International Business News - Trade http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Agriculture futures traded mixed Tuesday on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for December delivery rose 8 cents to $6.0325 a bushel; December corn fell 7 cents to $4.17 a bushel; December oats lost 0.25 cent to $2.9375 a bushel; November soybeans added 4 cents to $9.26 a bushel. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081007/agriculture-futures-open-trading-higher-on-cbot.htm Tue, 07 Oct 2008 17:28:14 EDT Alabama Gov. Bob Riley has meetings scheduled with officials from Japan and Brazil to discuss expanding trade opportunities between the state and those countries. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081007/ala-gov-sets-talks-with-brazil-japan-officials.htm Tue, 07 Oct 2008 11:22:13 EDT South Korea's foreign minister has called for a quick parliamentary ratification of the country's free trade deal with the United States to prevent a new U.S. administration from demanding a renegotiation of the pact. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081007/skorean-fm-calls-for-ratification-of-korea-us-fta.htm Tue, 07 Oct 2008 05:55:47 EDT European Union governments have confirmed the appointment of Catherine Ashton as the European Union's new trade commissioner. Ashton replaces Peter Mandelson, who quit as EU trade chief last week. Mandelson was named to Prime Minister Gordon Brown's Cabinet as new business secretary to help handle the global financial crisis. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081006/eus-new-trade-chief-takes-up-position.htm Mon, 06 Oct 2008 13:10:01 EDT The United States has opened a trade office in Libya, authorities in Tripoli said Monday, in the latest step in a concerted push to normalize relations after three decades of confrontations and sanctions imposed by Washington on the Arab nation. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081006/us-opens-trade-office-in-libya.htm Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:35:03 EDT Agriculture futures traded lower Monday on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for December delivery fell 45 cents to $5.9525 a bushel; December corn lost 30 cents to $4.24 a bushel; December oats dropped 20 cents to $2.94 a bushel; November soybeans lost 70 cents to $9.22 a bushel. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081006/agriculture-futures-open-trading-lower-on-cbot.htm Mon, 06 Oct 2008 16:58:35 EDT Agriculture futures traded mixed Friday on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for December delivery rose 4.25 cents to $6.4025 a bushel; December corn traded flat at $4.54 a bushel; December oats added 4 cents to $3.14 a bushel; November soybeans declined 12 cents to $9.92 a bushel. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081003/agriculture-futures-open-trading-higher-on-cbot.htm Fri, 03 Oct 2008 16:38:14 EDT Argentine President Cristina Fernandez announced Thursday that Brazil and Argentina will no longer require bilateral trade to be in U.S. dollars, saying trade in their national currencies will increase regional integration and boost economic growth. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081003/brazil-argentina-stop-requiring-trade-in-dollars.htm Fri, 03 Oct 2008 02:49:11 EDT Agriculture futures traded lower Thursday on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for December delivery fell 33.75 cents to $6.36 a bushel; December corn slipped 30 cents to $4.54 a bushel; December oats lost 11.5 cents to $3.10 a bushel; November soybeans declined 49 cents to $10.04 a bushel. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081002/agriculture-futures-open-trading-lower-on-cbot.htm Thu, 02 Oct 2008 15:54:13 EDT Agriculture futures traded mixed Wednesday on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for December delivery fell 10.25 cents to $6.6975 a bushel; December corn lost 3.5 cents to $4.84 a bushel; December oats added 5.5 cents to $3.215 a bushel; November soybeans added 8 cents to $10.53 a bushel. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081001/agriculture-futures-open-trading-mixed-on-cbot.htm Wed, 01 Oct 2008 16:39:46 EDT Lt. Gov. Timothy Murray has postponed a trade mission to Ireland and Northern Island in October, saying he wants to stay in Massachusetts and help monitor any fiscal fallout from the Wall Street meltdown. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080930/mass-lt-gov-murray-nixes-ireland-trade-mission.htm Tue, 30 Sep 2008 16:18:35 EDT Agriculture futures traded mostly lower Tuesday on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for December delivery rose 12 cents to $6.80 a bushel; December corn fell 25.5 cents to $4.875 a bushel; December oats declined 2 cents to $3.16 a bushel; November soybeans fell 49 cents to $10.45 a bushel. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080930/agriculture-futures-trade-mostly-lower-on-cbot.htm Tue, 30 Sep 2008 16:46:59 EDT E-Trade Financial Corp. said Monday it has completed the sale of its shares in IL&FS Investsmart Ltd., an India-based financial services organization, to HSBC through subsidiary E-Trade Mauritius Ltd. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080929/e-trade-sells-il-fs-investsmart-shares-to-hsbc.htm Mon, 29 Sep 2008 17:53:48 EDT Business leaders from Virginia and India will gather in Norfolk next month for a trade conference. Gov. Timothy M. Kaine says the event will be the strongest international program to be held in Virginia in a number of years. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080929/international-trade-conference-set-for-oct-15-16.htm Mon, 29 Sep 2008 14:08:42 EDT Agriculture futures traded lower Monday on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for December delivery fell 48 cents to $6.68 a bushel; December corn lost 30 cents to $5.13 a bushel; December oats declined 13.25 cents to $3.18 a bushel; November soybeans fell 70 cents to $10.94 a bushel. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080929/agriculture-futures-trade-mostly-lower-on-cbot.htm Mon, 29 Sep 2008 17:10:52 EDT Agriculture futures traded lower Friday on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for December delivery fell 20.25 cents to $7.16 a bushel; December corn lost 15.25 cents to $5.43 a bushel; December oats dropped 3.75 cents to $3.3125 a bushel; November soybeans declined 19 cents to $11.64 a bushel. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080926/agriculture-futures-end-trading-lower-on-cbot.htm Fri, 26 Sep 2008 15:37:35 EDT Agriculture futures traded mixed Thursday on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for December delivery rose 6 cents to $7.3625 a bushel; December corn fell 4.75 cents to $5.5825 a bushel; December oats added 1 cent to $3.35 a bushel; November soybeans declined 4 cents to $11.83 a bushel. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080925/agriculture-futures-trade-mostly-lower-on-cbot.htm Thu, 25 Sep 2008 16:20:25 EDT European Union trade commissioner Peter Mandelson and China's commerce minister called Thursday for closer trade ties between their giant economies but announced no breakthroughs in talks on import controls and other disputes. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080925/mandelson-chinas-chen-call-for-closer-trade-ties.htm Thu, 25 Sep 2008 05:23:47 EDT Japan posted a rare trade deficit in August on soaring oil imports and falling car exports, the government said Thursday, underscoring evidence that external forces are exacerbating the country's economic gloom. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080925/japan-posts-rare-trade-deficit-on-high-fuel-costs.htm Thu, 25 Sep 2008 07:08:23 EDT Agriculture futures traded mostly higher Wednesday on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for December delivery rose 12.75 cents to $7.505 a bushel; December corn added 1.75 cents to $5.6025 a bushel; December oats gained 2 cents to $3.43 a bushel; November soybeans slipped 18 cents to $11.87 a bushel. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080924/agriculture-futures-trade-mostly-higher-on-cbot.htm Wed, 24 Sep 2008 15:31:01 EDT