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CBOT to extend open-outcry trading for crop reports
CME Group said Friday that its iconic grain pits will begin trading more than two hours earlier in the morning from June 12 on days when the U.S. government issues price-sensitive crop reports. The change comes as the massive exchange makes the...
Tags: U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Loop marchers call for moratorium on foreclosures
Tribune reportersAbout 130 protesters marched north through the Loop this morning calling for a moratorium on mortgage foreclosures. The group walked from the Chicago Board of Trade and stopped briefly at a Citibank branch at LaSalle and Madison streets just before 11 a....Tags: Credit and Debt, Lobbying, Politics, Citigroup Incorporated, Activism
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ICE grain contracts kick off turf war with CME
The IntercontinentalExchange (ICE) kicked off the most aggressive challenge yet to the CME Group's 160-year dominance of agricultural markets on Sunday with the launch of five grain and oilseed futures. In a bid to wrest a chunk of the multibillion-...Tags: Finance, Commodity Markets, Science and Technology, Electronics, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
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No plans yet for century-old cottages
There's plenty of speculation — but few concrete answers yet — about what will become of the historical bricks and mortar that make up Park Ridge's Youth Campus. Since announcing this month that the 11-acre campus will close after more than a...
Tags: DePaul University, Architecture, Jane Addams, Arts and Culture, Human Interest
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CME extending trading hours for grain contracts
ReutersCME Group Inc. will extend trading hours for its hallmark grain contracts, two sources close to the matter said on Monday, as the Chicago exchange moves to defend its turf against rival ICE's bid for nearly round-the-clock transactions. The board of...Tags: New York Mercantile Exchange, CBOT Holdings Incorporated, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Global Expansion
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Saturday, May 5, 2012
5 - 6 a.m. The Saturday Morning Show with Orion Samuelson and Max Armstrong 5:05 a.m. With the news that grain trading at the Chicago Board of Trade is expanding to 22 hours a day, Max talks to market analyst Brian Basting about the impact on the...Tags: Churchill Downs, Bob Miller, Marketing, Kentucky Derby
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Gas prices may hit $4 per gallon by Memorial Day
Gas prices are expected to continue to rise and could approach $4 a gallon by Memorial Day, said a South Dakota AAA spokeswoman. "It wouldn't surprise me if gasoline prices rose 25 to 30 cents before Memorial Day, after which they should level off,"...Tags: Market and Exchange, Petroleum Industry, Biofuels, Iran, Renewable Energy
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175 years of memorable, horrible, humorous and remarkable events that shaped Chicago
On March 4, 1837, exactly 175 years ago, Chicago was incorporated. Not that Flashback needed a reason, but we took this occasion to compile a very long list of events, year by year and decade by decade, that helped shape this great city.
Some events...Tags: Water Tower, Hull House, Interior Policy, Lincoln Park Zoo, Wrigley Field
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Gas may hit $4 per gallon by Memorial Day
Gas prices are expected to continue to rise and could approach $4 a gallon by Memorial Day, said a South Dakota AAA spokeswoman. "It wouldn't surprise me if gasoline prices rose 25 to 30 cents before Memorial Day, after which they should level off," said...
Tags: Market and Exchange, Petroleum Industry, Biofuels, Iran, Renewable Energy
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Apps, texting change culture of Osceola cattle ranching
A whip cracks in the air as a few dozen cattle mill about a pasture south of St. Cloud. Specially bred cattle dogs bark at the animals' hooves, and a trio of cowboys on horseback circles the herd. It could pass for a tableau out of Osceola County's...
Tags: Religion and Belief, Animal Science, Science and Technology, Health, Human Body
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April 2: Your Money Matters - Cliff Morgan
WGN NewsCliff Morgan To purchase a copy of the book: www.barnesandnoble.com Events: US College Planning April 18 7:00 p.m. Twin Groves Middle School Buffalo Grove April 26 7:00 p.m. DePaul University, Rolling Meadows The Meadows Corporate Center 2550 West...Tags: Business, College Sports
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Supply-demand crunch pinching ethanol industry
SIOUX FALLS (AP) - Falling fuel demand, an ethanol oversupply and high corn costs could lead some Midwest biorefineries to cut back or idle production until profit margins improve, industry analysts say. Troy Gavin, general manager of the Midwest...Tags: Biofuels, Ethanol, Credit and Debt, Trips and Vacations, Travel
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