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CME defends turf with expanded grain trading hours

[Reuters] - The CME Group's grain markets will be open for business 21 hours a day starting Sunday afternoon as the exchange guards its turf against upstart IntercontinentalExchange , whose own nearly round-the-clock ...

After protest, CME grains set for nearly non-stop trade

[Reuters] - CME Group won approval on Friday to expand trading hours for its grain markets, thrusting reluctant corn farmers and wheat brokers into the high-octane world of data-driven volatility and near round-the-clock ...

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Postal Service's next deadline: Aug. 1

The next deadline facing Congress to save the U.S. Postal Service is Aug. 1. That's when the agency won't have enough money to make a $5.5 billion payment to a retirement fund mandated by law.

GM won't advertise in the 2013 Super Bowl

General Motors will not advertise during this year's Super Bowl game, the automaker said Friday.

New York penthouse sells for a record $90 million

An unnamed buyer paid more than $90 million for a Midtown Manhattan penthouse, the highest price ever paid for a New York apartment, according to the building's developer.

Anti-social: Zynga tumbles after Facebook IPO

Social media stocks just aren't feeling the love, despite Facebook's highly-anticipated stock market debut.

Thrilled and bummed by Google's self-driving car

My first ride in Google's self-driving car was, all at the same time, thrilling, fascinating and a little disappointing.