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Beef Prices Surge 14% As Cattle Shortages Worsen, Trump Eyes Relief Deal - Professional coverage
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Beef Prices Surge 14% As Cattle Shortages Worsen, Trump Eyes Relief Deal

Beef Inflation Hits American Consumers Americans are facing significantly higher beef prices, with ground beef reaching $7.95 per pound on…

Fed Officials Signal Potential October Rate Cut Amid Economic Data Contradictions - Professional coverage
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Fed Officials Signal Potential October Rate Cut Amid Economic Data Contradictions

Conflicting Economic Signals Complicate Fed Policy Decision Federal Reserve officials are grappling with contradictory economic data as they approach the…

Singles Day: China's biggest shopping event starts five weeks early to revive spending - Professional coverage
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Singles Day: China’s biggest shopping event starts five weeks early to revive spending

Singles Day 2024: China's Retail Revolution Kicks Off Early to Boost Industrial Computing Sector Early Launch Strategy for Singles Day…

Singles Day: China's biggest shopping event starts five weeks early to revive spending - Professional coverage
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Singles Day: China’s biggest shopping event starts five weeks early to revive spending

Singles Day 2024: China's Retail Giants Launch Five-Week Shopping Marathon to Revive Consumer Spending China's Singles Day, traditionally celebrated on…

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Battlefield 6 Progression System Overhauled as EA Balances XP Farming Crackdown with Increased Match Rewards

Electronic Arts is implementing significant changes to Battlefield 6’s progression system following player feedback about slow leveling. The updates include increased XP rewards in standard matches and reduced attachment unlock requirements while maintaining efforts to curb XP farming in Portal mode. These adjustments aim to create a more balanced reward system for player time investment.

Progression System Revamp Addresses Player Concerns

Electronic Arts and Battlefield Studios are implementing a dual approach to address Battlefield 6’s progression system, according to reports from a recent community update. Sources indicate the companies are increasing standard match XP rewards while continuing efforts to limit XP farming methods that emerged in the game’s Portal mode shortly after launch.

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ADM Offers Unusual Pricing Deal to Secure Soybean Supplies Amid Farmer Resistance

Global grain merchant ADM is implementing an unusual free deferred pricing program to encourage soybean deliveries from US farmers. The move comes as farmers resist selling at current low prices, creating supply challenges for major processors during peak harvest season.

Processor Implements Unusual Harvest Season Strategy

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co, one of the world’s largest grain merchants, is reportedly offering unusual incentives to U.S. farmers to deliver soybeans to its major processing facility in Decatur, Illinois, according to industry sources. The program, described as free deferred pricing, allows farmers to deliver crops immediately while setting the final sale price as late as September 2026 without paying storage fees, sources indicate.