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    PR Newswire

    Choose Beer Grown Here: Anheuser-Busch is First to Adopt American Farmland Trust's U.S. Farmed Certification, Helping Shoppers Choose Products Made with U.S. Ingredients

    Today, American Farmland Trust (AFT), a national nonprofit that helps to keep American farmers on their land, launched a new U.S. Farmed certification and packaging seal for products that derive at least 95 percent of their agricultural ingredients from farms in the United States. Anheuser-Busch, the nation's leading brewer, announced that it is the first-mover in adopting the U.S. Farmed certification and seal for several of its industry-leading beer brands.

  • Business
    Bloomberg

    Yen Drops on BOJ’s Dovish Tone, US Futures Decline: Markets Wrap

    (Bloomberg) -- The yen fell after the Bank of Japan brought an end to the world’s last negative interest-rate policy and emphasized that financial conditions will remain easy.Most Read from BloombergApple Is in Talks to Let Google Gemini Power iPhone AI FeaturesTrump Rules Out Vivek Ramaswamy as Running Mate as He Eyes New TeamMusk Says His Ketamine Prescription Is in Investors’ Best InterestsNvidia Unveils Successor to Its All-Conquering AI ProcessorEvergrande’s Alleged $78 Billion Fraud Is Amo

  • Business
    Reuters

    GLOBAL MARKETS-Shares dip, yen slides as BOJ's landmark policy shift draws eyes

    met market expectations and ended eight years of negative interest rates, likely the highlight of a busy week for central banks. But the day's big news was in Japan, where the BOJ heralded a new era as it shifted away from years of ultra-easy monetary policy. Japan's Nikkei was choppy initially after the decision but closed 0.66% higher, buoyed by the weaker yen, while Japanese government bond yields fell.