At the start of each new tax year, on the 6th of April, any new financial changes announced in the previous UK Budget come into play. This can include increases to the State Pension and the national minimum (living) wage, investments in the NHS and education, and changes to Individual Savings Account (ISA) allowances.

Explore how Aluminum premiums futures contracts help global products and traders manage regional price risks and optimize their strategies in a volatile market.

July ICE NY cocoa (CCN25 ) today is up +124 (+1.37%), and July ICE London cocoa #7 (CAN25 ) is up +17 (+0.26%). Cocoa prices today are moderately higher with NY cocoa posting a 1-1/2 week high and London cocoa posting a 5-week high. Quality concerns regarding the Ivory Coast...

Photo by Brownfield’s Erin Anderson. The National FFA Organization is expanding its partnership with Microsoft to grow the precision agriculture education program to reach all 50 states. FFA’s chief program officer Christine White says FarmBeats for Students provides classrooms with a hardware kit equipped with hands-on activities to encourage critical...

The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association says the trade agreement in principle between the United States and the United Kingdom could create significant opportunities for U.S. beef exports. Kent Bacus says the U.K. currently imports very little U.S. beef. “The fact that beef is part of this deal, we think that’s...

July arabica coffee (KCN25 ) today is down -0.35 (-0.09%), and July ICE robusta coffee (RMN25 ) is down -59 (-1.12%). Coffee prices today are trading lower on signs of larger global coffee supplies after the USDA forecast 2025/26 coffee production in Honduras, Central America's largest coffee producer, would climb...

A Wisconsin dairy farmer can see the finish line for the 2025 planting season. Evan Schrauth grows corn and soybeans in Fond du lac County, much of it to feed his 75 dairy cows. He says, “So far, so good. We’ve got all of our beans in and we’ll be...

As the world’s third-largest financial center and a special administrative region of China that holds plenty of strong links to the West, Hong Kong faces a unique challenge as Asian economies come to terms with the geopolitical implications of Trump 2.0.

RA_PY002 Raleigh, NC Friday, May 09, 2025 USDA-NC Dept of Ag Market News N.C. BROILER-FRYERS: The market tone is steady and the live supply is adequate to meet the moderate demand. Average weights are mostly desirable. The estimated slaughter for Friday and Saturday in...

June WTI crude oil (CLM25 ) today is up +0.70 (+1.17%), and June RBOB gasoline (RBM25 ) is up +0.0131 (+0.63%). Crude oil and gasoline prices today added to Thursday's sharp gains and climbed to 1-1/2 week highs. Today's dollar weakness is bullish for energy prices. Also, optimism about this...

As Abbott Laboratories has outperformed the broader market over the past year, Wall Street analysts maintain a bullish outlook on the stock’s prospects.

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is down -0.14%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is down -0.16%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +0.15%. June E-mini S&P futures (ESM25 ) are down -0.12%, and June E-mini Nasdaq futures...