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How you could get free electricity for doing your washing

You could get free or cheaper electricity from your energy company for running appliances during periods of excess supply, such as sunny weekends.

U.S. and Iran could meet in Pakistan for peace talks next week: MS NOW

Oil tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz remains at a trickle as the U.S. enforces a retaliatory blockade of Iranian ports.

Cattle Falling Back on Wednesday

Live cattle futures are down 45 to 90 cents at midday. Cash trade has been quiet so far this week, as last week was $246-249 in the South and $249-250 in the north. The Thursday morning Fed Cattle Exchange online auction showed no sales on the 1,222 head, with bids...

Cotton Rallying on Wednesday

Cotton is rallying on Wednesday with contracts up 90 to 125 points at midday. The US dollar index is $0.063 lower at $97.845. Crude oil is up 55 cents on the day. The Seam showed 5,245 bales sold on 4/14 at an average of 72.10 cents/lb. The Cotlook A Index...

Hogs Leaking Lower on Wednesday

Lean hog futures are trading with 40 to 70 cent losses at midday, with April up 22 cents as it expires today. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $92.20 on Wednesday morning, up $1.94 from the day prior. The CME Lean Hog Index was back up 6 cents...

Corn Rallying on Wednesday

Corn futures are trading with 7 to 8 ¼ cent gains in the front months on Wednesday. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price is up 8 1/2 cents at $4.14 1/2. Some premium may be going in the market as rain is expected over the next week in the...

Soybeans Popping Back Higher on Wednesday

Soybeans are in rally mode, with contracts 10 to 12 cents higher so far. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price is up 11 cents at $10.91 1/4. Soymeal futures are $2.70 to $3.30 high on the day, with Soy Oil futures up 100 to 110 points. NOPA data from...

Wheat Holding Firm on Wednesday

The wheat complex is reverting from early weakness to post marginal midday gains. Chicago SRW futures are fractionally to 2 cents higher. KC HRW futures is showing 1 to 3 cent gains at midday. MPLS spring wheat is fractionally higher. The next 7 days are expected to remain dry from...

This derivative stock play on SpaceX could be setting up for another breakout, charts show

EchoStar is seeing some head-turning price action, and a bullish chart pattern is emerging.

Amazon sellers boycott ads in policy change revolt: 'We're running out of f---ing margin'

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Hundreds of large Amazon sellers are boycotting its advertising platform on Wednesday to protest the policy changes.