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Cotton futures rose for the third straight session on speculation that adverse sowing conditions may curb output in the U.S., the world’s biggest exporter. Sugar and coffee also gained. Orange juice and cocoa slid.
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The longest cotton rally in four years and a lingering drought in the southern Great Plains are forcing farmers in the U.S., the world’s biggest exporter, to reconsider a shift to other crops.
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Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis President James Bullard said central bank stimulus has been ramped up this year with the decision to increase outright bond purchases to $85 billion a month and that a growing balance sheet could be complicated to unwind.
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Like many people in Mississippi, Kevin and Nanine Parker have felt the sting of a strong recession and a weak recovery. Now, no longer able to make ends meet, they’ve reluctantly applied for food stamps.
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A Mississippi State University booster said a representative of Cameron Newton ’s father wanted payments of $180,000 over 60 days for the quarterback to join the Bulldogs, ESPN reported.
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Kent Hull, a former Buffalo Bills offensive lineman and a Pro Football Hall of Fame nominee for the Class of 2012, has died. He was 50.
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New Jersey Governor Chris Christie’s run for a second term and his 2016 presidential ambitions will be shaped by how well he manages his state’s recovery from Hurricane Sandy.
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Cotton prices jumped, approaching a record, on concern that global supplies will trail demand further after cold weather in China and storms in the U.S. hurt crops. Orange juice advanced.
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Last month, Hawaii lawmakers killed a proposed tax that would have added 17 cents to a single-serve bottle of soda. It was the second failed attempt, even though Governor Neil Abercrombie had pushed the proposed levy.
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Cotton prices will likely jump another 32 percent to $1.25 a pound by January because of tightening global supply, said agricultural economist O.A. Cleveland .
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