* Lab closures affect seed, equipment tech, and market development * Stop-work orders issued after Trump froze foreign aid, affecting 17 labs By Leah Douglas, P.J. Huffstutter and Tom Polansek Feb 12 (Reuters) - The Trump administration's dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development has halted work at a network of farm research laboratories at land grant universities in...

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(Reuters) - The Trump administration's dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development has halted work at a network of farm research laboratories at land grant universities in 13 states, according to six lab directors. The lab closures are another hit to U.S. agriculture from President Donald Trump's overhaul of the federal government, by blocking research work designed to advance...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - S&P 500 earnings growth for the fourth quarter of 2024 is on track to be the highest since the end of 2021, according to LSEG, thanks to much stronger-than-expected results in communication services, financials and other sectors. With reports in from nearly 70% of the S&P 500 companies as of Wednesday, fourth-quarter earnings are estimated to...