Farm tensions escalate as USDA staffer is threatened in Midwest

Apparently, President Trump's hint that the Department of Agriculture might authorize another tranche of bailout funds for America's farmers wasn't enough to quell their anger. Because in what Bloomberg described as .....»»

President Trump has once again threatened to raise tariffs on Chinese goods. The renewed trade tensions put these ETF areas in focus. Want the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today.....»»

Australia: S&P/ASX 200 (.AXJO) shares down on intensifying trade war tensions Australian shares opened the week lower as investors sought more defensive positions after US President Donald Trump threatened to escalate the tariff war with China.....»»

Israel's economy is likely to suffer if there's a drawn-out conflict in the Middle East, S&P Global said. Israeli soldiers.Alexi J. Rosenfeld/Getty ImagesS&P Global cut its.....»»

Associated Press President Trump said the US could take the step of ending its relationship with one of its largest trading partners. "We could.....»»

USDA Wants To Purchase Farm Products To Support Food Banks Coronavirus shutdowns have completely disrupted food supply chains from restaurants to supermarkets to distributors to processors, all the way down to farmers. Why is this?Â.....»»

The United States and China have made progress in implementing the agriculture-related provisions of a Phase 1 trade deal that took effect on Feb. 14, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and U.S. Trade Representative said on Tuesday......»»

The European Union hopes to de-escalate trade tensions with the United States but wants Washington to lower steel tariffs or make another goodwill gesture after a series of concessions by Brussels in recent years, a top EU lawmaker said Thursday......»»

U.S. Department of Agriculture chief economist Robert Johansson projected that agricultural exports to China would reach roughly $14 billion in the year that ends Sept. 30, a $4 billion increase from one year ago......»»

WTI Extends Gains Despite Bigger Than Expected Crude Build Oil climbed to the highest level this month amid U.S. sanctions on Rosneft Trading and mounting tensions in Libya threatened global crude supply and the on.....»»

Fresh battle lines are being drawn that could lead to farm trade restrictions between the United States and Mexico, a letter from a top Mexican trade official seen by Reuters shows, despite the goodwill generated by the newly-signed USMCA trade pact......»»

Wall Street rallied on Wednesday with the Nasdaq setting a record closing high as tensions between the U.S. and Iran failed to escalate after Tehran fired missiles at U.S. forces in Iraq. Conway G. Gittens reports......»»

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U.S. stocks fell and oil prices jumped Monday as tensions between Iran and the U.S. escalated over the weekend, ra.....»»

U.S. stocks were set fall for a second straight session on Monday as escalating tensions between the United States and Iran prompted investors to seek refuge in safer assets such as gold and government bonds......»»

U.S. stock futures fell and oil prices jumped Monday as tensions between Iran and the U.S. escalated over the weekend, rattling .....»»

BP, Schlumberger and Pioneer Natural Resources are the three oil stocks to buy as tensions between the U.S. and Iran escalate, CNBC's Jim Cramer said......»»

Oil futures marked their highest settlement in more than seven months on Friday. Th.....»»

Stock-index futures drop sharply Friday after a U.S. airstrike in Baghdad kills a top Iranian military commander and stokes fears of an escalating conflict in the Middle East......»»

Stock-index futures drop sharply Friday after a U.S. airstrike in Baghdad kills a top Iranian military commander and stokes fears of an escalating conflict in the Middle East......»»