Sugar Prices Slide on Crude Oil and Brazilian Real Weakness
March NY world sugar #11 (SBH26) today is down -0.20 (-1.23%), and December London ICE white sugar #5 (SWZ25) is down -1.00 (-0.22%).Sugar prices are moving lower today, with NY…
Corn Posting Midday Losses on Friday
The corn market is falling in sympathy with the beans and facing some outside pressure on Friday, with contracts down 3 to 4 ½ cents at midday. The CmdtyView national…
Paraguay – the Silicon Valley of South America?
Jane ChambersBusiness reporter, Asunción, ParaguayGabriela CibilsGabriela Cibils wants to help Paraguay attract big tech from the US and elsewhereGabriela Cibils is on a mission – to help turn Paraguay into…
Five carmakers go on trial over emissions cheat claims
Emer MoreauBusiness reporterGetty ImagesA major lawsuit against five leading carmakers accused of cheating on emissions tests is set to begin at the High Court on Monday.The trial is the latest…
Rachel Reeves should avoid ‘half-baked’ tax fixes in Budget, says IFS
Michael Sheils McNameeBusiness reporter EPAChancellor Rachel Reeves should avoid "directionless tinkering and half-baked fixes" when trying to boost the government's tax take in next month's Budget, a leading think tank…