WTO panel rules U S steel duties illegal
A WTO three member panel ruled that the United States heavy steel import safeguards were not justified under global trade rules. The decision found the duties to be unlawful and excluding imports from FTA partners Canada Mexico Israel and Jordan. The U S said it would appeal while EU Japan and others urged immediate removal of tariffs.
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Wheat futures surge as analysts see bottom in Chicago market
Grain futures on the Chicago Board of Trade rallied to three week highs as speculative buying supported wheat after a government forecast for a larger winter crop. Soybeans mixed and corn slipped. prices reflected supply and demand updates and a surge in old crop sales for soybeans. Wheat September at 3.21 1/2, corn 2.13 1/4, oats 1.31 1/2, soybeans 6.04 1/4.
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Stockyards Springfield hog prices and Illinois hog market report
Eastern Cornbelt carcass prices range from 53.00 to 68.18 with varying weights. Today's negotiated purchases total 13 933. Illinois Direct Hogs Laws show steady trend with light to moderate demand for heavy offerings. Prices per weight class for 300-400 Ibs through 600 Ibs are given with occasional higher instances. boar prices noted.
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Stocks Rise On Upgrades And Bargain Hunting
Wall Street advanced after two days of declines as Intel and Home Depot upgrades lifted sentiment. GE met earnings estimates, helping ease expectations while investors eyed mixed economic reports and awaited a solid second quarter earnings season.
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Rudolph pleads innocent on new indictment in clinic bombing
Rudolph, 36, pleads innocent in Birmingham to a new indictment that allows the death penalty in the New Woman clinic bombing case. He faces related 1996 Olympic and other bombings. trial date postponed with no new schedule yet.
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Lawsuit seeks billions over abuse at Indian boarding schools
Rosebud Sioux leader Sonny One Star and five others sue the federal government for 25 billion dollars on behalf of thousands of students abused at Catholic run boarding schools. He says he seeks justice and wants to target living nuns and priests. The suit aims to certify a class action amid wider settlements in dioceses nationwide.
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Coca Cola faces federal probe over whistleblower claims
Atlanta AP report says federal prosecutors opened a criminal investigation into fraud allegations raised by a whistleblower suit against Coca Cola. The suit accuses Coke employees of rigging a Burger King market test to inflate Frozen Coke popularity and cites defective machines. WHITLEY as source says subpoena issued. SEC had earlier eyed an informal probe.
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