Month: December 2024
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Donald Trump promised to bring down prices, but experts say his tariff plans will do the opposite
Casey Quinlan, States Newsroom President-elect Donald Trump has promised to bring down prices on groceries, rent and other basic necessities of life. U.S. presidents don’t typically have direct control over how much any of those [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Black Friday online sales on track to hit record high: What are people buying?
aire images/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — People haven’t only been filling their plates this Thanksgiving weekend — it also seems they’ve been filling their online shopping carts. Black Friday online shopping this year is on [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Trump picks Florida sheriff Chad Chronister for DEA administrator
Hillsborough County Sheriff (NEW YORK) — President-elect Donald Trump announced he will nominate Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister to lead the Drug Enforcement Administration. In a post on Truth Social on Saturday, Trump said that [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Trump says he’ll fire FBI Director Christopher Wray, replace him with longtime ally Kash Patel
Rebecca Noble/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — President-elect Donald Trump announced Saturday that he plans on firing FBI director Christopher Wray and replacing him with longtime ally Kash Patel. The appointment must be approved by the [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
James Skoufis announces bid to lead DNC, becomes third to vie for chairmanship
Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images for Media Assets, Inc. (NEW YORK) — New York state Sen. James Skoufis announced his long-shot bid for chairman of the Democratic National Committee on X on Saturday. Skoufis, who paints himself [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Trump, Trudeau to meet at Mar-a-Lago amid tariff threats
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (PALM BEACH, Fla.) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is in Florida at Mar-a-Lago and is expected to meet with President-elect Donald Trump tonight, according to multiple sources. The expected meeting comes [Read More…]
ABC National News
Home explosion in Missouri leaves six people injured, three in critical condition
Douglas Sacha/Getty Images/STOCK JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.) — A massive home explosion in Missouri over Thanksgiving weekend left the residence in rubble and six people inside injured, according to fire officials. The explosion occurred on St. [Read More…]
ABC National News
New York counties declare state of emergency as they brace for massive snowstorm
Gabriel Mello/Getty Images/STOCK (NEW YORK) — Officials in upstate New York counties have declared a state of emergency as they prepare for a major snowstorm that has already dumped over two feet of snow in [Read More…]
ABC National News
Firefighters rescue Chihuahua from under Houston bridge
Houston Botanic Garden (HOUSTON) — Teams of firefighters sprang into action in Texas on Friday when staff at the Houston Botanic Garden noticed a tiny Chihuahua was stuck underneath a pedestrian bridge. Photos posted to [Read More…]
ABC National News
Black Friday mall shooting in Arkansas leaves 2 injured
Douglas Sacha/Getty Images/STOCK (LITTLE ROCK, Ark.) — Shots rang out at the Park Plaza Mall in Little Rock, Arkansas, on Black Friday, leaving two people injured, police said in an update Friday evening. The Little [Read More…]
ABC World News
Israel-Gaza-Lebanon live updates: Crisis in Gaza mounts as medicine, supplies blocked
Mahmoud Zayyat via Getty Images (LONDON) — A ceasefire went into effect at 4 a.m. local time Wednesday morning after Israel’s Cabinet approved the U.S.-backed proposal to end the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah after [Read More…]
ABC World News
Syrian rebels breach Aleppo amid surprise offensive
omersukrugoksu/Getty Images (LONDON) — Syrian rebels have reportedly breached the city of Aleppo itself, according to open source analysts and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, as thousands of insurgent fighters make startling advances in [Read More…]
Ag News
Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: November 29, 2024
Dec. corn closed at $4.23, up 7 and 1/4 centsJan. soybeans closed at $9.89 and 1/2, up 3/4 centsDec. soybean meal closed at $287.10, down $3.40Dec. soybean oil closed at 41.61, up 86 pointsDec. wheat [Read More…]
Ag News
Cattle futures supported by week’s sharply higher cash business
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle were mostly higher, and feeders were up following the sharply higher cash business earlier in the week. December lives closed $.02 lower at $187.97 and February lives closed [Read More…]
Ag News
Ethanol leader urges Trump administration to quickly set RVO guidelines
The President and CEO of the Renewable Fuels Association hopes President elect Trump moves quickly to set future Renewable Volume Obligation levels for blending ethanol and gasoline. Geoff Cooper tells Brownfield the U.S. should already [Read More…]
Ag News
Soybeans, corn, wheat mixed in a quiet post-holiday session
Soybeans ended the day mixed with another day of unsurprising light-volume trade, this time post-holiday. The USDA announced a sale of soybeans to unknown destinations for the current marketing year. The USDA also announced 151,700 [Read More…]