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'Cool in 90 seconds' - the fake portable air conditioners sweeping the internet

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The ASA says adverts claiming small devices can rapidly cool rooms were too good to be true.

Hogs Close with Mixed Trade on Thursday

Lean hog futures were mixed at the final bell on Thursday, with contracts down $1.50 in August to as much as 30 cents higher in the deferreds. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $97.05 on Thursday afternoon, down 74 cents from the day prior. The CME Lean Hog...

Cattle Post Weakness on Thursday

Live cattle futures were falling on Thursday, with contracts down $1.80 to $2.47 at the close. Cash trade kicked off on Thursday at $247-248 across the country, a $7-8 drop from last week. The Thursday Fed Cattle Exchange online auction showed no sales on the 1,356 head, with bids at...

Corn Fades Lower on Thursday

Corn futures closed the Thursday session with contracts 2 to 4 ¼ cents lower, as nearby July was down 7 cents. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was 3 1/4 cents lower at $4.01 3/4. USDA’s Export Sales report from this morning showed a total of 565,810 MT of...

Cotton Faces Moderate Thursday Weakness

Cotton futures were down 4 to 24 points across the board at the Thursday close. Crude oil corrected back lower on Thursday despite back and forth strikes between the US and Iran overnight, down $1.71 at the close. The US dollar index was down $0.034. Export Sales data showed 66,422...

Wheat Posts Strength on Thursday

The wheat complex led the grain complex higher on Thursday, holding with gains across the three exchanges. Chicago SRW contracts posted gains of 4 ¾ to 12 cents on the day. KC HRW futures saw higher trade at the close, with contracts up 6 ½ to 9 cents. MPLS spring...

Soybeans Correct Lower on Thursday Ahead of Friday USDA Reports

Soybeans were down 10 to 15 ¼ cents in the front months, with other contracts fractionallt to 8 cents lower. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price was down 14 1/2 cents at $11.31. Soymeal futures were $3.70 to $5.10 higher across most contracts, with Soy Oil futures 90 to...

U.S. to continue 'technical talks' with Iran after Trump said ceasefire was 'over'

The ceasefire signed last month came under serious strain in recent days as the U.S. and Iranian forces exchanged attacks for consecutive days this week.

CNBC Daily Open: Mideast diplomacy hopes are alive, SK Hynix is set for U.S. debut

The latest developments from the NATO Summit is signaling cracks between the Europe-U.S. alliance, with no new commitments from members of the defense alliance to assist with the Middle East conflict.

South Korean chip giant SK Hynix raises $26.5bn in US share sale

The shares are set to start trading on the Nasdaq on Friday in what will be the largest ever debut by a foreign firm.