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Cattle Fall to Close Out October

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Live cattle futures were pressured by month end selling and a sharply lower equity market on Friday, closing $3.27 to $5.35 lower. December fell $10.17 on the week. Cash trade was reported by USDA at $224-225 live this week, with a few leaking towards $220. The Friday morning Fed Cattle...

Hogs Extend Weakness to Close the Month

1 day 17 hours ago
Lean hog futures were down 12 cents to $1.12 on Friday, with December losing $6.70 this week. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $60.29 in the Friday PM report, down $3.49 from the day prior. The CME Lean Hog Index was down $1.00 on October 28 at $67.30....

Soybeans Close Friday with Mixed Trade, Falling from Early Highs

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Soybeans were mixed on Friday with contracts anywhere from 2 ½ cents higher to fractionally lower. November was down 34 ¼ cents this week, with the monthly loss at 70 ¾ cents. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price was up 1/2 cents at $11.63 1/2. Soymeal futures were 70...

Cattle Fall to Close Out October

1 day 17 hours ago
Live cattle futures were pressured by month end selling and a sharply lower equity market on Friday, closing $3.27 to $5.35 lower. December fell $10.17 on the week. Cash trade was reported by USDA at $224-225 live this week, with a few leaking towards $220. The Friday morning Fed Cattle...

Hogs Extend Weakness to Close the Month

1 day 17 hours ago
Lean hog futures were down 12 cents to $1.12 on Friday, with December losing $6.70 this week. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $60.29 in the Friday PM report, down $3.49 from the day prior. The CME Lean Hog Index was down $1.00 on October 28 at $67.30....

Wheat Posting Midday Gains Heading into Month End

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The wheat complex is higher across the three markets on Friday. Chicago SRW contracts are up 2 to 3 cents. KC HRW futures are 2 to 3 cents higher in the front months. MPLS spring wheat is steady to fractionally higher on the session. There were wire reports on Thursday...

Driver who dragged cyclist under his car jailed for life for murder

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Simon Richardson hit Michael Mullins, dragged him for more than a mile under his Volvo XC90, and ran him over

A driver who ploughed into a headteacher who was cycling home from school and dragged him, trapped under his car, for more than a mile has been jailed for life.

Simon Richardson, who ignored give-way signs at a junction before the collision, was told he must serve a minimum of 25 years after a jury last week found him guilty of murder.

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Flexible connectors enable new designer materials built from nanoparticles

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Creating better-performing materials comes down to having more control over their structure at the smallest possible scale. One particularly effective way to accomplish that is using nanoparticles, which have highly customizable shapes and sizes and have already shown promise in applications across energy, medicine and electronics.