Dollar ends high on U S employment data
A May jobs report showing 348000 new positions, well above forecasts, pushed the dollar higher as investors priced in a likely July Federal Reserve rate hike. The move came despite initial market jitters, with gains seen in yen, marks, and other currencies while the pound fell.
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New York
U.S
Labor Department
Federal Reserve
Cynthia Johnson
Cibc-Wood Gundy
Masayuki Matsushima
Bank of Japan
Research and Statistics Department
Tokyo
Japan
Jeffrey Yu
Sanwa Bank
Germany
Bundesbank
Hans Tietmeyer
VWD
Peter Wadkins
Britain
Standard Chartered Bank
Family sues over death of playwright Larson
Parents of playwright Jonathan Larson sue Cabrini Medical Center and St. Vincent's Hospital in New York for malpractice alleging misdiagnosis contributed to his death from a ruptured aortic aneurysm in January. Larson, 35, died in his Albuquerque apartment. his father seeks answers rather than fault.
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Albuquerque
Jonathan Larson
David Taback
Cabrini Medical Center
St. Vincent's Hospital
New York
Larson
Rancher carries on the tradition near Tatum New Mexico
Billie Mae Fort, widow of rodeo star Troy Fort, runs a 32 section Fort Ranch near Tatum with help from her sons Clyde and Roy. At 77 she handles books, bills, water station payments, and rodeo memories while neighbors are far away. She recalls limited early utilities and times on the road with Troy. In off hours she paints china and sews.
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Tatum
N.M
Billie Mae Fort
Troy Fort
Bille Mae Fort
Fort Ranch
Texas- New Mexico
Clyde Fort
Roy
Neck of the Woods
Billie Mae
Fort
Troy
Corn prices rise as rain fuels crop fear
Corn futures surged on the Chicago Board of Trade amid concerns rain will cut planting. Analysts estimate 1 to 2 million corn acres could shift to soybeans and about 2 million may remain unplanted. By week end July corn gained 12 cents to 4.59 per bushel, soybeans rose to 7.75. Wheat and oats also advanced.
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Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
Steve Freed
ADM Investor Services
Midwest
Fimat Futures USA Inc
Dan Cekander
Agriculture Department
Missouri
Freed
U.S
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