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Cotton Slipping Lower on Friday

Cotton futures are heading 87 to 99 points lower so far on Friday, amid some outside market pressure. December cotton futures expire today. The outside markets are pressure factors, with the US dollar index up 374 point…

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Why would Stripe want PayPal?

Privately held Stripe has decided to swing for the fences with its boldest play yet in digital payments. Reuters reported that the fintech heavyweight joined forces with private equity firm Advent International to submi…

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Wheat Rallying Through Friday’s Midday

The wheat complex is reverting from Thursday weaker trade to post midday gains across the complex. Chicago SRW contracts are up 6 to 7 cents in most contracts. KC HRW futures are rallying 13 to 14 cents across most cont…

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