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By Lindsey Rupp and Nikolaj Gammeltoft, Bloomberg |
April 3, 2013
U.S. stocks fell, dragging the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index down from a record, as financial and energy shares tumbled after oil plunged and worse-than-estimated data spurred concern over economic growth.
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By Alan Bjerga, Bloomberg |
August 10, 2012
The grass in Melvin Korte’s 280 acres of pasture in northern Missouri is dead, burnt away in the worst drought in the Corn Belt in more than a half-century. Now he’s doing all he can to keep his herd of 63 cattle alive.
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By Rita Nazareth, Bloomberg |
June 21, 2012
U.S. stocks tumbled, sending the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index lower for a second day, as signs of a slowdown in global manufacturing added to disappointing housing and labor market data at the world’s largest economy.
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By Jeffrey McCracken, Bloomberg |
May 7, 2012
Marubeni Corp. reportedly is in exclusive talks to buy closely held U.S. grain handler Gavilon Group LLC for about $5 billion including debt.
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By Elizabeth Campbell, Bloomberg |
May 1, 2012
The heaviest and most numerous U.S. pig population on record and rebounding Chinese output are creating a surplus that is poised to halt a four-year rally in prices.
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By Elizabeth Campbell, Bloomberg |
April 26, 2012
The first time mad cow disease appeared in the U.S., beef exports plunged 82%. More than eight years later, the discovery of an infected dairy cow in California may do little to prevent shipments from surging to a record for a second straight year.