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Beyond Meat falls short in Q4 due to weak retail demand
Feb 24, 2022 6:00 am - Plant-based meat company Beyond Meat said Thursday that its sales dropped in the fourth quarter due to weak U.S. retail demand. El Segundo, California-based Beyond Meat ...
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Indiana regulators approve settlement cutting I&M rates
Feb 24, 2022 6:00 am - FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) - State regulators have approved a settlement with Indiana Michigan Power under which the utility will cut its Indiana residential customers' base ...
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Asia shares rise after US rebound amid sanctions on Ukraine
Feb 24, 2022 6:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - Asian shares rose Friday after U.S. stocks recovered toward the end of a wild trading day, as the world, including President Joe Biden, slapped sanctions ag...
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Asian stocks plunge after Putin announces action in Ukraine
Feb 24, 2022 6:00 am - BEIJING (AP) - Asian stock markets plunged and oil prices surged to nearly $100 a barrel Thursday after President Vladimir Putin announced Russian military action in Ukr...
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US long-term mortgage rates tick down to 3.89% this week
Feb 24, 2022 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Average long-term U.S. mortgage rates fell slightly this week, after rising to their highest level in three years last week. The average rate on a 30-y...
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Fewest Americans collecting unemployment aid since 1970
Feb 24, 2022 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The number of Americans collecting unemployment benefits fell to a 52-year low after another decline in jobless aid applications last week. Jobless cla...
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US slightly revises up its GDP estimate for Q4 to 7%
Feb 24, 2022 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. economy ended 2021 by expanding at a brisk 7% annual pace from October through December, the government reported Thursday in a slight upgrade ...
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Grains mixed, Livestock lower
Feb 24, 2022 6:00 am - Wheat for Mar. rose 50 cents at $9.26 a bushel; Mar. corn was up 11.25 cents at $6.95 a bushel, Mar. oats was off 22.75 cents at $6.56 a bushel; while Mar. soybeans lost...
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Iowa attorney general leads study of high fertilizer prices
Feb 24, 2022 6:00 am - DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Dramatic increases in the price of farm fertilizers have prompted federal agriculture officials and a leading farm state attorney general to look...
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Fed's Waller says bigger rate hike in March may be needed
Feb 24, 2022 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller said Thursday he is willing to support a half-point interest rate hike at the central bank's next meeting i...