National

Energy

• Oil falls 2 pct, gas prices to keep dropping

• US rig count increases by 33 this week to 1,771

Markets  

• Stocks end a 4-day advance as energy slides

• Evertec up in debut as a publicly traded company.

• Exxon CEO's compensation rises 8 pct to $27.2M

• Goldman Sachs CEO's pay drops 18 pct to $13.3M

• McDonald's give former and new CEOs big pay bumps

• Nasdaq CEO received smaller bonus in 2012

• United Airlines CEO saw 2012 pay shrink 41 pct

Other

• Recent Business News Index

• Lincoln IGA

• MKS Jewelers

• NAPA

• ABE'S

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• Illinois grain prices in country elevators

• Early lawn weeds, fairy rings, puffballs
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• USDA invites applications for renewable energy system and energy efficiency improvement projects

• Logan County FSA April newsletter

• Agriculture news elsewhere:

• Biggest U.S. Farm Show Of The Year Is Back In Decatur

• Presidential Budget Keeps USDA Funding Steady

• Farmdoc

• Recent Rural Review News Index