Hogs Falling on Tuesday
Hogs Falling on Tuesday
Lean hog futures are falling at Tuesday’s midday, with contracts 97 cents to $1.50 lower. USDA’s national average base hog negotiated price was not reported on Tuesday morning, with the 5-day…
Corn Slipping into Midday Trade
Corn Slipping into Midday Trade
The corn market is failing to hold the early bounce back strength so far at Tuesday’s midday, with fractional to 2 cent losses. The nearby CmdtyView national average Cash Corn…
This Stock’s 7% Yield Looks Safe (For Now)
This Stock’s 7% Yield Looks Safe (For Now)
In The Oxford Clubroom a few weeks ago, I was asked for my thoughts on Pfizer (NYSE: PFE), which has a huge yield for a blue chip company. I mentioned…
Trump Crypto Deals Provoke Senate Backlash and Calls for Investigation
Trump Crypto Deals Provoke Senate Backlash and Calls for Investigation
Senate Democrats are demanding changes to cryptocurrency legislation pending in Congress, responding partly to growing evidence that the Trump family is using its connections and President Trump’s power to profit…
Credit Suisse Pays $510 Million Fine for Helping Clients Evade Taxes
Credit Suisse Pays $510 Million Fine for Helping Clients Evade Taxes
The toll for misconduct at the fallen Swiss bank Credit Suisse just keeps getting bigger.Federal prosecutors said on Monday that UBS, which rescued Credit Suisse from the brink of collapse…
Ford Says Tariffs Will Cost Company $1.5 Billion in 2025
Ford Says Tariffs Will Cost Company $1.5 Billion in 2025
Ford Motor said on Monday that the Trump administration’s tariff policies were likely to lower its 2025 profit, before interest and taxes, by about $1.5 billion. The company also dropped…
Newark Delays Persist as Union Official Says Controllers Briefly Lost Contact With Planes
Newark Delays Persist as Union Official Says Controllers Briefly Lost Contact With Planes
Air traffic controllers briefly lost communication with planes at Newark Liberty International Airport last week, according to the workers’ union, a revelation that came as travel disruptions there extended into…
Pulitzer Prizes: 2025 Winners List
Pulitzer Prizes: 2025 Winners List
PUBLIC SERVICEProPublicaThe Pulitzer committee honored ProPublica for the work of Kavitha Surana, Lizzie Presser, Cassandra Jaramillo and Stacy Kranitz for what it called “urgent reporting about pregnant women who died…
A Grand Comeback for a Grand Seaside Hotel
A Grand Comeback for a Grand Seaside Hotel
To the people who know it, the Hotel del Coronado in San Diego is not a page of history — it’s a chapter. Opened in 1888 by Elisha Babcock and…
The New York Times Wins 4 Pulitzer Prizes
The New York Times Wins 4 Pulitzer Prizes
The New York Times won four Pulitzer Prize awards on Monday, including for reporting on Sudan’s civil war and the failures of the United States in the war in Afghanistan,…
Oil Prices Fall as OPEC Increases Supply Despite Fears of an Economic Slowdown
Oil Prices Fall as OPEC Increases Supply Despite Fears of an Economic Slowdown
Oil prices resumed their slide after the OPEC Plus cartel of oil producers said over the weekend that it would pump more oil, even though analysts say demand could fall…
Farmers in Iowa Are Caught in Trump’s Trade War
Farmers in Iowa Are Caught in Trump’s Trade War
It was time for Beau Hanson to lay down his bets.Like other farmers in western Iowa, in early April Mr. Hanson was preparing for spring planting. The decisions he made…