Bloomberg Soybeans extended a rally above $10 a bushel, the highest price since July, and corn traded near $4 a bushel as unfavourable weather in South America and prospects for improved demand for U.S. supplies bolstered agriculture markets. Dryness in Brazil is causing conditions to deteriorate for its second corn crop, and the country suspended import tariffs for the next ...

  Bloomberg Shareholders of oil-rig venture Sete Brasil Participacoes SA agreed to a plan to file for bankruptcy protection after its single client failed to present a viable book order. A Sete Brasil official confirmed that investors are backing the plan and declined to elaborate. Shareholders had set that day as a deadline for Petroleo Brasileiro SA to propose a ...

  Bloomberg Investors who bought bonds in Argentina’s record-breaking sale have made $497 million in profit in just one day. The bonds that were sold for $16.4 billion now have a market value of $16.88 billion as of 4:48 p.m. in New York, according to prices compiled by Bloomberg. The notes, the first overseas debt sold by the country in ...