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INSIGHT-Growing U.S. hog herd, flat Chinese demand slams pork prices

2015-02-08 18:15:31| Food - Topix.net

For decades, Chuck Souder relied on corn and soybeans to keep his 400-acre Iowa farm running, but with corn selling for half its price two years ago and soybeans slumping, Souder has shifted to what he hopes will be a more profitable crop: Pigs. Souder spent $850,000 last year to build a wean-to-finish barn, which can house nearly 2,500 animals at a time.

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Salesforce CEO Slams 'The World's Dumbest Idea': Maximizing Shareholder Value

2015-02-06 14:17:40| Grocery - Topix.net

My most recent books are the Leader's Guide to Radical Management , The Leader's Guide to Storytelling and The Secret Language of Leadership . I consult with organizations around the world on leadership, innovation, management and business narrative.

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Blizzard slams Boston area, spares New York despite predictions

2015-01-28 01:06:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Reuters: A powerful blizzard struck Boston and surrounding New England on Tuesday, leaving some 4.5 million people grappling with as much as three feet of snow and coastal flooding but sparing New York City residents who had braced for a significant blast. Snow was forecast to keep falling into early Wednesday in eastern New England, possibly setting a record snowfall in Boston. At Logan International Airport, 23.3 inches (59.2 cm) of snow was on the ground early evening, swept higher in parts by strong...

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MSF slams expensive vaccines, urges GSK and Pfizer to cut prices

2015-01-20 13:04:39| Biotech - Topix.net

A girl receives anti-measles vaccination drops at a health centre in in Tondo, Manila, Philippines, September 3, 2014. REUTERS/Erik De Castro LONDON, Jan 20 - the international charity Medecins Sans Frontieres urged drugmakers GlaxoSmithKline and Pfizer on Tuesday to slash the price of their pneumococcal vaccines to $5 per child in poor countries.

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