by Brian Booth Japan’s economy was not doing all that hot before the catastrophic events of the past few weeks. We are still trying to figure out where to go from here in terms of the markets, Japan, and the global economy at large. Japanese investors were selling off assets in the aftermath of the [...]
The final estimate for the 2009 hard red winter wheat tour sponsored by the Wheat Quality Council was announced today at the Kansas City Board of Trade. The final participant estimate for the three-day tour average was a yield of 40.8 bushels per acre, 2.5 bushels lower than the 2008 estimate of 43.3 bushels per [...]
Is This Stock Market Rally for Real? by Frank J. Cholly Perception is reality! Or is it “perception becomes reality?” It doesn’t really matter. My point here is that once investor confidence returns, the market bottoms and begins to claw its way back. The Conference Board released its consumer confidence report on April 28, and [...]
