Dairy product prices gain for first time in five auctions

Dairy product prices gain for first time in five auctions

By Margreet Dietz April 18 (BusinessDesk) - Dairy product prices rose at the Global Dairy Trade auction, gaining for the first time in five events, amid strong demand. The GDT price index increased 2.7 percent from the previous auction two weeks ago. The average price was U...

Margreet Dietz 17 Apr 2018
While you were sleeping: Earnings optimism lifts Wall St

While you were sleeping: Earnings optimism lifts Wall St

By Margreet Dietz April 17 (BusinessDesk) - Wall Street moved higher as investors geared up for the US earnings season amid easing concern about a global trade war and geopolitical tensions. Shares of Bank of America rose, up 1.4 percent as of 3.19pm in New York, after the...

Margreet Dietz 16 Apr 2018
While you were sleeping: Wall St climbs, Treasuries drop

While you were sleeping: Wall St climbs, Treasuries drop

By Margreet Dietz April 13 (BusinessDesk) - Wall Street advanced, while US Treasuries dropped, as concerns about a global trade war and Middle East conflict eased.  US President Donald Trump is exploring rejoining the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade pact negotiations, senat...

Margreet Dietz 12 Apr 2018
While you were sleeping: Oil rallies, Wall St eases on Middle East tension

While you were sleeping: Oil rallies, Wall St eases on Middle East tension

By Margreet Dietz April 12 (BusinessDesk) - Oil prices jumped while Wall Street slipped as investors eyed rising tension between the US and Russia about the Middle East. “Russia vows to shoot down any and all missiles fired at Syria,” US President Donald Trump tweeted. “Get...

Margreet Dietz 11 Apr 2018