Cotton Close Monday with Losses
Cotton Close Monday with Losses
Cotton futures were 16 to 35 points lower across most contracts on Monday, as pressure continues to show up. The US dollar index was back up $0.273 on the session to…
Hogs Close with Gains on Monday
Hogs Close with Gains on Monday
Lean hog futures posted Monday gains of 70 cent to $1.47. The national average base hog price was reported at $76.96 on Monday afternoon up 96 cents from the previous day.…
Soybeans See a Slight Bounce on Monday
Soybeans See a Slight Bounce on Monday
Soybeans saw a slight recovery on Monday with contracts up fractionally to 2 ½ cents at the close. November soybeans are averaging $10.18 at the close in the nine sessions…
Why AI is being trained in rural India
Why AI is being trained in rural India
Priti GuptaTechnology Reporter, MumbaiNextWealthIndia's Virudhunagar is home to ancient templesVirudhunagar, a town in southeastern India, can boast temples that date back thousands of years.But not far from those ancient sites,…
Have plans on paper in case of cyber-attack, firms told
Have plans on paper in case of cyber-attack, firms told
Joe TidyCyber correspondent, BBC World ServicePeople should plan for potential cyber-attacks by going back to pen and paper, according to the latest advice.The government has written to chief executives across…
Thousands of homes with botched eco insulation ‘must be fixed’
Thousands of homes with botched eco insulation ‘must be fixed’
Tens of thousands of homes fitted with botched eco insulation need fixingZoe ConwayCorrespondent, BBC News andPritti MistryBusiness reporterBBCMohammed Muhedi noticed problems almost immediately following insulation work in his home in…
Vodafone down: Thousands of UK customers report broadband issues
Vodafone down: Thousands of UK customers report broadband issues
Vodafone admits 'major outage' as more than 130,000 report problemsLiv McMahonTechnology reporterGetty ImagesThousands of Vodafone customers across the UK have reported its services are down.Downdetector, which monitors web outages, showed…
Click Energy announces first electricity rise in more than three years
Click Energy announces first electricity rise in more than three years
Click Energy has announced it will implement a 3.5% increase in household electricity rates, "due to a rise in wholesale and market costs".It said this would result in the typical…
Lloyds warns car finance scandal could cost it £2bn
Lloyds warns car finance scandal could cost it £2bn
Emer MoreauBusiness reporterLloyds Banking Group is setting aside an additional £800m for car finance compensation claims, bringing the total amount allocated by the bank for redress to nearly £2bn.The company…
Mortgage rates creep back up as lenders show caution
Mortgage rates creep back up as lenders show caution
Kevin PeacheyCost of living correspondentAverage mortgage rates have risen for the first time month-on-month since February as lenders approach the winter with caution.Following a series of drops in mortgage interest…
Nexperia: Dutch government takes control of China-owned chip firm
Nexperia: Dutch government takes control of China-owned chip firm
Osmond ChiaBusiness reporterThe Dutch government has taken control of Nexperia, a Chinese-owned chipmaker based in the Netherlands, in a bid to safeguard the European supply of semiconductors for cars and…
‘Troubling’ data reveals rise in deaths among Norfolk homeless
‘Troubling’ data reveals rise in deaths among Norfolk homeless
Homelessness deaths almost double in a yearGeorge King andOwen SennittLocal Democracy reporterPA MediaThe Museum of Homelessness recorded nine deaths in Norfolk in 2024, four more than recorded in the year…