Cattle Hacked by Russians This week’s ransomware attack on the world’s largest meat company caused a substantial loss of weight and profitability. Nearby ranchers watched…

Long pandemic lockdowns forced many older adults to become comfortable with video calls to stay connected with family. That in turn means that long-distance caregivers…

King corn takes wild ride The King of Commodities performed with grandeur this week as decisions to love it or leave it sent prices limit…

Starting in July, most families with kids will start getting monthly payments of up to $300 per child as part of the American Rescue Plan’s…

China breaks corn-buying record Corn continued its rally, and expectations of higher prices for consumers for corn products contributed to heavy buying. By midweek, China…

WASHINGTON — Mortgage rates rose this week, pushing the benchmark 30-year home loan to the 3% mark for the first time since mid-April. Signs continued…

American homeowners were given more opportunity to hit pause on their mortgage payments because of the financial ravages of the pandemic, but that relief is…

Now that vaccines are plentiful and effective, the economy is emerging from the COVID-induced recession that began a little more than a year ago. As…

The latest coronavirus relief package did more than dole out $1,400 checks. The law also made health insurance free for millions more people and reduced…

Commodities Boom or Bubble? The Department of Labor released its closely watched consumer price index for April, which jumped 4.2%–the biggest in any 12-month period…