment letter See full story.

Bitcoin just hit a record high, trades above $66,000

Bitcoin has reached $66,000, after ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF, the first bitcoin-linked exchange traded fund (ETF) in the U.S debuted on Tuesday. See full story.

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Prosecutors say the man behind the Geek Group had a side business swapping dirty cash for clean bitcoin. See full story.

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