Corn rallies 5% as near-drought threatens Midwest

MARKETWATCH FRONT PAGE

Corn futures rose more than 5% Monday as investors grew concerned with near-drought conditions and high temperatures threatening crops throughout the Midwest. See full story.

Norway won�t tolerate a lengthy oil strike

Powerful oil worker unions no match for national, regional interests See full story.

Blood and beer spill as bulls run in Pamplona

The northern Spanish city of Pamplona�s famed Festival of San Fermin kicked off Friday and hosted its third and mots dramatic running of the bulls early Monday. See full story.

Obama calls for extending middle-class tax cuts

President Barack Obama calls on Congress to take up what would be a one-year extension of the George W. Bush-ear tax cuts for families earning less than $250,000 a year. See full story.

ESPN revs up its political machine

The sports network has devised a way to sell a bigger slice of its ad time to political campaigns, notably on NFL broadcasts this fall, writes Jon Friedman. See full story.

MARKETWATCH COMMENTARY

Not everyone is suffering from our hard times, writes Rex Nutting. If you are a corporation, this is the best of times. See full story.

MARKETWATCH PERSONAL FINANCE

It�s a situation that seems to defy supply-and-demand logic: If there�s more demand in the housing market, wouldn�t the cost of borrowing funds to buy a home be significantly on the rise? See full story.