We pitch it, pinch it, squeeze and squander it. We stuff it in our loafers and offer it for our thoughts. A bad one always turns up and a pretty one is a splurge we heedlessly indulge. It’s the penny ...

Grain futures were mostly higher Wednesday on the Chicago Board of Trade. Sept. corn was up 0.5 cent at $4.18 a bushel. Sept. wheat was up 0.5 cent at $5.65 a bushel. Sept. oats ...

Grain futures were mixed in early trading Wednesday on the Chicago Board of Trade. Sept. corn was off 3 cents at $4.03 a bushel. Sept. wheat was down 3.5 cents at $5.46 a bushel.