Commodities

Distorted Prices in Commodity Markets

Otaviano Canuto | Posted 05.23.2012

Read More: Commodities, Wto, Commodity Prices, Food Products, Imports, World Bank, Exports, Food Prices, World News

Take the case of the upsurge of export barriers in response to rising world prices of food staples. While a particular country might put in place such a barrier to keep food at home and prices low, the effects in importing countries are negative.

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Bank Fraudster Sentenced

Reuters | Posted 04.26.2012

Read More: Manhattan Federal Court, Video, Commodities, Bank of Montreal, Kevin Cassidy, Optionable, Reuters, Brokerage, Ceo, Natural Gas, U.S. District Judge Thomas Griesa, Business News

By Grant McCool NEW YORK, April 25 (Reuters) - A former chief executive of Optionable Inc commodities brokerage was handed a prison te...

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Missing MF Global Customer Founds All Accounted For

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 04.25.2012

Read More: JPMorgan Chase, Jon Corzine, Video, Commodities, Mf Global Collapse, Securities, Farmers, MF Global, Slidepollajax, Cnnmoney, James Giddens, Business News

Jon Corzine might not know where the money is, but somebody certainly does. James Giddens, the trustee overseeing MF Global's liquidation, told th...

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Richard Sandor: A Legend in Financial Innovation

Michael Martin | Posted 04.24.2012

Read More: Commodities, Greenhouse Gases, Derivatives, Carbon Trading, Chicago, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Cftc, Carbon Footprint, Water, Water Crisis, Richard Sandor, Business News

Richard Sandor is not a household name but he should be. He is quite frankly one of the most important people in finance today given his 40 years of innovation.

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'Fear Has Been Gold's Best Friend'

AP | MATTHEW CRAFT and BERNARD CONDON | Posted 04.04.2012

Read More: Gold Price Per Ounce, Gold Prices, Commodities, Video, Commodity Prices, Gold Prices Plunge, Business News, Gold, Business News

NEW YORK — The price of gold, which has climbed for years like a blood pressure reading for anxious investors, plunged Wednesday to its lowest l...

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What You'll Be Paying More For This Weekend

AP | CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER | Posted 03.16.2012

Read More: Oil, Gas Prices, Commodities, Food Prices, Cost of Food, Consumer Prices, Inflation, Consumer Price Index, Labor Department, Money News

WASHINGTON -- A sharp jump in gas prices drove a measure of U.S. consumer costs up in February. But outside higher pump prices, inflation stayed mild....

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You're Probably Going To Be Paying More For This

AP | Posted 03.08.2012

Read More: Video, High Food Prices, Rising Food Prices, Commodities, Global Food Prices, World Food Prices, International Food Prices, United Nations, Business News, Weather, Food Prices, Sugar, Food News

ROME -- International food prices have risen for the second time in two months, a U.N. agency said Thursday blaming bad weather in major exporting cou...

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Why MF Global's Farmer Clients Are Panicking

Reuters | Posted 04.22.2012

Read More: Taxes, Commodities, Mf Global Missing Money, MF Global Holdings, Mf Global Collapse, Tax Season, Farmers, Mf Global Probe, Reuters, Business News, Mf Global Bankruptcy, Video, Business News

* MF Global trustee puts off mailing key tax forms * Former clients struggle to estimate 2011 earnings * Customers still...

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Defragmenting Africa

Marcelo Giugale | Posted 04.15.2012

Read More: Women, Commodities, Customs, Developing Countries, Financial Services, Africa, International Development, Trade, Free Trade, Food, Trade Integration, Single Market, World News

Africa has integrated with the rest of the world -- mostly selling commodities like oil, minerals or cocoa -- faster than with itself.

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Blessed by Nature, Cursed by Politics

Marcelo Giugale | Posted 03.13.2012

Read More: Social Justice, Commodities, Gas, Sovereign Wealth Funds, Norway, Natural Resources, Budget, Rule of Law, Africa, Oil, Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, Alaska, Minerals, Fiscal Policy, World News

The evidence is as strong as it is puzzling: countries that have a lot of natural resources -- things like oil, gas and minerals -- tend to be poorer than those that don't.

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China 2012: The Year of the Bull (Rogers) or the Bear (Chanos)?

Janet Tavakoli | Posted 03.10.2012

Read More: James S. Chanos, Commodities, James B. Rogers, China Real Estate Bubble, China, Wukan, Business News

The question is how quickly and to what degree will China's problems affect its economy. It seems to me Jim Rogers and Jim Chanos are each answering this question in his own way.

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Starbucks To Raise Prices

Posted 01.03.2012

Read More: Video, Prices at Starbucks, Commodities, Coffee Prices, Starbucks, Starbucks Price Increase, Starbucks Coffee, Starbucks Price Hike, Coffee, Higher Prices Starbucks, Food News

Are you one of those people who constantly grumbles about $4 lattes? Brace yourself: Starbucks, patient zero of that particular fiduciary epidemic, ju...

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MF Global Fallout Fueling Calls For Reforms In One Trading Sector

Posted 12.27.2011

Read More: Mf Global Collapse, MF Global Holdings, Commodities, Video, MF Global, Mf Global Probe, Business News, Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Commodity Trading, Mf Global Bankruptcy, Grain Markets, Business News

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Agricultural bankers and other players in the world's grain markets say fallout from the collapse of giant broker MF Global is...

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Agency Reverses Controversial Decision To Cut Agriculture Reports

AP | Posted 12.25.2011

Read More: Video, Commodities, Commodity Prices, Production Reports, Business News, USDA Policy, Usda, Usda Agriculture Reports, Usda Data, Business News

WASHINGTON -- The Agriculture Department is reinstating several reports that it had targeted for elimination two months ago in a cost-cutting move. T...

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George Soros' Investment Company Cutting Jobs

Posted 12.16.2011

Read More: Layoffs, Interest Rates, Video, Odyssey Search Partners, Commodities, George Soros, Job Cuts, Diamondback Capital, Hedge Funds, Soros Fund Management, Currencies, Business News

Soros Fund Management, the investment company of billionaire George Soros, has laid off a handful of analysts and portfolio managers in recent mon...

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Betting More Than Just The Farm: Public Health, Environment At Stake In 'Farm Bill'

HuffingtonPost.com | Lynne Peeples | Posted 11.30.2011

Read More: Farm Bill, Farming, Commodities, 2012 Farm Bill, Ecosystem Services, Super Committee, Food Stamps, Conservation, Sustainable Agriculture, Climate Change, Green News

Some U.S. farmers are paid to leave their land wild; others are compensated when weather devastates their cultivated land. Still others receive money ...

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The World's Newest Nations

Marcelo Giugale | Posted 01.03.2012

Read More: Infrastructure, Commodities, New Nations, Money, Inflation, Reconstruction, United Nations, Globalization, Jobs, Public Services, Fiscal Policy, South Sudan Independence, South Sudan, World News

Say that your province or region suddenly becomes an independent country -- with recognition from the United Nations and all. After the celebrations end, and the celebrities leave, the real decision-making begins.

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The Most Caffeinated Cities

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 11.27.2011

Read More: Video, Commodities, Coffee Prices, Starbucks, Stumptown, Dunkin Donuts, New York Times, International Coffee Organization, Seattle, New Yorkers, Coffee, Coffee Drinkers, bundle.com, Business News

A stop at the local coffee shop is an essential part of millions of Americans' morning routines, but there are some cities where residents have to pay...

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Commodities Trading Regulator Filed Record Actions In Past Year

AP | Posted 12.07.2011

Read More: Commodity Futures Trading Commission 2011, Commodities, Video, Commodity Prices, Commodity Markets, Business News, Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Commodity Trading, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Business News

WASHINGTON -- A federal agency that regulates commodities trading says it brought the most enforcement actions it has in its 37-year history during th...

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Africa's Emergence -- Part II

Marcelo Giugale | Posted 12.05.2011

Read More: Population Growth, Commodities, Poverty, Agriculture, Africa, Free Trade, Technology, China, Natural Resources, Middle Class, Peace, World News

Nobody knows how rich Africa actually is -- how much oil, gas, minerals and other resources lie beneath its surface. Less than half of the continent has been geologically surveyed.

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Another Systemic Dislocation:The International Banking System Again on the Brink

Asher Edelman | Posted 11.27.2011

Read More: Commodities, Mortgage Derivative, International Banking, Silver, Banking Crisis, Gold, Taxpayers, Banking Community, Financial Collapse, Mortgage Crisis, Business News

Since January it has become more and more apparent that the commodities exchanges, commodities brokers and banks are running "short" or even running "out" of physical gold for delivery.

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Stock Market Tumbles As Global Slowdown Looms

HuffingtonPost.com | Bonnie Kavoussi | Posted 11.22.2011

Read More: Commodities, Markets, Stocks, Stock Market, Dow Jones Industrial Average, Gold, The Great Recession, New York Stock Exchange, Business News

The stock market plunged on Thursday as investors viewed it as increasingly likely that the global economy is slowing. U.S. stock indexes lost more...

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Rising Prices Squeeze The Purchasing Power Of Americans

AP | CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER | Posted 11.15.2011

Read More: Gas Prices, Commodities, Video, Purchasing Power, Inflation, Labor Department, Federal Reserve, Consumers, Ben Bernanke, Aaa, Agriculture Department, Consumer Price Index, Corporate Growth, Business News

WASHINGTON — Consumers paid more for a range of goods and services last month, pushing up inflation and squeezing Americans' purchasing power. ...

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Commodities Farmers Rake It In But Remain Cautious Due To Economy

AP | By DAVID MERCER | Posted 11.01.2011

Read More: Commodities Prices, Farmer Income, Commodities, Corn Farmer Pay, Agriculture, Farmers, Farmer Pay, Agricultural Industry, Soy Farmer Pay, Food News

DECATUR, Ill. -- More than 600 companies set up tents and booths at the annual Farm Progress Show, but a list of the companies that didn't get in give...

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Yacht Market, Struggling In U.S., Supported By Newly-Wealthy Brazilians

AP | By BRADLEY BROOKS | Posted 10.29.2011

Read More: Commodities, Poverty, Association of Executive Search Consultants, Rubber, Brazil, Sao Paulo, Yacht, Gold, Democracy, MCF Consultoria, Coffee, Brazil Economy, Marcio Christiansen, Bric, Sugar, Business News

SAO PAULO -- Marcio Christiansen reeled off tales of the growing ranks of rich Brazilians who visit his luxury Ferretti yacht showroom, where clients ...

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