coming up, agriculture reporter alan bjerga dissects the latest crop report.t 2:30 p.m., we look at the dollars impact on tourism. and then for ivy league college applicants, the agony of defeat. ♪ mark: in be sure to check out the latest edition of "bloomberg businessweek" with a cover story on the internal revenue service. it hits newsstands and your tablet today. doesn't really say that? i have to ask -- look at this. let's look at commodities. crop surpluses are continuing to grow according to a department of agriculture global report. our agriculture reporter alan bjerga joins me from washington. what is this doing for prices? alan: today you saw soybeans drop the most in four weeks on reports of continued overhang in global inventory. this month report did not come as a particular surprise to people but it just underscores this commodity situation we are in where, around the world, we had a supply response to the weather disruptions we have had over the past few years. as we have had fairly decent weather and large crops, we are a computing buildup of su

agriculture reporter alan bjerga detailed the latest crop report and the continuing doubt it -- drought in the state of california. manus cranny is in paris with highlights of his excuses interview with greek finance minister yanis varoufakis. first, let's get right to the top stories we are following this thursday. a number of americans filing for on a plummet benefits is that a 15-year low. claims averaged 282,000 a week

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