Insights and Stories on International

May. 5, 2016 at 3:22 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures fell on Thursday, with soy dropping two per cent, on profit-taking by investment funds looking to lock in gains from recent rallies. Wheat futures slid 1.8 per cent to their lowest since mid-April, pressured by reports of strong crop prospects in […]

By Mark Weinraub

May. 4, 2016 at 4:07 pm CDT

CNS Canada –– Soybean futures at the Chicago Board of Trade appear to be running out of room to the upside, and are now consolidating after posting sharp gains through March and April. “A lot of positive news has now been discounted,” said Rich Feltes, vice-president of research at RJ […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

May. 4, 2016 at 4:01 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat and soybeans firmed on Wednesday, reversing overnight losses, on technical buying and a mild round of short-covering, traders said. Corn futures weakened, with buyers wary of pushing prices higher amid a swift pace of planting in the U.S. Midwest. Sharp declines on Tuesday caused […]

By Mark Weinraub

May. 4, 2016 at 3:55 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Wednesday gained for a fourth day in a row, after technical buying and futures’ discounts to last week’s cash prices offset early-session selling, traders said. June live cattle closed 1.075 cents/lb. higher at 117.45 cents, and August ended up […]

By Theopolis Waters

May. 4, 2016 at 1:47 pm CDT

Reuters — Salvatore Ferragamo SpA, the Italian luxury goods maker, on Wednesday sued former Montreal Alouettes and Los Angeles Rams quarterback Vince Ferragamo, saying he infringed its trademarks by operating his namesake winery in southern California. Consumers are likely to be confused into thinking the Ferragamo Winery and Ferragamo SpA […]

By jonathan-stempel