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September 2, 2021 CHICAGO (Reuters) – U.S. farmers’ net income is projected to jump 19.5% this year to an eight-year high of $113 billion, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Thursday in a sharp reversal from a February forecast for a decline in profits. A surge to eight-year highs in U.S. corn and soybean […]

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Scientists have identified a venerable brown dwarf nicknamed 'The Accident' that is almost as old as the universe itself careening through our galactic neighborhood at half a million miles an hour – and it's upending what we thought we knew about these strange, not-quite-a-star-but-not-quite-a-planet space objects. As LiveScience explains it, brown dwarfs are best thought […]

Upgrading your wireless router with a new model from Amazon is certainly a good idea if you're working from home but new research from CyberNews has revealed that one of the most popular routers from TP-Link frequently featured on the ecommerce giant's store ships with vulnerable firmware. Shenzhen-based TP-Link is the world's number one manufacturer […]

September 2, 2021 NEW YORK (Reuters) – Alexander Zverev thrashed Spain’s Albert Ramos-Vinolas 6-1 6-0 6-3 in a brisk 74 minutes on Thursday, conserving his energy as he rolled through to the third round of the U.S. Open. More than half of the German’s serves went unreturned in the lopsided affair, after Zverev got a […]

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September 2, 2021 By Ana Mano SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Major grains crushers in Brazil began offering farmer training on Thursday for growers of crops other than soy, including wheat, corn and sugarcane, oilseed crushing group Abiove said. The “Soy Plus” program renamed “Agro Plus” offers farmers guidance on best practices including waste management, environmental […]

September 2, 2021 (Reuters) – Hyundai Motors’ Genesis said on Thursday it would phase out all gas-powered cars by the end of the decade and that its luxury vehicles debuting 2025 onwards will run on fuel cells and batteries. Genesis, which was launched as Hyundai’s standalone luxury division in 2015 to compete with premium brands […]

September 2, 2021 By Robin Emmott and Sabine Siebold BRDO, Slovenia (Reuters) -Germany called on the European Union on Thursday to enable coalitions of the willing within the bloc to rapidly deploy a military force in a crisis as members discussed the lessons learned after the chaotic evacuation from Afghanistan. EU efforts to create a […]

September 2, 2021 By Frank Pingue (Reuters) – Mel Reid was gutted after not being selected to compete for Europe at the 2019 Solheim Cup but said on Thursday that her role as vice captain of that team has given her more to offer as she makes her playing return in the biennial event this […]

September 2, 2021 (Reuters) – Cristiano Ronaldo will wear Manchester United’s famous number seven jersey once again following his return to Old Trafford, the Premier League club said on Thursday. The 36-year-old Portuguese forward spent six seasons at United between 2003-09, winning eight major trophies, and rejoined them this week from Juventus on a two-year […]

September 2, 2021 By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar weakened on Thursday following strong labor market data, while the euro remained near a one-month high versus the greenback after European Central Bank policymakers made comments that kept inflation concerns in focus. U.S. weekly initial jobless claims fell last week, and layoffs dropped […]

September 2, 2021 SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) – Most Salvadorans disagree with the government’s decision to adopt bitcoin as legal tender, with many unaware of how to use the digital currency and distrustful of the project, a poll by the Central American University (UCA) showed on Thursday. At least 67.9% of 1,281 people surveyed said they […]

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While Presidents' Day sales might seem like eons away, there's no better time than the present to start preparing for next year's deals event. So we've created this guide to tell you everything about the 2022 Presidents' Day sales event with everything you need to know, plus what deals you can expect. So what's on […]

September 2, 2021 By Chris Prentice WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Biden administration is expected to tap Kristin Johnson, a law professor at Emory University, for a Democratic seat on the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, according to a source familiar with the matter. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission, which oversees derivatives markets, currently only has three […]

September 2, 2021 (Reuters) – Japanese driver Yuki Tsunoda put his chances of staying in Formula One with the Red Bull-owned AlphaTauri team at 50-50 on Thursday. The 21-year-old Honda-backed rookie has scored in five of the 12 races so far and is 13th in the championship but 36 points behind ninth-placed French team mate […]

September 2, 2021 By Sheila Dang (Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc plans to take a more proactive approach to determine what types of content violate its cloud service policies, such as rules against promoting violence, and enforce its removal, according to two sources, a move likely to renew debate about how much power tech companies should […]

September 2, 2021 By David Gaffen NEW YORK (Reuters) -Oil prices rose more than $1 a barrel on Thursday, rebounding on optimism about global economic growth despite the coronavirus pandemic, and after U.S. crude inventories fell more than anticipated. Brent crude ended up $1.44, or 2%, at $73.03 a barrel. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude […]

September 2, 2021 STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -Swedish supergroup ABBA announced their first new album in four decades on Thursday and said they would stage a series of virtual concerts using digital avatars of themselves in London next year. Fans piled online to celebrate the long-awaited news of the reunion of one of the world’s most successful […]