European Union countries gave provisional clearance today to a planned EU-Mercosur free trade agreement, the largest trade accord the EU has struck. Tariff cuts, larger farm produce quotas Mercosur will…
Just four years after the launch of ChatGPT, the chatbot that brought artificial intelligence into the mainstream, it seemed like almost every exhibitor at the CES show in Las Vegas…
The short history of the self-driving car industry has been littered with expensive failures and endless delays, but tech suppliers, chipmakers including Nvidia and some automakers are betting on AI…
New figures from the Central Statistics Office show that the seasonally adjusted Live Register total for December 2025 was 172,200 people, up by 3,000 people from the previous month. The…
Cotton futures rounded out the Friday session with contracts steady to 5 points lower, as March was 40 points higher this week. Crude oil futures were back up $1.02 per…
Soybeans are trading with 2 to 5 ¾ cent gains at midday. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price is 3 cents higher at $9.91. Soymeal futures are up 30 cents to…
The dollar index (DXY00) rallied to a 1-month high on Friday and finished up by +0.20%. The dollar found support from Friday’s mixed US payroll report, which showed payrolls rose…
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) on Friday closed up +0.65%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI) (DIA) closed up +0.48%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) closed up +1.02%. March E-mini S&P…
Lean hog futures posted losses of 15 cents to $1.425 on Friday. The national average base hog price was down $2.31 at $83.00 on Friday PM. The CME Lean Hog Index…
Live cattle futures slipped lower on Friday, with contracts down $1 to $1.55. February was down $2.27 this week. Cash trade was picked up at $232-233 across the country this week.…
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) today is up +0.38%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI) (DIA) is up +0.21%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) is up +0.59%. March E-mini S&P futures…
Cotton futures are trading with Friday losses of 57 to 73 points at midday. The outside markets are mixed, with crude oil adding some support and up $1.44/barrel, as the US dollar…