Northern Ireland’s First Minister has said she is "incredulous" at a large order for a Belfast company to supply missiles for Ukraine. The UK government announced that the Thales plant…
Italian luxury group Prada is moving closer to a deal to buy Versace from upmarket fashion group Capri Holdings after agreeing to a price of nearly €1.5 billion, Bloomberg News…
Insulation and building materials manufacturer Kingspan said today it has now built up a 92% stake in Nordic Waterproofing. The Co Cavan-based company said that since it holds more than…
The European Central Bank is set to cut rates again on Thursday, but investors have not been this unsure in a while on what comes next. US tariff risks are…
The dollar index (DXY00) today is down by -0.95%. Today's strength in EUR/USD is undercutting the dollar as stronger-than-expected Eurozone economic news boosted European government bond yields. The dollar extended its…
May ICE NY cocoa (CCK25) today is down -1,003 (-10.99%), and May ICE London cocoa #7 (CAK25) is down -806 (-10.98%).Cocoa prices today plummeted to 3-1/2 month lows after the…
Lean hogs are higher at midday, with gains of 35 to 82 cents on Monday. The CME Lean Hog Index was back up by a nickel from the previous day on…
Live cattle futures are falling on Monday, with losses of 5 to 55 cents. Cash sales were reported at $197 in the south and light $198-199 trade in the North,…
The wheat market is continuing losses on Monday across the three exchanges. Chicago SRW futures are 3 to 9 cents lower at midday. There were 257 deliveries issued against March…
The corn market is posting another round of weaker trade on Monday, with losses of 4 to 13 cents across the board, led by the front months. There were 220 deliveries…
May arabica coffee (KCK25) Monday closed up +13.60 (+3.65%), and May ICE robusta coffee (RMK25) closed up +156 (+2.93%).Coffee prices rallied sharply on Monday as below-normal rain in Brazil may…
May NY world sugar #11 (SBK25) Monday closed down -0.30 (-1.62%), and May London ICE white sugar #5 (SWK25) closed down -7.80 (-1.46%).Sugar prices Monday extended their week-long slide to…