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Three decades ago, when Kelly Schultz announced his intention to start a pumpkin farm, "everybody laughed at me," he says. Schultz, a second-generation antique seller, had no prior experience with farming when he bought…
In Judge Sarah Sharer Curley's nearly three decades presiding over bankruptcy cases, some were especially painful to witness, she said — such as the 73-year-old woman who stood before her in 2012 with a student loan bal…
TOKYO, Japan – October 15, 2026 (STL.News) Asian Stocks – Global financial markets saw a sharp, technology-led selloff Thursday as major Asian stock indexes plunged after stronger-than-expected U.S. inflation data, rene…
Corn futures closed out the Friday session with contracts 1 to 4 ½ cents across the board, as December was 5 ½ cents lower. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was down 3 3/4 cents at $4.35. Now halfway throu…
At London-headquartered payments technology company Paysend, access to artificial intelligence tools has to be earned. CEO Ben Chisell told CNBC he is a “very cynical man” about the hype around the technology, though he…
The wheat complex headed into the weekend holding onto the weakness on Friday. Chicago SRW contracts fell lower on Friday, with contracts down 1 ½ to 9 ½ cents on the day and December losing 10 ½ cents this week. KC HRW…
Ukraine is facing increasing uncertainty over its ability to sustain the war against Russia as a series of moves by U.S. President Donald Trump has raised fresh questions about Washington's reliability as Kyiv's most im…
Understanding the drivers of cloud organization is crucial for accurately estimating cloud feedbacks and their contribution to climate warming. Shallow mesoscale circulations are thought to play an important role in clo…
Cotton futures posted mixed trade on Friday, with contracts down 19 points to 24 points higher. December was down 54 points on the week. Crude oil was up $3.87 per barrel on the session, with the US dollar index $0.255 …
Lean hog futures found some strength to close the week, with contracts up 27 cents to $1.25 on Friday. December was still down 90 cents for the week. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $67.09 on Friday after…
December arabica coffee (KCZ26 ) closed up +10.80 (+3.66%) on Friday, and November ICE robusta coffee (RMX26 ) closed up +39 (+1.16%). Coffee prices rallied sharply on Friday, with arabica posting a 5-week high. Concern…
Crude oil prices rose sharply Friday as Iran escalated attacks in the Strait of Hormuz, Houthi militants fired missiles at Saudi Arabia and Ukraine vowed to keep striking Russian refineries.
December ICE NY cocoa (CCZ26 ) closed down -186 (-3.19%) on Friday, and December ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ26 ) closed down -141 (-3.23%). Cocoa prices sold off sharply on Friday on news of weaker-than-expected Q3 North A…
The sell-off in AI-related stocks pushed the Cboe Volatility Index (VIX) above 22 for the first time in four months. A cluster of trades suggests it could go even higher.
The software and semiconductor sectors haven’t been trading in tandem much this year, but they collectively fell Friday as AI and interest-rate fears hit the market.
The U.S. finished the 2026 fiscal year with a budget deficit of nearly $2 trillion, the latest measurement to underscore the extent of the country's financial stress.
President Donald Trump on Friday denied that the White House had ordered restrictions this week on Starlink satellite internet services provided to Ukraine's armed forces.
One of the last big campaign-finance snapshots before the Nov. 3 Election Day is now available, and both political parties found something to like. But campaign cash is flowing in very different ways — and, on balance, …
Apple's iPhone Duo, its most expensive iPhone ever, went up for preorder Friday, with launch-day pickup inventory selling out and some online delivery estimates already slipping into late January.
New White House press secretary Katie Zacharia is leaving her job after just five days in the face of criticism over her performance, a White House official confirmed to CNBC on Friday.
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