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As the great American sage, Yogi Berra, once said, “It’s like déjà vu all over again.” Last week grain and soy markets we higher on Monday, only to give a portion of that back on Tuesday, and it would appear we have the same pattern at play this week.  Of…

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Free Commentary

I suspect that many of you take little notice of it anymore (if ever), but by regulation, those of us on this side of the futures business are required to post risk disclaimers on everything we publish.  In a nutshell, it is supposed to forewarn readers that trading commodities is…

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Daily Comments

I suspect that many of you take little notice of it anymore (if ever), but by regulation, those of us on this side of the futures business are required to post risk disclaimers on everything we publish.  In a nutshell, it is supposed to forewarn readers that trading commodities is…

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Weekly Commentary

NOVEMBER 19, 2021 I regret not saving the article, but twenty-some years ago, I remember reading a tongue-in-cheek piece suggesting that the sure-fire way to identify a company whose stock should probably be sold was to look for those that recently picked up the naming rights to a major sporting…

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Seven score and eighteen years ago today, these words were spoken on the battlefield at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.  As with all great speeches, it not only provides us with profound wisdom, it spoke to the hearts and spirits of those present that day, and should continue to speak to every generation…

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