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Business

Women business owners in ND take on risks to thrive

National Entrepreneurship Week runs through Saturday. In North Dakota, outreach continues to ensure women business owners face fewer obstacles in getting their operations off the ground. The Small Business Administration says nearly 43% of businesses around the state are women-owned, and ...

FUTURES FILE

Chocolate Kisses new all-time highs Cocoa futures prices made new all-time highs on Friday with the March cocoa futures soaring to $6,030/metric ton before reversing course and trading lower. Abnormally dry conditions in West Africa, where more than half of the world’s cocoa is produced in ...

Ward County Real Estate Transactions

January 2024 — 204 2nd St. NE, Surrey, residential, Dylan Garrett and Brittany Russell from Andrew and Jolene Petras, $247,000. — 201 Main St., Carpio, residential, and 0.09 acres unaddressed, Damon Burner from Gary Springer, $35,000 — 30501 303rd Ave. SW, Ryder, ...

FUTURESFILE

Cattle numbers continue decline USDA cattle inventory numbers were released mid-week, and the numbers were in line with estimates but friendly in the sense that they confirmed what was thought to be known but had yet to be revealed in the placement numbers of the monthly Cattle on Feed ...

Futures File: Cattle market brings the heat

June Live Cattle futures were up $4.075 for the week, settling at $178.45/cwt. Which is a noteworthy level. The 200-day moving average is $179/cwt, the 100-day moving average is $178.5/cwt and the 50% retracement level is $178.4/cwt. The 50% retracement coming from the contract highs put in ...

Futures File: China loses pop in population

A popular story making the rounds this past week was the population of China decreasing for the second year in a row. Births fell to a record low in 2023 while deaths reached a record high, and the overall population fell by just over 2 million to 1.41 billion. (The population decrease in 2022 ...