Bloomberg Iron ore’s having a reality check on rising doubt that the exuberance that lifted prices to the highest since 2014 is entirely rational given the outlook for additional supply, the record stockpiles in China and statements of caution from some of the world’s biggest miners. Futures in China fell on Friday, with Australia’s central bank saying it expected ...

  Bloomberg Across America’s orchards and crop fields, a shrinking supply of migrants has already driven pay up faster than in the broader workforce. President Donald Trump’s immigration policy may turbocharge that trend. Wages for US fieldworkers rose 36 percent over the past decade through the conclusion of last year’s harvest in October, compared with 27 percent among non-farm employees, ...

  Bloomberg After striking deals in Russian oil and Congolese copper mining, Glencore Plc has set its sights on the US grain-trading industry. The company sold half of its agriculture division to two Canadian pension funds for $3.1 billion last year to fund an aggressive debt-reduction plan. Now, with cash levels rebounding and support from new partners for acquisitions, the ...