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President Biden highlighted the ravages of climate change during a visit to flood-damaged New Jersey on Tuesday, putting a focus on domestic priorities after weeks of public attention on the withdrawal from Afghanistan.
Chinese beef importers said the suspension of exports by top supplier Brazil due to two cases of BSE had no immediate market impact, with some still making purchases in anticipation of a quick resumption of trade.
Tyson Foods said Friday labor unions have agreed to support its requirement for U.S. employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19 by November, and the company will offer new benefits to workers including paid sick leave.
The U.S. House Natural Resources Committee will extend debate on energy and environmental legislation on infrastructure into next week, after Republicans proposed scores of amendments to the bill.
General Motors will reduce production at most North American assembly plants this month because of the ongoing semiconductor chip shortage, hitting its profitable truck and sport utility vehicles, it said on Thursday.
Grain shippers on the Gulf Coast reported more damage from Hurricane Ida to their terminals on Wednesday as Cargill confirmed damage to a second facility, power outages across southern Louisiana kept others shuttered.
South Louisiana braces for a month without electricity and reliable water service in the wake of Hurricane Ida, one of the most powerful storms ever to hit the U.S. Gulf Coast, as people faced suffocating heat, humidity.
Widespread flooding from Hurricane Ida and power outages on Tuesday slowed efforts by energy companies to assess damages at oil production facilities, ports and refineries.
Dryness over the next six months in Argentina is expected to reduce the size of the country’s two main cash crops, corn and soy, while complicating navigation of grain cargo ships on the Parana River, analysts said.
In a party-line 220-212 vote, the U.S. House of Representatives voted on Tuesday to advance key parts of President Joe Biden’s agenda, allowing the House to move forward on the multitrillion-dollar plans.