Iowa native Justin Bruch marveled at the opportunity when Morgan Stanley called in late 2007 to recruit him for an unusual assignment. The New York bank — flush with $7.5 billion in fiscal 2006 profit, the biggest in its history — was going to be farming 11 parcels on the steppes of Ukraine. The commodities team wanted Bruch, who had been farming all his life, to manage one of them. Read full article > >

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On the farm, Morgan Stanley was at sea

The fishing industry faces one of the most challenging years in its history, a fishermen’s leader says.

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Fishing sector ‘faces challenges’

The Yankees, a team fiercely protective of its history, need to figure how much in money and years is the right amount to bestow upon a Yankees lifer like Derek Jeter.

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Calculating the Value of Jeter’s Legacy

The 2010 Ryder Cup is to go into a fourth day for the first time in its history after rain caused more play delays on Sunday.

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Historic fourth day for Ryder Cup

The Ryder Cup is facing the prospect of a Monday finish for the first time in its history with the opening day’s play suspended after only two hours.

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Monday finish looms for Ryder Cup

Niger faced the worst hunger crisis in its history, the UN’s World Food Programme says, with almost half the population – 7.3 million people – in desperate need of food.

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Niger hunger ‘worse than 2005′