How Export Credit Agencies Finance the World's Big Deals
Export credit explained: EXIM and its rivals, buyer credits, the OECD Arrangement, China outside the rules, and the climate-policy fight.
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How Countervailing Duty Investigations Actually Work
S. tariff — and the process runs on fixed deadlines, not politics.
How a Bill Actually Dies in Committee
Over 18,000 bills were introduced in the 118th Congress; about 3% became law. The committee calendar is where the rest expired.
What a 7.50% Prime Rate Does to Your Business Credit Line
50% by December 2024, cutting roughly $500 a year per $50,000 drawn on floating lines. The index, margin, and reset schedule that decide what you actually pay.
Precision agriculture adoption: what USDA's numbers actually show
Guidance leads, variable-rate lags: USDA ERS survey data on precision ag adoption, why the gap exists, and how operators should price the tools.
Why Profitable Small Businesses Still Run Out of Cash
Profit counts when earned, cash counts when collected — the timing gap that sinks sound businesses, and the weekly habits that close it.
The Real Cost of a First Hire, Itemized
65% employer FICA, workers' comp, ~$6,000 health coverage, and payroll costs, per BLS and IRS 2024 data.
How to read USDA crop reports without overreacting
Prospective Plantings, WASDE and Grain Stocks each answer a different question; an operator's guide to reading USDA reports and their revision risk.
What Does an SBA Loan Actually Cost a Small Business?
SBA 7(a) rate caps, guarantee fees, and the personal guarantee — the arithmetic a small-business owner should run before applying.
USDA's August 2025 WASDE sized a big corn crop
4 billion bushels; what the balance sheet means for basis, storage and the September revision.
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