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In other commodities, energy prices declined as traders took profits from last week's rally, while agriculture futures traded mixed. Gold typically has an inverse relationship with the dollar, as investors tend to seek out the precious metal as a so-called safe haven when the dollar is in decline. Precious and industrial metals prices climbed Monday as the euro made a sharp move higher against the U. Copper prices strengthened on the London Metal Exchange amid declining inventories and...

There were no calls for a multibillion-dollar "strategic corn fund" to develop alternatives to corn, financed by a windfall profits tax on the agriculture industry. Ag industry execs were not called up before a high-profile Senate committee to defend themselves against charges that they were colluding to gouge corn-dog lovers. Now one way oil is different from corn, it could be argued, is that we don't necessarily want more oil because burning fossil fuelscoal as well as...

He was the first Guantanamo prisoner charged in the newly revised military tribunals created by the US Congress after the Supreme Court struck down an earlier version of the war crimes court that president George Bush authorised to try foreign captives on terrorism charges. He was the first Guantanamo prisoner charged in the newly revised military tribunals created by the US Congress after the Supreme Court struck down an earlier version of the war crimes court that president George Bush...

The report attributes the increase to favorable prices, growing ethanol demand, and strong export sales. The report is based on surveys conducted during the first two weeks of June on approximately 11,000 segments of land and from a sample of approximately 88,000 farm operators across the United States. Get the latest industry news delivered right to your computer! Department of Agriculture s National Agricultural Statistics Service. Iowa continued to lead all states in total corn acres,...