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How ranchers on Brazil's 'Dirty List' bypass forced labor safeguards by selling cattle through intermediaries

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Brazil's "Dirty List," a public registry that names employers found to have violated anti-slavery laws, is a key component of the country's efforts to combat forced labor. Major meatpackers in Brazil signed sustainable sourcing commitments promising to not purchase cattle directly from ranchers on the Dirty List. But new research shows that ranchers have found ways around these restrictions, rerouting cattle through intermediaries and allowing cattle linked to forced labor to remain in domestic and international beef and leather supply chains.

OpenAI launches Images 2.6 in ChatGPT, Codex, and the API, saying it generates images 50% faster, and adds animated GIF creation from prompts or photos (Emma Roth/The Verge)

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Emma Roth / The Verge:
OpenAI launches Images 2.6 in ChatGPT, Codex, and the API, saying it generates images 50% faster, and adds animated GIF creation from prompts or photos  —  You can use ChatGPT to edit a GIF's animation speed and individual frames. … ChatGPT can now create GIFs using a prompt or a photo uploaded to the AI chatbot.

Soybeans Facing Midweek Weakness

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Soybeans close the Wednesday session with contracts 2 ¼ to 11 ¾ cents lower across the board, with the front months leading the charge. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price was down 11 1/2 cents at $11.38. Soymeal futures were mixed, anywhere from 50 cents lower to $1.10 higher,...

Wheat Fails to Hold onto Midday Gains

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The wheat complex faded lower on Wednesday, with buyers failing to hold midday gains. Chicago SRW contracts were steady to 2 cents lower. KC HRW futures were 3 ¼ to 5 ½ cents in the red at the close. MPLS spring wheat was down 2 ½ to 6 cents on...

Soybeans Facing Midweek Weakness

1 week 1 day ago
Soybeans close the Wednesday session with contracts 2 ¼ to 11 ¾ cents lower across the board, with the front months leading the charge. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price was down 11 1/2 cents at $11.38. Soymeal futures were mixed, anywhere from 50 cents lower to $1.10 higher,...

Wheat Fails to Hold onto Midday Gains

1 week 1 day ago
The wheat complex faded lower on Wednesday, with buyers failing to hold midday gains. Chicago SRW contracts were steady to 2 cents lower. KC HRW futures were 3 ¼ to 5 ½ cents in the red at the close. MPLS spring wheat was down 2 ½ to 6 cents on...

Rebound Expected For Taiwan Stock Market

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(RTTNews) - The Taiwan stock market has finished lower in five straight sessions, tumbling more than 4,050 points or 9 percent along the way. The Taiwan Stock Exchange now sits just beneath the 42,950-point plateau although it's overdue for support on Thursday.