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Futures File

Grain prices slide lower The August World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimate was released on Monday, Aug. 12. It was a neutral to slightly bullish report for corn and wheat but quite bearish for soybean prices. Yield projections were increased for both corn and soybeans as the growing ...

Futures File

World stock, drop, roll When two weeks ago the stock markets had taken a tumble to close the week out on a weak July jobs report and several other excuses depending on how aggressively, you wanted to frame the pitch of a potential recession. This past week continued the tumble with stocks ...

BUILDING PERMITS

City of Minot August building permits – Kyle and Tiffany Yetter, 1112 23rd St. NW, shed, $10,000. – Ricky Hulm, 820 3rd St. SW, storage building, $20,000. – David and Susan Zietlow, Home Vision Construction, 5100 46th St. SW, house addition, $50,000. – Sara Frantsvog, Future ...

Roller coaster week for stocks

There was a ton of economic data this week to digest, and it was a volatile trade in the equity markets. Fed Chairman Jerome Powell had his monthly press conference, announcing interest rates would remain unchanged this month. He reiterated the goal is 2% inflation using the Personal ...

Minot Chamber announces Eagle Award recipients

The Minot Area Chamber EDC has announced its Eagle Award recipients for June. The recipients are: Aaron Stenvold, SRT; Carol Gunning, Marketplace Foods; Everenn Meier, JC Penney; Durand Jones, Trinity Health; Florence Helde, Target; Cutter Flory, Rainbow Photo Labs; Dr. Mathew Samson, Horizon ...

Financial tips for younger folks

One of the growing concerns of younger people is their financial situation when it comes to getting to retirement age. For those in their 20s, 30s and 40s, below are several tips from a professional to help set and meet goals for financial well-being. When speaking with Matthew Yale, a ...