Wheat Closes Friday on a Mixed Note
Wheat Closes Friday on a Mixed Note
The wheat complex was mixed on Friday, with the winter wheat contracts closing lower. CBT soft red wheat futures were 7 to 8 cents lower trade to close out the…
Cotton Head into the Weekend with Losses
Cotton Head into the Weekend with Losses
Cotton futures posted 60 to 92 point losses across most contracts on Friday, with December down 192 points this week. Crude oil futures were 39 cents/barrel to $59.82 on the…
Corn Eases Lower into the Weekend
Corn Eases Lower into the Weekend
Corn futures posted losses of 1 to 2 cents across most contracts on the Friday session, as December managed to slip 4 ¼ cents lower this week. The CmdtyView national…
Blame game over Air India crash goes on
Blame game over Air India crash goes on
Theo LeggettInternational Business CorrespondentGetty ImagesNearly five months after a plane crash in India which killed 260 people, the investigation has become mired in controversy – with the country's Supreme Court…
Tesla plans to pay Musk $1tn – do they really need him that much?
Tesla plans to pay Musk $1tn – do they really need him that much?
Lucy HookerBusiness reporterGetty ImagesA great leader is a huge asset for company, of course, but can anyone be worth $1 trillion? That is the pay packet Tesla shareholders have approved…
The savings account offering 50% interest – with a catch
The savings account offering 50% interest – with a catch
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ITV in talks to sell television business to Sky
ITV in talks to sell television business to Sky
Faarea MasudBusiness reporterAlamyITV has said it is in "preliminary" discussions to sell its broadcasting business to Sky for £1.6bn, a move that could reshape the UK's television landscape.The talks focus…
Rightmove shares plummet over AI investment plans
Rightmove shares plummet over AI investment plans
Charlotte EdwardsBusiness reporter, BBC NewsGetty ImagesProperty listing website Rightmove has seen its shares plummet after revealing plans to step up investment in artificial intelligence (AI).Rightmove cut its profit growth forecasts…
Lose weight or lose your jobs, offshore workers told
Lose weight or lose your jobs, offshore workers told
Rebecca Curran,BBC Scotland and Ken Banks,North east Scotland reporterGetty ImagesThousands of North Sea oil workers are being told they must lose weight if they are to keep flying offshore -…
Texas sues Roblox for ‘putting paedophiles and profits’ over safety
Texas sues Roblox for ‘putting paedophiles and profits’ over safety
Osmond ChiaBusiness reporterTexas Attorney General Ken Paxton says he has sued Roblox over "flagrantly ignoring" safety laws and "deceiving parents" about the dangers the online video gaming platform poses to…
Government recovers £74m from asylum hotel firms
Government recovers £74m from asylum hotel firms
Nick EardleyPolitical correspondentThe government has recovered £74m from excessive profits made by companies running asylum accommodation, the BBC can reveal.The Home Office said it had recouped the money following a…
Pilots’ industrial action at ASL Airlines postponed
Pilots’ industrial action at ASL Airlines postponed
Planned industrial action by members of the Irish Airline Pilots' Association (IALPA) employed by ASL Airlines Ireland has been postponed. Pilots had voted overwhelmingly in favour of industrial action in…