Finance


Weekly commodity wrap-up

We grow it, feed it and ship it While other grains have moved down recently, corn prices remain strong. Roughly 95% of our corn crop…


Weekly commodity wrap-up

Gold blasts-off on tariff fears Conservative investors joined funds, central banks, speculators and gold bugs in hunting for a refuge from more chaotic tariff talks…



Weekly commodity wrap-up

Adios tariffs, hola hogs Hogs, corn and soybeans rallied sharply on Thursday when President Trump reversed his tariff plans and announced that Mexico would not…


Weekly commodity wrap-up

Dollar smashes commodities An explosive rise in the U.S. dollar Wednesday night drove gold, silver, then virtually all commodity prices into a tailspin. Corn, wheat,…


Weekly commodity wrap-up

Unlikely bedfellows chill out together Activity this week demonstrated that futures markets indeed look ahead to the future and not current conditions. Three disparate markets…



Weekly commodity wrap-up

Silver soars on fresh demand, inflation fears Though all metals were extremely volatile this week, silver’s $2 per ounce explosion, from Tuesday’s low, pumped adrenaline…


Stock Market Insights:

Navigating change: Inflation, tariffs and trends As my daughter prepares to enter junior high in the fall of 2025, I find myself reflecting on how…