Crop insurance losses rise as drought hits farms nationwide
Kansas State University risk expert forecasts nearly 15 billion in underwriting losses and about 25 billion in crop insurance claims this year as drought drives record payouts. USDA changes lowered premiums in some states while yields were adjusted upward, prompting debate on sustainability.
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Wichita
G.A
Art” Barnaby
Kansas State University
U.S
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Risk Management Agency
Barnaby
General Treasury
Agriculture Department
Texas
Kansas
Colorado
Rebecca Davis
Topeka
Davis
Fed unveils bold steps to aid economy
The Federal Reserve announced aggressive actions to stimulate the economy by buying mortgage bonds at 40 billion dollars monthly, keeping short term rates near zero through mid 2015, and ready to deploy further measures if needed. The move follows a two day meeting and aims to quicken the recovery amid high unemployment and sluggish growth headlines.
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Washington
Federal Reserve
Fed
Ben Bernanke
Bernanke
U.S
European Central Bank
Europe
Markets slip as indices show modest gains despite mixed data
Thursday's markets report shows the Dow at 13,539.86 up 206.51, Nasdaq at 3,155.83, S&P 500 near 1,459.99 with a 23.43 rise. Bond yields edge higher to 2.97 percent. commodities move, corn at 7.74 dollars per bushel, soybeans 17.47, wheat 9.23, oil 98.31, gold 1772.10, silver 34.78, platinum 1679.50.
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S&p
Treasury
Chicago
Kansas City
New York
Beef Products Sues ABC News Over Pink Slime Defamation
Beef Products Inc of Dakota Dunes South Dakota sues ABC News for defamation seeking 1.2 billion dollars for about 200 statements alleging lean finely textured beef known as pink slime is unsafe. The suit names ABC News anchor Diane Sawyer and a USDA microbiologist among others and cites plant suspensions in Iowa Kansas Texas and South Dakota.
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Sioux City
S.D
Dan Webb
BPI
South Dakota
ABC News
Diane Sawyer
Department of Agriculture
Amarillo
Texas
Garden City
Kan
Waterloo
Iowa
Kansas
Nebraska
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Sun
Friends OF the Lawrence Public Library
7Th
Kentucky ST
United Way of
Douglas County
Volunteerdouglascounty.org
Capitol Federal Foundation
Cre Custom Mobile
Summers, Spencer & Company
Live United
Unitedwaydgco.org
Kief
Iowa St
Lawrence
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B&w
UDIC
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