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Albedo, Earthshine and the weather

We are going to continue our look at the atmosphere and energy transfer by looking at albedo and the reflection of solar ...
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Canadian Financial Close: Loonie, crude oil continue to climb

The Canadian dollar stepped up on Monday as crude oil prices rose. The loonie closed at US$0.7345 or US$1=C$1.3615, compared to US$0.7311 or C$1=C$1.3678 on Friday. The United States Dollar Index ...
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ICE review: Canola narrowly mixed at Monday’s close

The ICE Futures canola market traded to both sides of unchanged, settling narrowly mixed on Monday as spillover support from gains in the Chicago soy complex was countered by the bearish influence of ...
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U.S. Supreme Court split over Bayer’s fight against Roundup lawsuits

The U.S. Supreme Court appeared divided on Monday over Bayer AG’s effort to shut down thousands of lawsuits accusing the ...
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CBOT review: Soybeans at one-month highs

SOYBEAN futures at the Chicago Board of Trade were stronger on Monday, hitting fresh one-month highs as gains in crude oil provided support. A lack of significant progress on peace talks between Iran ...