The US Department of Agriculture today lowered its estimate of the US corn crop by 20 bushels/acre, from 166 to 146. The cut comes as hot, dry weather continues to ... Read Full Story »
The three major US stock indexes opened modestly higher this morning as investors appear to have high hopes that tomorrow’s summit meeting of European Union leaders will lead to a ... Read Full Story »
General Mills Inc. (NYSE: GIS) reported fourth quarter and full fiscal year earnings this morning, posting mixed results and offering an outlook for the 2013 fiscal year that came in ... Read Full Story »
Markets opened slightly higher this morning, expecting good news from today’s report on existing home sales. Alas, the number came in lower than expectations and sent the DJIA to a ... Read Full Story »