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US soybean farmers race to meet global demand as farmland shrinks

CADIZ, Ky. – The U.S. soybean industry is working to meet growing global demand despite operating with less farmland and fewer farms. According to the Department of Agriculture, the U.S. had about 943 million acres of farmland in 2000. That figure has since fallen about 7% to 874 million acres.…

Trump blasts Big Oil for ‘making too much money’

President Donald Trump lashed out at the U.S. oil industry on Monday, arguing that the country’s largest companies should give some of their sharply higher profits to the American public. “I don’t like it,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office when asked about the huge earnings reported by ExxonMobil…

Cash-strapped HOAs ramp up foreclosures against delinquent homeowners: report

Homeowners associations (HOAs) across the nation are reportedly taking a tougher stance on unpaid dues, pursuing foreclosure against more homeowners as communities grapple with mounting financial pressures. Real estate experts say the aggressive collection efforts are being driven by rising operating costs, shrinking reserve funds and concerns that unpaid assessments…

Some older Ford vehicles pose ‘unreasonable’ safety risks, regulators warn

Some older Ford cars and SUVs pose “unreasonable” ​safety risks, according to federal regulators, warning that the timing belt may fail, causing them to lose ‌power or engines to seize. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced on Monday that it has upgraded a defect investigation into 135,551 Ford vehicles…

LARRY KUDLOW: Iran or not, the Dow just broke another record

Putting Iran aside for a moment, I want to point out, besides Iranian news, just how strong the American economy is — war or not. By the way, the Dow Jones index just hit a new record high of 53,178.   Today’s Institute for Supply Management manufacturing index came in far…

Popular Walmart nut butter recalled after testing detects Salmonella

Walmart shoppers in 19 states are being urged to check their pantries after a Walmart-exclusive pistachio nut butter was recalled over potential Salmonella contamination. New York-based Botticelli Foods voluntarily recalled one lot of Bettergoods Pistachio Nut Butter after routine testing “identified the presence of Salmonella,” the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)…

Atlanta-area amusement park closes after nearly 4 decades

An Atlanta-area amusement park that was the home of the largest zero-G stall roller coaster in the country closed for the last time on Sunday. Fun Spot America Atlanta’s location in Fayetteville had its final day of operation on August 2, after the amusement park had been in operation for…