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Glass is still half full for flush American farmers
Feb 26, 2012 13:50 EST
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Brian Roach scrawled a simple outlook for corn prices in a spiral notebook, with a line diving from the upper left hand corner to the lower right.
Mexico, U.S. sign cross-border deep water oil deal
Feb 20, 2012 18:19 EST
LOS CABOS, Mexico (Reuters) - Mexico and the United States signed an agreement on Monday to help U.S. firms and Mexican oil monopoly Pemex exploit deep water oil resources in the Gulf of Mexico that straddle the countries' maritime boundaries.
Obama: End unneeded $5 billion a year farm subsidy payment
Feb 13, 2012 11:26 EST
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - With Congress beginning an overhaul of U.S. farm law, President Barack Obama called on Monday for elimination of a $5 billion a year subsidy paid to farmers regardless of need but held steady funding for the department's often-criticized data forecasting arm.
Obama reiterates call for farm subsidy cuts
Feb 13, 2012 11:26 EST
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama proposed slashing subsidies to the booming agriculture sector by $32 billion over the next decade, just as Congress begins the lengthy process of overhauling the expiring U.S. farm law.
Bill adds natgas, coal as renewable fuel source
Jan 18, 2012 18:21 EST
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Ethanol derived from natural gas and coal would compete with corn-based ethanol for a share of the U.S. motor fuel market under a bill unveiled by six U.S. House members on Wednesday.
U.S. approves Monsanto drought-tolerant GM corn
Dec 22, 2011 12:00 EST
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Monsanto's genetically engineered, drought resistant corn is deregulated, the U.S. Agriculture Department said Thursday, clearing the variety for sale.
Deal reached to avert government shutdown
Dec 15, 2011 21:48 EST
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Lawmakers on Thursday reached a tentative deal to fund an array of government agencies through September 30 and avert shutting down many of Washington's operations starting this weekend.
Deal reached to avert government shutdown
Dec 15, 2011 21:48 EST
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Lawmakers on Thursday reached a tentative deal to fund an array of government agencies through September 30 and avert shutting down many of Washington's operations starting this weekend.
Lawmakers reach deal to avert government shutdown
Dec 15, 2011 21:26 EST
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Lawmakers on Thursday reached a tentative deal to fund an array of government agencies through September 30 and avert shutting down many of Washington's operations starting this weekend.
Lawmakers reach deal to avert government shutdown
Dec 15, 2011 21:26 EST
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Lawmakers on Thursday reached a tentative deal to fund an array of government agencies through September 30 and avert shutting down many of Washington's operations starting this weekend.
Lawmakers near deal to avert government shutdown
Dec 15, 2011 19:19 EST
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Lawmakers on Thursday were close to a deal on a massive spending bill to keep the government running through the fiscal year ending on September 30 and avert a shutdown when current funds run out at midnight on Friday.
Lawmakers near deal to avert government shutdown
Dec 15, 2011 19:19 EST
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Lawmakers on Thursday were close to a deal on a massive spending bill to keep the government running through the fiscal year ending on September 30 and avert a shutdown when current funds run out at midnight on Friday.
Congress subpoenas Corzine on MF Global collapse
Dec 02, 2011 19:07 EST
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former MF Global chief Jon Corzine was subpoenaed to testify before Congress, setting up an awkward legal situation for the ex-senator facing multiple probes into the firm's collapse.
MF Global customer: My entire account is missing
Dec 02, 2011 16:28 EST
(Reuters) - As investigators search for an estimated $1.2 billion missing from MF Global customer accounts, one customer says his entire account has vanished and blames the trustee liquidating the firm.
Congress subpoenas Corzine on MF Global collapse
Dec 02, 2011 13:52 EST
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. House committee voted to subpoena Jon Corzine to testify before Congress about the collapse of MF Global, after the former CEO refused an earlier invitation.
House panel subpoenas MF Global's Corzine
Dec 02, 2011 12:29 EST
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. House committee on Friday voted to subpoena former MF Global chief Jon Corzine to testify before Congress.
House panel subpoenas MF Global's Corzine
Dec 02, 2011 11:05 EST
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. House committee on Friday voted to subpoena former MF Global chief Jon Corzine to testify before Congress.
Farm law overhaul would boost some crop subsidy rates
Nov 14, 2011 17:43 EST
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The farm law being written by agricultural leaders in Congress would boost support rates for some crops and may remove caps on how much money growers collect in subsidies.
Analysis: Regulators seek cover in MF Global blame game
Nov 03, 2011 22:04 EDT
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Regulators still sore from the beating they took over the financial crisis are scrambling to ensure they avoid the blame for the collapse of the Jon Corzine-run futures brokerage MF Global.
U.S. farm law overhaul near, Senate votes for reform
Nov 01, 2011 17:55 EDT
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Tuesday passed a bill to bar farm subsides to wealthy Americans, a step that small-farm advocates said could lead to reform of U.S. farm supports that cost billions of dollars a year.
