Technical trading, short-covering and a weaker dollar, oh my

Technical trading, short-covering and a weaker dollar, oh my

Home » Technical trading, short-covering and a weaker dollar, oh my Photo: Sosland Publishing Co. Recap for April 3 Wheat futures launched a rebound Wednesday after sliding lower since the new week, month and quarter began. Lifting wheat was a round of short covering, technical trading, a weakening dollar and geopolitical news after Russia halted … Read more

Wheat in best shape since ’19 weighs on prices

Wheat in best shape since ’19 weighs on prices

Home » Wheat in best shape since ’19 weighs on prices Source: Sosland Publishing Co. Recap for April 2 US wheat futures continued lower Tuesday, a day after the USDA said winter wheat was in the best early spring shape since 2019. Beneficial rains in the forecast for the dry southern Plains added pressure as … Read more

New AI technology to detect heart disease during mammograms

New AI technology to detect heart disease during mammograms

CINCINNATI — Ohio researchers are working on new AI technology that they say can save lives. It is supposed to be able to detect a heart attack or heart disease during a routine women’s health exam.  What You Need To Know Genexia Health, a startup company out of Cincinnati, is working on AI technology that can detect … Read more

Lower corn planting intentions send futures higher

Lower corn planting intentions send futures higher

Home » Lower corn planting intentions send futures higher Photo: Sosland Publishing Co. Recap for March 28 Corn futures Thursday posted their largest one-day rally since July after the USDA estimated March 1 corn stocks and projected 2024 corn plantings below trade estimates. Winter wheat futures followed corn higher even as all-wheat stocks and plantings … Read more

Good Friday: Pope skips event to preserve health ahead of Easter, Vatican says

Good Friday: Pope skips event to preserve health ahead of Easter, Vatican says

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis skipped the traditional Good Friday procession at Rome’s Colosseum to protect his health, the Vatican said, making a last-minute decision that added to concerns about his frail condition during a particularly busy period. Francis had been expected to preside over the Way of the Cross procession, which re-enacts Christ’s Passion … Read more

Latest Houston health tech news dominates this week’s top stories

Latest Houston health tech news dominates this week’s top stories

Editor’s note:Let’s roundup the top Houston innovation news from the week. Trending Houston tech and startup articles on InnovationMap included introducing the Texas Medical Center’s ongoing cohort, generative AI at Baylor College of Medicine, and more. TMC names latest cohort of health tech innovators for 2024 program Here are the eight companies currently being accelerated … Read more

Morning spike, afternoon slide for wheat

Morning spike, afternoon slide for wheat

Home » Wheat, corn, soy down on pre-report positioning Source: Sosland Publishing Co. Recap for March 26 Technical trading took wheat futures lower Tuesday, two days before US Department of Agriculture reports will offer updates on supply, demand, stocks and planting intentions. Pressuring wheat was a stronger dollar, large Russian supplies and fading demand from … Read more

South Korea protests: Senior doctors to submit resignations in support of strikes

South Korea protests: Senior doctors to submit resignations in support of strikes

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Senior doctors at major hospitals in South Korea began submitting their resignations en masse Monday in support of medical interns and residents who have been on a strike for five weeks over the government’s push to sharply increase medical school admissions. The senior doctors’ action won’t likely cause an immediate … Read more

Kate and William ‘extremely moved’ by support since the Princess of Wales’ cancer revelation

Kate and William ‘extremely moved’ by support since the Princess of Wales’ cancer revelation

LONDON (AP) — Kate, the Princess of Wales, and her husband, Prince William, are said to be “extremely moved” by the public’s warmth and support following her shocking cancer announcement as tributes continued to pour in Sunday from around the world. After weeks of frenzied speculation on social media about her health and well-being, Kate … Read more

Nearly 108,000 Americans died of drug overdoses in 2022, breaking record, CDC says

Nearly 108,000 Americans died of drug overdoses in 2022, breaking record, CDC says

Nearly 108,000 Americans died of drug overdoses in 2022, according to final federal figures released Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Over the last two decades, the number of U.S. overdose deaths has risen almost every year and continued to break annual records — making it the worst overdose epidemic in American … Read more