An ongoing bird flu epidemic has forced farmers to kill millions of egg-laying hens, leading to a serious shortage.

The highly contagious avian influenza has wreaked havoc on the egg market. In November and December alone, 17.2 million egg-laying hens died as a result of the virus.

In one of the worst outbreaks in recent U.S. agriculture history, egg farmers are looking for new ways to contain a virus ...

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Trump mentioned a possible 25% tariff announcement on February 1. This caused a knee-jerk reaction in the market, affecting trade-exposed currencies like the Canadian dollar and Mexican peso. The ...