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TOP STORIES Alberta Seeding Aided By Warmer Temperatures, But Still BehindWINNIPEG--Warmer conditions in Alberta have advanced the seeding process the past two weeks, but most areas are still a week behind normal, said a crop specialist with the Alberta Ag- Info Centre.STORIES OF INTEREST U.S. Cash Soybean Basis Levels Fall on Farm SalesCHICAGO--U.S. spot cash soybean basis levels fell across the U.S. Farm Belt Friday morning, continuing the week's trend on increased farmer sales of stored soybean inventories.MARKET TALK: Drought Fears On US Corn Gone, But Watch July Heat11:12 EDT - A wet spring has "dramatically reduced" the likelihood of a 2012-style corn crop disaster, but it could be extra vulnerable to late-July weather, says Morgan Stanley. It notes that with 40% of the crop planted in just a week, the majority of the crop will be pollinating in a short window in July--meaning a heatwave then could have an especially large impact. While the investment bank expects lower corn pric...
U.S. cash corn basis levels in central Illinois strengthen in the midst of a two-day plunge in corn futures, as farmers slow their sales of corn due to falling price...
Investment bank Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) said it lowered its price forecasts for corn, soybeans and wheat, citing larger-than-expected U.S. March 1 grain stocks data ...
A surprise pick-up in U.S. jobs growth has boosted the chances of the Federal Reserve raising interest rates sooner than had been expected, but it is likely to take ...
London is about to cement its place as the capital of oil trading, knocking New York off the perch for the first time.That spells trouble for a company in Chicago, a...
The top executive of CME Group Inc. (CME) said that the futures exchange group would entertain a big, international transaction if it brought benefits to CME's custo...
The U.S. stock market fell for the second day on Thursday after a report on Wednesday showed that the U.S. economy contracted in the fourth-quarter. Investors are pr...
Corn futures rallied Monday, extending their gains from Friday when the U.S. Department of Agriculture issued its annual crop production report. The USDA had said th...
Volatility remains low on Wall Street after the fiscal cliff saga was resolved at the beginning of the year. The long-term uptrend for equities remains intact and in...
Duncan Niederauer, the chief executive of New York Stock Exchange operator NYSE Euronext, once boldly proclaimed that his company could not be acquired.Last year, ev...
IntercontinentalExchange Inc on Thursday said it would buy New York Stock Exchange owner NYSE Euronext for $8.2 billion.Atlanta-based ICE operates four regulated fut...
IntercontinentalExchange struck an $8.2 billion deal to buy NYSE Euronext, a combination that will propel the commodities market powerhouse into European financial f...
Atlanta-based IntercontinentalExchange (ICE) operates four regulated futures exchanges, two over-the-counter (OTC) markets and five clearing houses globally.ICE agre...
CME Group Inc. (CME), the world's largest futures market operator, said Monday that it would launch over-the-counter calendar palm oil swaps, subject to regulatory c...
The U.S. stock market was little changed on Monday in a light volume, slow news day.The Dow Jones Industrial Average recorded a small loss, while the Nasdaq and S&P ...
Traders of short-term interest rate futures continue to expect the Federal Reserve to continue to hold rates near zero for better than two more years, after the U.S....
TOP STORIES: U.S. Corn Plantings Lag Further Behind Average PaceCHICAGO--The U.S. corn planting pace progressed only slightly in the previous week, as weather condit...
CME Group Inc. (CME), parent of the Chicago Board of Trade, on Thursday declared force majeure at all corn and soybean shipping stations on the Illinois River as flo...
CME Group Inc. (CME) listed for sale the building that houses the Kansas City Board of Trade, the specialist wheat market acquired by CME last fall.Colliers Internat...
FBN’s Jeff Flock reports from Chicago, where he says that the city is tightening security after yesterday’s Boston Marathon bombings.
