Markets extended Tuesday’s losses to end in negative territory yesterday as investors remained concerned about the possibility of a mid-year interest rate hike. Moreover, U.S. dollar continued to gain strength against euro and its other rivals. While, the S&P 500 and Dow finished at their lowest level since Feb 2, the Nasdaq declined to its lowest level since Feb 11.For […]
FarmPolicy.com News Update- Sunday: Policy Issues; Trade; Agricultural Economy; and, BiotechCategories: Agricultural Economy /Budget /Farm Bill /TradePolicy IssuesOn Friday, the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture held a budget hearing and heard testimony from USDA Inspector General Phyllis Fong.During the hearing, Subcommittee Chairman Robert Aderholt (R., Ala.), Subcommittee ranking member Sam Farr (D., Calif.) and Rep. Chellie Pingree (D., Maine) all […]
Policy Issues; Tax Extenders; Budget; Trade- Ag Economy; and, RegulationsCategories: Agricultural Economy /Budget /Immigration /Regulations /TradePolicy IssuesDamian Paletta and Mark Peters reported on the front page of today’s Wall Street Journal that, “A large number of Republican governors are pushing to reshape social-welfare programs with drug testing or other requirements, arguing that the new rules better prepare recipients for employment and […]
Ag Economy; Biotech; Biofuels; Policy Issues; and, Budget Developments- FridayCategories: Agricultural Economy /Budget /Ethanol /Farm Bill /TradeAgricultural EconomyAn update yesterday from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations stated that, “Latest indications confirm that world cereal production will reach an all-time record of more than 2.5 billion tonnes in 2014.“Buoyed by bumper crops in Europe and a record maize […]
Policy Issues; Ag Economy; Trade; Tax Extenders; Regs; Biotech; and, ImmigrationCategories: Agricultural Economy /Farm Bill /Immigration /Regulations /TradePolicy IssuesBill Tomson reported yesterday at Politico that, “‘It’s never too early to start on the next farm bill,’ said Rep. Mike Conaway, the next chairman of the House Agriculture Committee.“The Texas Republican, whose position in the top agriculture post was confirmed Tuesday by […]
We’ve been hearing a great deal about the power of Big Data over the last couple of years. The hype says that as we gather more data, we will be able to get better answers to business problems, but the data levels we have seen so far could pale in comparison to what happens when we start adding sensors to the world. […]
Knowledge really is power, and as data science becomes more intertwined with the agriculture industry, farmers have more and more questions about the vast amount of data they generate each year.An emerging sector of farmers can monetize their data with services from companies like Monsanto or Pioneer. Those services aggregate field-level data together from different areas and make crop management […]
Chris Hondros / Getty ImagesFA Insights is a daily newsletter from Business Insider that delivers the top news and commentary for financial advisors.Value Stocks May Be Coming Into Favor (BlackRock)The high-growth momentum stocks have recently taken a beating. Biotech stocks are down 15% from their February peak and the recent King Digital Entertainment IPO was a flop, with the stock […]
Stock Market Top – 2014 The Year of Gold, Silver and CommoditiesStock-Markets / Stock Markets 2014Mar 07, 2014 – 10:16 AM GMTBy: Submissions
Trader MC writes: Charts are telling me that 2014 should be a great year for Commodities and Miners and I expect a period of financial market turmoil for the US Market. I believe […]
