Planting progressed, the U.S. dollar strengthened, and China canceled some U.S. corn purchases. All of which continued downward price pressure on corn, wheat and soybeans.
Gold and silver sustained sharp losses. Silver was hit particularly hard in a wave of liquidation. So the near two-day decline from Thursday’s high to Friday’s low was one of
Crude blasts up as OPEC cuts The opening excitement of last week’s commodity and financial markets was a $5 per barrel explosion in crude oil prices. The b
A last-minute attempt by Indiana legislators to redefine wetlands and strip state protections via amendment to an unrelated sewage bill could exacerbate flooding issues, reduce the number of wetlands, and flies in the face of recommendations in a state-commissioned wetlands report, critics say.
Should Indiana ban single-use plastics? Chesterton High School students offered rapid-fire arguments on both sides of the question for the Valparaiso Chain of Lakes Watershed Group.