Sugar Prices Fall as the Brazilian Real Weakens
March NY world sugar #11 (SBH26) on Tuesday closed down -0.15 (-1.01%), and March London ICE white sugar #5 (SWH26) closed down -3.80 (-0.90%).Sugar prices tumbled to 3-week lows on…
Corn Pops Higher on Tuesday, as USDA Cuts Ending Stocks
Corn futures posted gains of 4 to 5 cents across most contracts on Tuesday, following a bullish USDA report. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was up 4 1/2 cents…
Stocks Settle Mixed Ahead of Wednesday’s FOMC Decision
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) on Tuesday closed down by -0.09%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI) (DIA) closed down by -0.38%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) closed up by +0.16%. …
Wheat Closes Mixed, Despite Another Increase to World Production
The wheat complex was mixed across the three exchanges on Tuesday, with spring wheat holding higher. Chicago SRW futures were fractionally mixed on the day. KC HRW futures also saw…
UK spending half an hour longer online than in pandemic, says Ofcom
Laura CressTechnology reporterGetty ImagesUK adults spent over half an hour longer online every day in 2025 than they did during the pandemic, according to an annual survey of internet habits…
Bottles of Disaronno recalled over possible glass presence
Michael Sheils McNameeBusiness reporterBottles of the almond liquor Disaronno have been recalled over fears they could be contaminated by glass. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) issued a recall notice on…
Budget could knock half a percentage point off inflation, Bank chief says
Archie MitchellBusiness reporterGetty ImagesThe chancellor's Budget could reduce inflation by half a percentage point next year, a Bank of England deputy governor has said.Clare Lombardelli told the Commons' Treasury committee…
Gatwick Airport second runway legal challenge has date set
PA MediaThe plan for the runway was approved in SeptemberA legal challenge over plans for a second runway at Gatwick Airport is set to be heard in January, a High…
President Trump’s ban on wind energy permits ‘unlawful’, court rules
Pritti MistryBusiness reporterPresident Donald Trump's ban on issuing new wind energy permits has been ruled "unlawful" by a US court.In January the president signed an executive order freezing federal approval…
Thirteen Labour MPs vote for talks on joining EU customs union
Kate WhannelPolitical reporterWatch: Rare moment in the Commons as vote end in tieThirteen Labour MPs have backed a Liberal Democrat bill requiring the government to begin negotiations on joining a…