Investing.com – Germany stocks were mixed after the close on Thursday, as gains in the , and sectors led shares higher while losses in the , and sectors led shares lower.At the close in Frankfurt, the lost 0.15%, while the index added 0.16%, and the index fell 0.93%.The best performers…

By Ana Mano and Roberto SamoraSAO PAULO (Reuters) – Torrential rainfall in Brazil’s second-largest soybean and sixth-largest corn state is disrupting the final stages of the harvest, according to a meteorologist’s bulletin on Thursday, a grains broker and an analyst.By April 25, 82% of Rio Grande do Sul’s corn area…

Scott Sheffield, the founder and longtime CEO of a leading American oil producer, attempted to collude with OPEC and its allies to inflate prices, federal regulators alleged on Thursday. The Federal Trade Commission said Sheffield exchanged hundreds of text messages discussing pricing, production and oil market dynamics with officials at the Organization…

Fed Chair Powell signals inflation still remains high despite significant easing, suggesting an uncertain path forward. Powell acknowledges that strict monetary policy has balanced both inflation and an overheated economy, leveling dual goal risks. Weekly Initial Jobless Claims came in steady. The US Dollar Index (DXY) is trading mildly higher…

With an ever-growing number of blockchain projects, achieving interoperability and scalability between blockchains is increasingly important. Polkadot’s solution to this challenge is ‘parachains,’ a technical approach to allowing distinct blockchains to scale and work together effectively and safely, leveraging the Polkadot network’s guarantees of security, isolation, and communication. What are…