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USDA lowers fed cattle prices by $1, hog prices by $4 | Weekly Livestock Market Update for 10/13/23​


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Commodities - Live Quote Price Trading Data

Trading Economics provides data for several commodities including live bid/ask quotes, last trading prices, forecasts, charts with historical time series and news. This table was last updated on Saturday, October 11, 2025.
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No Gas Finds At Lebanon's Offshore Block 9

DUBAI, Oct 13 (Reuters) – No hydrocarbon finds were made after exploratory drilling operations at Lebanon’s offshore Block 9, two sources with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters on Friday. Lebanon’s energy minister and officials from...
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Borderlands: Mexico top US trade partner in August, Laredo No. 1 gateway

This week in Borderlands: Mexico remains top US trade partner in August, Laredo No. 1 gateway; Eden Green begins $40M vertical farming expansion near Dallas; Production, exports of Mexican-built trucks fall for second straight month; and Port of Brownsville receives $11.5M to overhaul cargo dock.
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Why The U.S. Is Now Obsessed With Soybeans​


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Soybeans have become a cornerstone of American agriculture, contributing $124 billion to the U.S. economy in 2022. The legume is hailed as a versatile crop used in food, fuel and animal feed worldwide. It was a niche commodity in the 1960s before the U.S. became the top global producer. However, the U.S. has since lost its dominance, in part, thanks to its reliance on a single export market — China. Brazil has rapidly become the world’s largest producer and exporter of soybeans, supplying China with enough soy to meet its demand. The competition has pushed the American market to explore alternative uses for soy from biofuel to bioplastics. Here’s how the U.S. became a soybean stronghold before falling second to Brazil’s supply, the influence of China’s demand and how soy production ultimately feeds and fuels the world economy.
 
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U.S, EU business groups push for steel deal, minerals drive at summit

The largest U.S. and EU business federations urged leaders meeting for a summit on Friday to resolve a lingering dispute over Trump-era metals tariffs and increase cooperation on minerals critical to the green transition. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and BusinessEurope made the call on Monday...
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China’s Tsingshan Gets Access to Chilean Lithium in Battery Metal Race

(Bloomberg) -- China’s Tsingshan Holding Group will invest $233 million in a project to make value-added lithium products in northern Chile as the race accelerates for metals critical to the energy transition.Most Read from BloombergIsrael Latest: Army Says Hamas Officials Dead; Over 600,000 in...
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Big techs in finance

We explain the business model of big techs and highlight the data-network-activity feedback loop. Building on this framework, we discuss the opportunities and risks arising from big techs' provision of financial services. We also study the role of public policy in balancing these opportunities...
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Weekly Commodity Market Update: Global stocks adjustments open U.S. export opportunity​

Oct 17, 2023

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Scrap Metal Report: Rise & Fall Amid Global Conflicts | Weekly Update​

October 18, 2023


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📈 Check Scrap Prices: https://iScrapApp.com/ - In this week's Scrap Metal Weekly Report, we dive deep into the current trends affecting both the non-ferrous and ferrous markets. With global conflicts influencing commodities, discover how you can adjust your scrap metal strategies to maximize profits. From the rare bright spots in catalytic converters to the bleak outlook for steel, get all the insights you need.

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China, world's top graphite producer, to curb exports of key battery material

China said on Friday it will require export permits for some graphite products to protect national security, in its latest move to control supplies of critical minerals in response to challenges over its global manufacturing dominance.
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Vietnam arrests rare earth industry officials, casting shadow over plans to rival China

Police in Vietnam have arrested six people accused of violating mining regulations, including the chairman of a company at the forefront of a drive to create a rare earth industry that could challenge China's dominance of the sector.
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EU, US could agree on critical minerals despite steel failure, says France

The European Union and the United States could reach a deal on critical minerals over the coming weeks or months despite their failure to agree an accord on steel and aluminium, French Trade Minister Olivier Becht said on Friday.
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Falling stocks, climbing mortgage rates: how 5% Treasury yields could roil markets

Relentless selling of U.S. government bonds has brought Treasury yields to their highest level in more than a decade and a half, roiling everything from stocks to the real estate market.
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Gold Price RECAP October 16-20

Happy Friday, traders. Welcome to our weekly market wrap, where we take a look back at these last five trading days with a focus on the market news, economic data, and headlines that had the most impact on gold prices and other key correlated assets—and may continue to into the future.
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Cattle on Feed placements 106.1% of year-ago levels: Weekly Livestock Market Update for 10/20/23​


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DYODD................best to watch on youtube as you can click on to the different chapters to listen to what you want to hear. Nothing to see, can listen in one tab, play around the forum in a different tab.

Doug Casey's Take [ep.#285] "How Bad Will it Get?"​

Oct 21, 2023


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This one is a look back in time.

Warren Buffett Second "Adam Smith's Money World" Interview​

Sep 27, 2023

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