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Fed Chair Powell signals policy adjustments are needed, emphasizing concerns about labor market weakness. The impact of Powell’s remarks on the FX space saw GBP/USD and EUR/USD reach new highs. Markets are pricing in a 34.5% chance of a 50 bps cut and 65.5% of a 25 bps cut...

Markets Weekly Outlook – Powell Delivers with Nvidia Earnings, PCE Data Next

A forecaster says bills will rise in the run-up to winter while experts say few cheap fixed deals exist.

Energy prices forecast to rise by 9% in October

Gold prices climbed 1% as the dollar and Treasury yields retreated following Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell comments signaling an interest rate cut in September. Spot gold rose 1.15% to $2,511.91 per ounce, but was off a record high of $2,531.60 hit on Tuesday. U.S. gold futures gained 1.19% to $2,546.70.

Gold gains 1% as Powell comments hint at September cut

PetroChina posted record-high operating profits for the first half of the year on the back of strong drilling output and higher oil prices, which allowed it to offset weak fuel demand in China. PetroChina Co. posted record operating profits for the first half of the year on the back of...

PetroChina posts record earnings for first half of the year

NEW YORK (Reuters) -Oil prices fell about 2% on Tuesday on worries that slower economic growth in the U.S. and China could reduce demand for energy, especially after prices surged over 7% during the prior three days. Brent futures fell $1.31, or 1.6%, to $80.12 a barrel by 11:27 a.m....

Oil Prices Fall 2% on Economic Worries, Technical Decline

Corn futures started falling out of the overnight gates on Sunday night and continued that trend through the rest of the day. Contracts were down 4 to 6 cents at the close. Monday afternoon’s Crop Progress report indicated 84% of the US corn crop was in the dough stage as of August 25, 1% above normal. There was 46% of the crop dented, with 11% dented, both respectively 4% and 5% ahead of the 5-year average pace. Crop ratings were down 2% to 65% in the good to excellent categories, which dropped the Brugler500 by 5 points to 363, the lowest it has been so far this growing season.

Corn Closes Weaker on Monday, Crop Ratings Fall

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Alamogordo Conservative Daily

Command Sgt. Maj. Harold “Ed” Jarrell has been relieved as the senior enlisted for the Army’s 1st Information Operations Command, an Army spokesperson confirmed, marking the third time within a month and the second within a week, that the Army has fired a command sergeant major of a brigade or larger unit as per Task and Purpose.

The Army Fires 3rd Command Sergeant Major in a Month: Command Sgt. Maj. Harold "Ed" Jarrel

Markets Insider

Gold jumped past $2,500 an ounce on Friday, reaching a new high. The metal is rallying on bets the Fed will soon cut rates.

Why gold prices just hit a record

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"That’s why I left when I saw a Cybertruck charging before me". Whether you like it or not, the Tesla Cybertruck is starting to appear more frequently throughout the U.S. as production of the electric car continues. A lot of Tesla owners who, for various reasons, can't charge their cars at home will rely on nearby Superchargers to keep their vehicles running. However, it's important to be cautious when charging next to a Cybertruck, as one Tesla owner has cautioned.

‘Reasons not to buy Tesla’: Tesla driver warns against charging up next to a Cybertruck

For the week September corn was down 6 ¼ cents, December corn was 2 ½ cents lower, September soybeans lost 50 cents, November soybeans fell 45 ½ cents, September soybean meal dropped $8.30 per short ton, September soybean oil plunged 247 points, September Soft Red Winter wheat lost 12 ½ cents, September Hard Red Winter wheat fell 14 ¼ and September Hard Red Spring wheat gained 5 cents.

How Did Corn and Soybean Prices Get This Low? What is Only About Yield?

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Cheyenne, WY

WyoFile

WHITE MOUNTAIN—“That’s a lot of horses,” lamented Cheyenne resident Robyn Smith from a high-desert ridgeline. It wasn’t her first exasperated exclamation. “Argh, oh crap,” was her immediate reaction to learning a federal judge had given the Bureau of Land Management the OK to proceed with plans to fully remove two wild horse herds from the landscape in southwest Wyoming.

BLM wins two lawsuits, clearing way for elimination of two Wyoming wild horse herds

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A retired military officer who had been struggling with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) tragically died after jumping from the world’s largest cruise ship last month, authorities confirmed.

Cruise Passenger Who Jumped from World's Largest Ship After Dispute Suffered with PTSD

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Missouri State

CJ Coombs

When I learned the brown tarantula is also native to Missouri, I gasped, and when I say I'm not too fond of spiders of any genus is an understatement. It's psychological. They have too many legs.

It's mating season for the Texas brown tarantula also known as the Missouri tarantula

NEW YORK (August 15) Gold has seen its best performance in decades in 2024 amid its climb to a new record high of $2,483.35, and while the yellow metal has struggled to rally above $2,480 on three separate occasions, one analyst says it's only a matter of time before it succeeds and breaks above $2,500.

Gold and silver to rally through the end of 2024, copper likely to lag

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Uncovering Florida

Most people are guilty of doing it at least once in their lives, many people do it by accident, some do it because they find it fun, and others do it for reasons like honoring loved ones. Regardless of the situation, just about everyone has released a balloon. The difference is that intentionally releasing balloons is now illegal by House Bill 321’s standards.

Law Signed By DeSantis Makes It Illegal To Release Balloons In Florida

Jacksonville, FL

Jacksonville Today

Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters said he will consider more DUI patrols if voters legalize recreational marijuana use in Florida. Voters will consider Amendment 3 in November. It would allow adults 21 or older to possess, purchase or use marijuana products and marijuana accessories for non-medical purposes.

More DUI patrols possible if marijuana issue passes

Live cattle came out of the weekend and a Friday afternoon Cattle on Feed report with gains of $1 to $1.50 at the close. Still no deliveries have been issued againts August futures, with expiration on Friday. Last week’s cash trade saw some southern action at $182-185, with northern trade at $184-188.

Cattle Rally on Monday

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This year’s area of low oxygen in the Gulf of Mexico is larger than average, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced on Thursday. The “dead zone” is approximately 6,705 square miles , as measured last week. Within NOAA’s 38 years of measuring the dead zone, this year’s assessment marks the 12th-largest area of low to no oxygen, which can kill fish and marine life.

Gulf ‘dead zone’ larger than average, larger than expected for 2024, scientists announce

Colorado State

David Heitz

A bill quietly introduced this spring in the Colorado legislature to decriminalize the possession of drug paraphernalia obtained by harm reductionists has become law. As low-key as the legislation was introduced, the bill was signed into law without fanfare June 6. It garnered little to no media attention.

Colorado legalizes needles, pipes for meth and crack if obtained by harm reduction group

On episode 751 of WHAT THE TRUCK?!? Dooner is talking about the Canadian government’s order for striking union workers to get back on the job. That trains may be back on track but Paul Boucher, president of the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference says that the decision is, “disastrous for labor.”

Rail strike decision “disastrous”; Trooper Ben’s rules of the road; freight magic | WHAT THE TRUCK?

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Benchmark diesel price down for seventh consecutive week

The benchmark diesel price used as the basis for most fuel surcharges has fallen to its lowest level since before Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022,...

Benchmark diesel price down for seventh consecutive week

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