Insights and Stories on International

Shake Shack IPO comes amid hunger for premium burgers

Jan. 2, 2015 at 6:47 pm CST

New York | Reuters — Shake Shack Inc.’s filing this week for an initial public offering underscores a question for investors and foodies alike: How hungry are U.S. consumers for another burger chain? A key part of Shake Shack’s growth strategy involves expanding its locations beyond its New York base, […]

Herders with machine guns intensify South Sudan land, food woes

Jan. 2, 2015 at 5:17 pm CST

By Chris Arsenault

U.S. livestock: CME feeder cattle in biggest one-day jump in seven months

Jan. 2, 2015 at 5:09 pm CST

By Theopolis Waters

U.S. grains: Soybeans hit one-month low on technicals, rising world supply

Jan. 2, 2015 at 5:04 pm CST

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Bumper crops drag soy to biggest yearly loss in decade

Dec. 31, 2014 at 3:27 pm CST

By Karl Plume

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle end session weaker

Dec. 31, 2014 at 3:21 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle finished lower on Wednesday on year-end profit taking, trader said. However, futures extended their yearly winning streak to six in a row after finishing up 23 per cent for 2014 amid tight supplies after years of drought, an analyst said. Upward-trending […]

By Theopolis Waters

Hong Kong culls chickens, suspends imports after H7 bird flu found

Dec. 31, 2014 at 2:56 pm CST

Hong Kong | Reuters — Hong Kong began culling 15,000 chickens on Wednesday and suspended imports of live poultry from mainland China for 21 days after the H7 bird flu strain was discovered in a batch of live chickens from the southern province of Guangdong. Authorities also ordered the closure […]

By Reuters

U.S. drone rules remain in hangar in 2014

Dec. 31, 2014 at 2:45 pm CST

New York | Reuters — The United States missed a year-end deadline for publishing new rules on remote-control aircraft, delaying an eagerly awaited step toward using drones in everything from farming to package delivery. Businesses have been clamouring for rules to allow commercial drone flights, fearing the U.S. is falling […]

By Alwyn Scott Roberta Rampton

Ex-Viterra chief dropped as Dreyfus’ CEO-elect

Dec. 31, 2014 at 2:02 pm CST

The terms by which Mayo Schmidt would lead Louis Dreyfus’ commodities business have led the company and its chosen CEO to part ways. Offering no further details, Louis Dreyfus Commodities said Wednesday the company and the former Viterra CEO “have jointly decided not to proceed” with Schmidt taking the helm, […]

By Staff

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle close weaker on profit taking

Dec. 30, 2014 at 4:50 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle finished lower in choppy trading on Tuesday, pressured by profit-taking that outpaced initial buying led by bullish fundamentals, traders said. December, which will expire on Wednesday, closed 0.625 cent per pound lower at 165.875 cents, and February was down 0.3 cent […]

By Theopolis Waters