5+ day, 4+ hour ago   (123+ words) Briefs Finance The tit-for-tat follows the collapse last month of negotiations that had nearly produced a deal to deescalate. After talks fell apart, the U.S. imposed 50% tariffs on about $20 billion of Canadian goods effective Aug. 22, and Canadian officials unveiled their counter-tariff…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (1065+ words) Australia Lifts 2026/27 Wheat Outlook to 29.9 Million Tons Briefs Finance Australia Lifts 2026/27 Wheat Outlook to 29.9 Million Tons - The Department of Agriculture now projects a 2026/27 wheat harvest of 29.9 million tons, per a Tuesday report. - The figure is roughly 12% above the June outlook…...

3+ week, 2+ hour ago   (337+ words) Boeing's engineers have had enough. The union that represents them, SPEEA, announced that the contract offer was rejected by a vote of its professional and technical employees, who also authorized a strike. That vote could delay work on some of…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (608+ words) The vote by Boeing's professional staff sends a strong signal that the proposed terms are unacceptable. On Friday, Aug 21 2026, the union representing Boeing's engineers and technical staff voted down a four-year contract proposal. The same vote gave union leaders the…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (491+ words) The data center boom has stretched the nation's power grid, raising reliability concerns and leading to approval freezes in some areas. Since even approved projects can wait years for a connection, builders are putting gas plants behind the meter so…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (327+ words) Tyson Foods, the biggest meatpacker in the country, is shrinking its beef operations again. This is not the first round of cuts. Earlier this year, Tyson closed a different beef plant in Nebraska. But those earlier closures did not stop…...