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CHICAGO, Jan 5- A fix for Illinois' public pension crisis remained elusive on Saturday after a meeting between Democratic Governor Pat Quinn and legislative leaders failed to produce a deal. State House of Representatives Speaker Michael Madigan, a Democrat, said that it was still possible to reach a deal in time to be voted on early next week by the Legislature.
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*Given soil dryness, below-trend corn yields seen for 2013. CHICAGO, Jan 4- The U.S. "We are still concerned about getting the leftovers out of the way from the drought of 2012. At this time we would not anticipate a national corn yield above the trend," said Iowa State University climatologist Elwynn Taylor, who has studied crop production for decades. "
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NEW YORK, Jan 4- Brent crude fell on Friday as a U.S. government report showing weak demand for fuel by the world's top consumer outweighed a jobs report that showed employers kept the pace of hiring steady in December.
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NEW YORK, Jan 4- Oil and metals prices fell for a second straight day on Friday as investors weighed the possibility of the U.S. Soybeans hit a six-week bottom in Chicago on prospects for a bumper harvest of South American soy and China's cancellation of U.S. soybean orders.
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CHICAGO, Jan 4- Peregrine Financial Group's former chief executive, who has pleaded guilty to embezzling more than $100 million from customers of his futures brokerage, is accused of cheating Iowa out of millions in unpaid income taxes, according to court documents.
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RBOB gasoline futures slumped nearly 5 cents and heating oil more than 2 cents after the Energy Information Administration's weekly report showed gasoline stocks rose 2.57 million barrels and distillate stocks rose 4.57 million barrels last week.
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TOKYO, Jan 4- Japan's Nikkei share average is expected to rise on its first trading day of 2013 and could test a nearly two-year high as a deal in Washington to avert the "fiscal cliff" buoys sentiment and a weaker yen is likely to lift exporters.
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*Soybeans down for 3rd session as China canceled orders. NEW YORK, Jan 3- Commodities prices on Thursday surrendered some of the previous session's gains, hit by signs that Federal Reserve officials are increasingly concerned about the potential risks of its asset purchases on financial markets.
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CHICAGO, Jan 3- Snowfall in parts of the U.S. Plains last week had little impact on historic drought gripping the region, but parts of Illinois, Wisconsin and the Southeast showed slight improvement, weather experts said.
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Plains last week had little impact on historic drought gripping the region, but parts of northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin showed slight improvement, weather experts said.
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Jan 3- Boeing Co said it booked 1,203 net orders for planes and delivered 601 new jets in 2012, a performance that likely puts it ahead of rival Airbus for the prize of being the world's largest planemaker. Boeing's tally of 601 planes delivered to customers puts it ahead of Airbus' stated target of 580 deliveries for the year.
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Jan 3- Boeing Co said it booked 1,203 net orders for planes and delivered 601 new jets in 2012, a performance that likely puts it ahead of rival Airbus for the prize of being the world's largest planemaker. Boeing's tally of 601 planes delivered to customers puts it ahead of Airbus' stated target of 580 deliveries for the year.
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NEW YORK, Jan 3- U.S. private-sector employers added more new jobs than expected last month even as a potential budget crisis loomed, helping the job market end 2012 on a high note, a report by a payrolls processor showed on Thursday.
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WASHINGTON, Jan 3- U.S. private-sector employers stepped up hiring in December, suggesting some momentum in the economy as the year ended, even as a budget crisis loomed. The hope and prayer of the market is that our political leaders don't screw it up, "said John Brady, managing director at R.J. O'Brien& Associates in Chicago.
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*US private sector adds 215,000 jobs in Dec- ADP. NEW YORK, Jan 3- Wall Street was set for a slightly lower open on Thursday, as investors lock in gains after a rally Wednesday, which was spurred by a deal by U.S. lawmakers to avert a "fiscal cliff" of austerity measures that had been due to kick in this year.
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NEW YORK, Jan 3- U.S. private-sector employers added more new jobs than expected last month even as a possible budget crisis loomed, helping the job market end 2012 on a high note, a report by a payrolls processor showed on Thursday.
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NEW YORK/ LONDON, Jan 3- Raw sugar futures on ICE Futures U.S. fell more than 3 percent on Thursday, while arabica coffee turned lower after hitting a seven-week high, as commodities came under pressure with the dollar rising on concerns about looming U.S. political battles over the budget.
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*Deal opens 40 mln U.S. households to Qatar- based channel. *Time Warner drops carriage deal. LOS ANGELES/ NEW YORK, Jan 2- Al Jazeera said on Wednesday it will buy Current TV, the struggling cable channel founded by Al Gore and partners, in a move that will boost the Qatar- based broadcaster's footprint in the United States.
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*Low water may halt St. Louis- to- Cairo, Illinois traffic. *River-bottom rock at Thebes, Grand Tower a threat to boats. Jan 2- The drought-drained Mississippi River will rise slightly later this week between St. Louis and Cairo, Illinois, but later continue its decline toward historic lows, according to a National Weather Service forecast.
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A new Reuters/ Ipsos poll shows nearly three-quarters of Americans said the debate around the fiscal cliff had no impact on their holiday spending. The fiscal cliff was a nearly constant topic in the news, as the country waited to see if politicians in Washington would reach a deal to avoid $600 billion in automatic spending cuts and tax increases.