Commodities Market

Coca-Cola Accuses Goldman Sachs Of Manipulating Metal Prices: WSJ

The Huffington Post | James Sunshine | Posted 08.20.2011

Read More: Lloyd Blankfein, ENERGY MARKET, Coca-Cola, Goldman Sachs, London Metal Exchange, Fadel Gheit, Oppenheimer, Commodities Market, Metals Market, Video, Business News

Goldman Sachs, the fifth-largest U.S. bank by assets, has been accused of manipulating the metals market, leading to artificially high prices, the Wal...

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Big Bucks on Egypt's Misery Scale

Phil Trupp | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Egypt Protests, Capitalism, Latin America, Wall Street, Commodities Market, Wall Street Bonuses, Exploitation, Business News
Phil Trupp

Wall Street is prepared to pounce when chaos and pain present classic buying opportunities, especially in a country like Egypt.

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When Oil Traders Make a Mistake, We All Pay the Price

Josh Garrett | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Gasoline Prices, Crude Oil Prices, Niger, Heating Oil Prices, Africa, Oil, Oil Prices, Commodities Market, Nigeria, Nymex, Military Coup, Home Heating Oil, Business News
Josh Garrett

In theory, oil markets only respond to two forces: supply and demand. However, it has become clear that the whimsical perceptions of oil traders can also have just as much influence on oil prices.

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Julie Satow

Perfect Storm Arises To Shed Light On Shady Commodities Markets

HuffingtonPost.com | Julie Satow | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Commodity Derivatives, Wall Street, Derivatives, Obama Regulatory Overhaul, Commodities Market, Climate Bill, A Perfect Storm Could Shed Light on Secretive Energy Markets, Wall Street Perfect Storm, Business News

When Olav Refvik wanted to boost the price of heating oil to make a lucrative energy deal even more lucrative, the Morgan Stanley trader locked up sev...

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Speculation About Speculation: Does A Hedge Fund's Collapse Pin Oil Prices On Them?

ClusterStock | Corey Lorinsky | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Why Are Oil Prices High, SemGroup, Speculation, Why Are Oil Prices Dropping, Oil Prices, Oil Speculation, Commodities Market, Business News

Did the collapse of a little-known private oil-marketing firm, SemGroup, play a roll in oil's 14% price drop over the past 10 days? The Wall Street Jo...

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Daniel Yergin, Oil Expert, Doesn't Blame Speculators For Oil Prices

CNBC.com | Vince Farrell | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Why Are Oil Prices High, Who Makes Oil Prices High, Oil Prices, The Prize Daniel Yergin, Vince Farrell, Oil Speculation, Daniel Yergin, Commodities Market, Cambridge Energy, Business News

One of the most dangerous places to be is between a politician and a TV camera. The orgy of self-importance going on in Washington over the role of "s...

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Food Crisis And Commodities Market: Private Investors Could Help, Then Hurt

New York Times | Diana B. Henriques | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Food Commodities, Private Investors, Commodities Market, Food Crisis, Business News

Huge investment funds have already poured hundreds of billions of dollars into booming financial markets for commodities like wheat, corn and soybeans...

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Why Commodities Will Struggle in 2008

Eben Esterhuizen | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Speculators, Commodities, Finance, Commodities Market, Commodity Prices, Dollar Weakness, Business News
Eben Esterhuizen

It seems fair to say that most experts expect elevated volatility to continue in 2008, arising from three factors: monetary policy, fiscal policy and continued weakness in the financials sector.

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U.S. Economy Battles Host Of Financial Woes

New York Times | Vikas Bajaj | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Yen, Dollar, Credit Crisis, Oil Prices, U.S. Economy, Weak Dollar, American Economy, Oil, Credit Crunch, Commodities Market, Stocks, Business News

Almost everything seems to be going wrong for the American economy at once. People are buying less, but most things are costing more. Mortgage rates a...

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