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Wheat Rallies on Monday, with Crop Conditions Deteriorating

The wheat complex closed Monday with gains across all three markets. Chicago SRW was 10 ¾ 15 cents higher across the board on Monday. KC HRW futures were up 8 ½ to 12 ¼ cents at the close, with front month may up a penny. MPLS spring wheat were up...

Corn Closes with Monday Gains

Corn futures closed the Monday session with contracts up 3 to 5 cents across most contracts. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was up 4 cents to $4.34 3/4. USDA reported a couple private export sales of corn this morning, with 380,000 MT (220,000 MT for 2025/26 and 160,000...

Asia markets set to rise as investors brush off Trump’s ceasefire warning

Asia-Pacific markets were set to open higher as investors shrugged off fresh doubts over the fragile U.S.-Iran ceasefire.

Not so dusty: How tech is changing woodworking

Woodworking shops have been transformed by tech to make tools safer and more precise.

How driving test booking is changing for learner drivers

From 12 May, only learner drivers can book their own tests, not instructors.

AST SpaceMobile Q1 Earnings Call Highlights

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Insider Sales: Top AST SpaceMobile Insider Cuts Postion Over 30%AST SpaceMobile (NASDAQ:ASTS) said it remains on track with its 2026 deployment and revenue plans as the satellite-to-smartphone company works to scale manufacturing, launch additional BlueBird satellites and move cl

Supreme Court clears way for Alabama Republicans to pursue new voting map

The U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way on Monday for Alabama Republicans to pursue a congressional voting map more favorable to their party ahead of November's midterm elections, the latest fallout from the court's seismic voting rights ruling.

CNBC's The China Connection newsletter: Trump and Xi face a test over AI control

The stakes for AI security have risen sharply in the runup to the first trip to China by a sitting U.S. president in nearly a decade.

Stocks Settle Higher on Strong Earnings

ALK, HL, CDE, ADI, LITE, STX, WDC, SPY, MU, AAL, QQQ, IREN, AU, FCX, RCL, MRNA, OLLI, TGT, AMAT, CELH, UAL, WEN, B, TTD, TXN, MNDY, QCOM, NCLH, BW, DIA, DELL, NVDA, TYL, NXPI, COHR, KSS, LUV, CCL, DAL, MOS, BZH, INTC, NEM, KTB

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) on Monday closed up +0.19%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed up +0.19%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed up +0.29%. June E-mini S&P futures (ESM26 ) rose +0.18%, and June E-mini Nasdaq futures...

Stock futures are little changed as traders await inflation reading, monitor Iran war developments: Live updates

Economists polled by Dow Jones are calling for headline inflation to have gained 3.7% from a year earlier.