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    June 18, 2018
    The U.S. dairy industry continues to be a strong exporter, though market disruptions following the European Union's move to abolish milk quotas caused some difficulties. (U.S. Dairy Export Council graphic)
    Professor blames full-fat trend for dairy trade spat
    What started the trade spat between the U.S. and Canada over dairy? Blame consumer demand for higher fat products.
    business/agricultureJune 18, 2018 - 7:07am
    April 17, 2018
    Employees spread out steamed sorghum to cool ahead of fermentation at the Kweichow Moutai Co. distillery in the town of Maotai in Renhuai, China, Thursday, Dec. 14, 2017. Bloomberg photo by Qilai Shen.
    In new sign of trade war, China slaps U.S. sorghum producers with 179 percent deposit
    BEIJING - China announced Tuesday, April 17, temporary anti-dumping measures on U.S. sorghum, potentially hitting U.S. growers and exacerbating...
    business/agricultureApril 17, 2018 - 6:59am
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    AgweekTV: Consumer Trust Workshop
    A South Dakota workshop teaches farmers how to increase the public's trust in their food. Watch the full episode of AgweekTV on Agweek.com Get...
    newsFebruary 17, 2018 - 8:30am
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    AgweekTV: Consumer Trust Workshop
    A South Dakota workshop teaches farmers how to increase the public's trust in their food. Watch the full episode of AgweekTV on Agweek.com Get...
    newsFebruary 17, 2018 - 8:30am
    February 2, 2018
    The New York Stock Exchange and Wall Street in New York, Jan. 16, 2016. The $1.5 trillion tax bill barreling toward President Donald Trump’s desk is overwhelmingly a big win for corporations, but not every business benefits equally, with bigger cuts flowing to financial firms and the real estate industry than to manufacturers or mining companies. (Nicole Bengiveno/Copyright 2018 The New York Times)
    Dow drops 666 points and posts its worst week since 2016
    The Dow Jones industrial average plunged 2.54 percent - closing down 666 points - Friday and suffering its worst week in two years as concerns...
    business/marketsFebruary 2, 2018 - 4:02pm
    January 29, 2018
    A monitor displays a McDonald's sign on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York on Dec. 15, 2017. Bloomberg photo by Michael Nagle.
    McDonald's traffic rises this year after new dollar menu debut
    McDonald's Corp. is seeing a jump in customers, a sign its new Dollar Menu is attracting penny pinchers. McDonald's share of U.S. traffic among...
    business/restaurants-and-barsJanuary 29, 2018 - 11:29am
    January 18, 2018
    A drilling rig stands next to a flare at night in the oil fields surrounding Midland, Texas, on Nov. 7, 2017. Bloombeg photo by Luke Sharrett.
    Oil's sustained rise giving oilfield servicers time to prosper
    Oilfield-service providers, happy to close the book on a largely unforgiving 2017, are eyeing a rebirth with higher crude prices sowing the seeds...
    business/energy-and-miningJanuary 18, 2018 - 10:35am
    January 12, 2018
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    Stocks rise to record highs amid bank earnings as dollar tumbles
    U.S. stocks rose to records as retail sales sparked optimism in the economy and JPMorgan Chase & Co. signaled tax cuts will bolster profits....
    business/marketsJanuary 12, 2018 - 3:49pm
    January 11, 2018
    Initial coin offerings, where programmers raise money by creating and selling their own virtual currency, have come out of nowhere in 2017 to become the talk of Silicon Valley and Wall Street. (Gluekit/Copyright 2018 The New York Times)
    'It's going to be a nightmare': Some bitcoin investors are in for a rocky tax season
    Sean McAuliffe doesn't have much background in investing, aside from a couple of retirement accounts. But over Thanksgiving, as the price of...
    business/marketsJanuary 11, 2018 - 1:38pm
    January 9, 2018
    A BevMo! store in Upland, California, on October 2, 2013. Bloomberg photo by Patrick T. Fallon.
    'America First?' Not necessarily when it comes to the GOP tax law and booze
    WASHINGTON - The new Republican tax law counts on a small, little-known federal agency to ensure a tax provision aimed at helping small liquor...
    newsJanuary 9, 2018 - 12:43pm
    January 1, 2018
    A worker operates a cotton picker at a farm in the Nueces County of Chapman Ranch, Texas, on Aug. 23, 2016. Bloomberg photo by Eddie Seal.
    Cotton was 2017's star crop, and funds have high hopes for 2018
    The longest winning streak in two decades propelled cotton to 2017's biggest increase among crop commodities, and hedge funds are ready for more...
    newsJanuary 1, 2018 - 10:07pm
    A customer prepares to pump fuel at a Go Mart Inc. gas station in Rockbridge, Ohio, on Feb. 6, 2016. Bloomberg photo by Ty Wright.
    What a weak dollar means in 2018: staycations and local shopping
    U.S. consumers may soon begin to feel some pain from the dollar's downturn, although the recent slide in the world's main reserve currency isn't...
    newsJanuary 1, 2018 - 9:40am
    December 8, 2017
    Bitcoin lives on the internet, not as physical currency but that hasn't stopped traders from driving up the cryptocurrency's value. MUST CREDIT: Bloomberg photo by Chris Ratcliffe.
    What is Bitcoin? How can I buy it? A simple Q&A for Bitcoin beginners
    To paraphrase Ronald Reagan, "Here we go again." Bitcoin is on everyone's lips this week and the price has gone nuts - shooting past $17,000...
    business/marketsDecember 8, 2017 - 3:01pm
    November 15, 2017
    NAFTA talks resume as US warns `short fuse' may burn down
    NAFTA talks are set to pick up Wednesday, Nov. 15, for round five where they left off a month ago: with tension and animosity in the air.
    newsNovember 15, 2017 - 10:51am
    October 16, 2017
    he Chicago Board of Trade, whose futures trading pits are scheduled to close by July, in downtown Chicago, March 16, 2015. (Taylor Glascock/Copyright 2017 The New York Times)
    Two Chinese bidders for Chicago Exchange are said to drop out
    Two of the three China-based bidders for the Chicago Stock Exchange have withdrawn from the group trying to acquire the market, according to...
    newsOctober 16, 2017 - 8:08am
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