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Hog Bulls Find Footing on Friday, as Pork Sees Strength

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Lean hog futures found some strength to close the week, with contracts up 27 cents to $1.25 on Friday. December was still down 90 cents for the week. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $67.09 on Friday afternoon down $4.61 from the day prior. The CME Lean Hog...
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Wheat Weakness Extends into the Weekend

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The wheat complex headed into the weekend holding onto the weakness on Friday. Chicago SRW contracts fell lower on Friday, with contracts down 1 ½ to 9 ½ cents on the day and December losing 10 ½ cents this week. KC HRW futures slipped back 3 to 9 cents at...
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Cotton Closes the Week with Mixed Trade

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Cotton futures posted mixed trade on Friday, with contracts down 19 points to 24 points higher. December was down 54 points on the week. Crude oil was up $3.87 per barrel on the session, with the US dollar index $0.255 lower. Weekly CTC data showed managed money adding 1,862 contracts...
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Cattle Rally into the Weekend, as Cash Firms

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Live cattle futures caught some strength on Friday, with contracts up $1.10 to $1.65 at the close. December was up $1.30 on the week. USDA reported northern dressed sales at $350-355 and $222-227 live. Southern sales were reported at $228. The Friday morning Fed Cattle Exchange online auction showed sales...
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Corn Falls on Friday as Spec Longs Continue Exit

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Corn futures closed out the Friday session with contracts 1 to 4 ½ cents across the board, as December was 5 ½ cents lower. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was down 3 3/4 cents at $4.35. Now halfway through October the average close for December futures has been...
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Political violence: How justifications influence voter approval

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What happens when political violence is presented as a justified response to threat or injustice coming from an out-group? A study by Ursula Daxecker, director at the Max Planck Institute for Politics and Social Science in Göttingen, and Neeraj Prasad of the University of Amsterdam, published in The Journal of Politics, finds that legitimizing violence can increase public approval of both violence and the parties involved in it. Among BJP supporters, the effect went even further: when violence was portrayed as justified, they were less approving of a peaceful response by their own party.

Scotiabank Initiates Coverage of Murphy Oil at Sector Perform

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Fintel reports that on October 15, 2026, Scotiabank initiated coverage of Murphy Oil (NYSE:MUR) (LSE:0K3S) with a Sector Perform recommendation. This initiation occurred alongside another analyst action on the same day, as Morgan Stanley maintained its Underweight rating on the s
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Scotiabank Initiates Coverage of Murphy Oil at Sector Perform

1 day 16 hours ago
Fintel reports that on October 15, 2026, Scotiabank initiated coverage of Murphy Oil (NYSE:MUR) (LSE:0K3S) with a Sector Perform recommendation. This initiation occurred alongside another analyst action on the same day, as Morgan Stanley maintained its Underweight rating on the s
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Sugar Prices Decline on Drier Weather Forecasts for Brazil

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March NY world sugar #11 (SBH27 ) closed down -0.28 (-1.33%) on Friday, and December London ICE white sugar #5 (SWZ26 ) closed down -6.20 (-1.10%). Sugar prices came under pressure on Friday as forecasts for hot, dry weather next week in Brazil’s Center-South region, the country’s largest sugar-producing area,...
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