Comment on S&P touches highest level since 2008, then falls

Another trade war could cost soy farmers $3.6 billion to $5.9 billion in annual production value. U. S. farmers want something from President-elect Donald Trump that his trade policies mean he is unlikely to deliver: increased access to the market of top soy-importer China.

Norfolk Southern is not alone in pushing for inspections to be done quickly to keep trains moving. Norfolk Southern sparked renewed concerns about flaws being missed during railcar inspections when it told employees this week they should spend no more than a minute looking at each car. But the railroad said the rule simply reflects the current industry standard, and there are no plans for disciplining employees for missing that one-minute target.

Access to the app won’t be blocked. Canada announced Wednesday it won’t block access to the popular video-sharing app TikTok but is ordering the dissolution of its Canadian business after a national security review of the Chinese company behind it. Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne said it is meant to address risks related to ByteDance Ltd.’s establishment of TikTok Technology Canada Inc.“The government is not blocking Canadians’ access to the TikTok application or their ability to create content.

Enerplus Corp., which has merged with Chord Energy Corp., is closing its office in Denver, resulting in the loss of 73 jobs over the next several months. A notice submitted this week with the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment said starting Jan. 6, all the employees not moving into jobs with Chord Energy outside of Denver will be let go.

A decline in the purchasing power of American paychecks helped put Donald Trump back in the Oval Office. To gauge the economic slice of the Trump victory over Kamala Harris, my trusty spreadsheet crafted a paycheck power index. It combined three key business yardsticks for the 50 states and the District of Columbia – eight years of average weekly wages paid by private industry bosses, unemployment rates, and nationwide inflation as measured by the Consumer Price Index. Pay hikes were measured against joblessness to approximate how many people got wage boosts.

If you are proud of where you work, you still have time to earn recognition as a Top Workplace in Colorado. For the 14th year, The Denver Post will honor the best workplace cultures in the state. Any organization with 50 or more employees in the state is eligible to earn Top Workplaces recognition. The nomination deadline has been extended to Dec.