The Mercer Livestock Auction provided the following report on the Dec. 18 livestock auction.
Commercial bulls, $73. to 90.; commercial cows, 40. to 76.; commercial steer...
DETROIT — The U.S. government has slapped Toyota Motor with a record $17.4 million fine for failing once again to quickly report problems to federal regulators and for d...
MILWAUKEE — As the nation inches toward the economic “fiscal cliff,” anxiety is growing in farm country about an obscure tangent of the Washington political standoff tha...
Time for deal drawing near
WASHINGTON — Narrowing a “fiscal cliff” negotiating gap, President Barack Obama is backing off what had once been ironclad positions.
A new pro...
NEW YORK — Diet Pepsi is quietly changing its sweetener, with the goal of helping the soda maintain its taste longer.
Cans of Diet Pepsi around the country now list a mi...
Farmers can look to save money
With the year winding down, now is a good time to plan ahead for the upcoming season.
To make sure 2013 is successful, here are a few keys ...
LONDON — Oil company BP has sold its half interest in a North Sea gas field to SSE PLC for $288 million.
BP said today that the disposal of its 50 percent stake in the S...
Better economy boosts bashes
After years of cancellations and downsizing, corporate holiday parties are back.
Several surveys of human resource departments nationwide ind...
DETROIT — Ford said Friday that it’s talking to the government about the fuel economy of its hybrid cars after a report suggested they’re falling short of targets.
Consu...
ADDISON, Ill. — It looks like a torture chamber for cardboard and bubble wrap. At a lab in suburban Chicago, UPS tests new packaging designs by dropping, shaking and sma...
