Steve Nedved
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Dec 07
The potential impact of the trade truce on pork producers
US pork producers are positioned to see great benefit from the trade truce with China if retaliatory tariffs are lifted. With an exceptionally large protein outlook heading into 2019, access to countries like China will be vitally important to US pork producers’ profitability. In this Managing for Profit, Brett Stuart, president of Global AgriTrends talks …
Dec 07
Unemployment rate remains at 3.7% as 155K jobs added in November
Kameleon007/iStock(WASHINGTON) — U.S. employers added 155,000 jobs to their payrolls in November, the Labor Department reported Friday morning, falling short of economists’ expectations. Economists had anticipated seeing around 200,000 jobs added last month. The Bureau of Labor Statistics said most of the job gains were in health care (32,000), manufacturing (27,000), and transportation and warehousing …
Dec 07
Winter storm moving into South with flooding rain, snow
ABC News(NEW YORK) — After dumping a record 1.91 inches of rain in Los Angeles, a storm continues to move east on Friday with 15 states from Nevada to Virginia under snow, ice and flood alerts. The storm system will move into southern Texas by Friday afternoon and evening, bringing very heavy rain to eastern …
Dec 07
Kathleen Kraninger confirmed to head Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Alex Wong/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Kathleen Kraninger was narrowly confirmed by the Senate to head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Thursday, putting an end to an ongoing debate about the leadership of the agency. Kraninger, who served as the director for general government programs at the Office of Management and Budget, was confirmed by a 50-49 …
Dec 07
New tax code may help your side hustle
LPETTET/iStock(NEW YORK) — With the end of the year fast approaching, you have a few weeks left to make moves to help boost next year’s tax refund or at least minimize how much you’re going to have to pay to Uncle Sam. ABC News’ Good Morning America spoke to Nathan Rigney from the Tax Institute …
Dec 07
Trump moving ahead with second Kim summit despite working-level frustrations
SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The Trump administration is moving ahead with plans for a second summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un despite growing frustration among U.S. officials about the lack of progress on getting North Korea to denuclearize. Nearly six months after their first meeting in Singapore, the scramble …
Dec 07
Time Warner Center, including CNN, evacuated due to bomb threat
WABC-TV(NEW YORK) — The Time Warner Center in Manhattan, New York, which houses CNN, was evacuated after someone called in a bomb threat late Thursday, New York ABC station WABC reported. After a sweep of the building, police did not find any explosives and employees were allowed back inside the building just after 11 p.m. …
Dec 07
From “sad” to “uplifting” and “happy,” Brett Young takes fans to a new place with “Ticket to L.A.”
ABC/Image Group LA Brett Young‘s sophomore album, Ticket to L.A., arrives Friday, and shows a new side of the California-born singer. Simply put, Brett admits he’s much happier now than when he recorded his self-titled debut. “I think the first album was a really good way for me to introduce myself to people,” he reflects. “I …
Dec 06
USDA says some crops remain in the field
A USDA meteorologist says there are still regions of the U.S. where farmers are having a tough time harvesting crops because of fall weather conditions. Brad Rippey says, “Of the states reporting this week, we still see five percent of the soybeans left in the field as of December 2nd.” Rippey says the soybean harvest is the …
Dec 06
Cheesemakers announce award winners
Ten cheese industry leaders will be recognized by their peers during an April awards ceremony. The Wisconsin Cheesemakers Association says Vice President John Epprecht of Great Lakes Cheese in Hiram, Ohio will receive a Life Member Award. Retired Foremost Farms CEO Dave Fuhrmann and former Sargento CEO Lou Gentine will be named 2019 WCMA Cheese …
