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Is MetLife Stock Underperforming the Dow?
Barchart1 hour ago
MetLife has been lagging the Dow Jones over the past year, and analysts remain cautiously bullish about the stock's potential.
National Daily Feeder and Stocker Summary Report PM
USDATue Sep 2, 8:34PM CDT
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Buy Crude Oil Now
Walsh TradingTue Sep 2, 7:45PM CDT
I am Stephen Davis, senior market strategist at Walsh Trading, Inc., in Chicago, Illinois. Contact me at 312 878 2391. Crude oil started this short trading week on Tuesday, September 2, with strong gains and a 4 ½-week high. Over the weekend, Ukraine continued its drone attacks on Russian oil...

This Dividend Stock Is Shaking on Tariff Threats. How Should You Play Shares Here?
BarchartTue Sep 2, 6:30PM CDT
Despite margin pressures from new tariffs, Dollar General continues growing sales, raising guidance, and delivering reliable dividends—making it a resilient income stock for long-term investors, even as near-term cost headwinds persist.
National Watermelon Report
USDATue Sep 2, 5:41PM CDT
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Hogs Close with Gains on Tuesday
BarchartTue Sep 2, 5:17PM CDT
Lean hog futures posted 45 to 77 point gains across the front months on Tuesday. USDA’s national base hog report showed negotiated price was reported at $106.37, up $1.46 from the day prior. The CME Lean Hog Index was down 26 cents on August 28 at $106.17. USDA’s FOB plant...

Soybeans Hold Losses on Tuesday, as Ratings Drop After the Close
BarchartTue Sep 2, 5:17PM CDT
Soybeans posted losses of 9 to 13 ½ cents across most contracts on Tuesday. There were 3 deliveries issued against September beans. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price was down 13 1/2 cents at $9.65 1/4. Soymeal futures were down $3.80 to $8.10 in the front months. There were...

Wheat Closes with Weakness on Tuesday
BarchartTue Sep 2, 5:17PM CDT
The wheat complex held losses across the three markets on Tuesday. CBT soft red wheat futures were down 5 to 6 cents. Preliminary open interest was down 10,535 contracts on Friday, suggesting some short covering. KC HRW futures were 8 to 10 cents lower on the Tuesday session. There were...

Cattle Pull Back Lower into the Close
BarchartTue Sep 2, 5:17PM CDT
Live cattle futures saw Tuesday action mixed, with nearby October down 12 cents and other contracts up 22 to 37 cents. Cash activity was quiet on Tuesday, with showlists being compiled. Last week was steady in the North at $245 in the north, with $242 in the South, up $2....
Rare quadruplet calves born on eastern North Dakota ranch
Wed Feb 26, 2020
agweek - HILLSBORO, N.D. — A Traill County cow beat 1-in-11.2 million odds this week when she gave birth to four live calves on an east-central North Dakota ranch.
McFeely: North Dakotans believe Trump's tariffs are negative for state, poll finds
Wed Feb 26, 2020
agweek - Despite President Trump's high personal approval ratings in the state, his ag policy doesn't enjoy the same support.
General CRP signup ends Friday
Wed Feb 26, 2020
agweek - FSA personnel urge farmers and ranchers to contact their county FSA offices if they're interested in CRP.
MN farmer addresses trade at House Ways and Means Committee
Wed Feb 26, 2020
agweek - Tim Dufault says "farmers have shouldered the pain for a strategy that has seen only one minor tariff reduction and several tariff escalations."