Cocoa Prices Settle Lower on Expectations of Adequate Supplies
March ICE NY cocoa (CCH26) on Thursday closed down -44 (-0.74%), and March ICE London cocoa #7 (CAH26) closed down -24 (-0.55%).Cocoa prices settled lower on Thursday, with NY cocoa…
Cattle Slipping Lower on Thursday
Live cattle are lower again on Thursday, as the overbought market comes into the end of the month. Contracts are down 85 cents to $1 at midday. Cash action has…
Cattle Fall Back on Thursday Ahead of Friday’s USDA Report
Live cattle futures were down 97 cents to $1.90 on Thursday. There were 20 deliveries retendered at 1 cent on Thursday. Cash trade got kicked off on Thursday, with a few…
Sugar Prices Fall Sharply as India May Boost Sugar Exports
March NY world sugar #11 (SBH26) on Thursday closed down -0.28 (-1.90%), and March London ICE white sugar #5 (SWH26) closed down -6.40 (-1.52%).Sugar prices fell sharply on Thursday to…
TikTok owner agrees to sell US business
Peter Hoskins,Business reporterandLily Jamali,North America technology correspondentTikTok's Chinese owner ByteDance has signed binding agreements with US and global investors to sell the majority of its business in America, TikTok's boss…
Will tech trump tradition at bakers and biscuit makers?
Ben MorrisTechnology of Business EditorTunnock's robot packagingA stream of hot caramel runs through the Thomas Tunnock factory just outside Glasgow.From the second floor where it is made, it runs along…
£100 contactless card limit to be lifted from March
Kevin PeacheyCost of living correspondentGetty ImagesMillions of people will be able to set their own contactless card payment limits or even have no limit at all, a regulator has confirmed.Banks…
Friday to be busiest travel day of festive season
Emer MoreauBusiness reporterGetty ImagesDrivers are being advised to allow extra time to travelBritain's roads, railways and airports are set to be thronged by festive travellers on what is is anticipated…
How much more your Christmas dinner will cost this year
Emer Moreau,Business reporterandTommy Lumby,Business data journalistGetty ImagesA typical Christmas dinner with all the trimmings will cost slightly more than last yearElaine DoranCost of living producerColletta SmithCost of living correspondentTurkey and…