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Canada's Trifecta Win: Dollar, Stocks, Commodities

Diane Francis | Posted 10.21.2009 | Business

Read More: Resources, Canadian Dollar, Canadian Banks, Commodities, U.s. Dollar Devaluation, Oil Prices, Financial Crisis, India, Canada, China, Toronto-Stock-Exchange, China Economy, Business News
Diane Francis

Commodities, the Canadian dollar and Toronto Stock Exchange are headed onward and upward despite the world economy appearing to be only halfway through this Great Recession.

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U.S Farmers On Verge Of Giant Corn Harvest

AP | MICHAEL J. CRUMB | Posted 09.16.2009 | Business

Read More: Farming, Commodities, Corn, Bushels, Farmers, Agriculture, Corn Harvest, Record, Harvests, Business News

DES MOINES, Iowa — Darrel McAlexander has been farming for 43 years and he's never seen his corn crop look so good. "This is probably the best ...

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In Finance, History Often Written By Losers

Pablo Triana | Posted 08.08.2009 | Business

Read More: Subprime-Trading-Loss, Interest Rates, Wall Street Bailout, Commodities, Wall Street, Stock Prices, Currency, Value at Risk, The City of London, Business News
Pablo Triana

The world at large was being told something which was plainly not true. The real innovators were ignored, the faked ones were glorified.

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Wall Street Fights Back Against Curbs On Oil Speculation

Washington Post | Zachary A. Goldfarb | Posted 08.06.2009 | Business

Read More: Commodities, Cftc, Rules About Speculation, Oil Speculation, Speculators, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Business News

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission will consider new measures to curb speculation in the markets for energy and other commodities, the agency is...

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Brazil's Lula: U.S., Sort Your Banks Out

Diane Francis | Posted 05.17.2009 | World

Read More: U.S. Economy, Commodities, World Economic Crisis, U.S. Banking Crisis, Speculation, Futures Arkets, Banking Crisis, Brazil, Economy, World Economic Forum, World News
Diane Francis

"Like the Titanic, no one will escape," Lula said. "First class, third class, everyone will sink with the boat. The role of everyone, from the mass media to business, labor ad politicians, must be examined."

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Naughty, Naughty Boys and the Collateralized Commodity Bailout

Robyn O'Brien | Posted 04.20.2009 | Business

Read More: Food Commodities, Goldman Sachs, Commodities, Bailout, Lehman Brothers, Paulson, Aig, Nicholas Kristof, Monsanto, Scott Kilman, Bailout Outrage, Business News
Robyn O'Brien

A hot new trend among traders is betting on packages of energy and agricultural futures. Kind of like the bankers bet on subprime mortgages, traders recently invented Collateralized Commodity Obligations.

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Inflation: Why Investing in Yellow Could Save Your Portfolio

Jill Keto | Posted 03.15.2009 | Business

Read More: Grocery Prices, Working and Families, Mompreneurs, Commodities, Family, Economics, Corn, Economy, Working Mothers, Trend Forecasting, Gold, Saving Money, Recession, Mortgage Crisis, Greater Depression, Groceries, Investing, Video, Wheat, Investing in Yellow, Bailout, Inflation, Finance, Business News, Women in Business, Silver, Personal Finance, Financial Stimulus, Internet Business, Hyperinflation, Tarp, Gold Bullion, Business News
Jill Keto

On TV, you have to boil down answers into the shortest, most concise sound bites. Right now, my favorite sound bite is "Invest in Yellow: Corn, Wheat and Gold."

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Peak Pork: Hog Prices Defy Commodities Bust

Clusterstock | Joe Weisenthal | Posted 01.22.2009 | Business

Read More: Peak Pork, Commodities, Bacon, Peak Oil, Economy, Pigs, Hogs, Peak Bacon, Business News

The sudden collapse of oil prices has made people really quiet about peak oil and superspikes and various theories that were popular during the run-up...

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Crisis of Confidence

Alan Schram | Posted 12.27.2008 | Business

Read More: Volatility, Commodities, Credit Crisis, Libor, S&P 500, Fdic, Money Market Funds, Dollar, Unemployment, Cpi, Business News, Oil, Warren Buffett, New York Times, Bank Deposits, Saving Money, Dow, Financial Crisis, Great Depression, Business News
Alan Schram

Seeing the news headlines, clearly people are frightened.The issue we are faced with today is shortage of confidence, not shortage of capital.

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Inflation Prospects

Alan Schram | Posted 12.15.2008 | Business

Read More: Milton Friedman, Deflation, Commodities, Gold, Credit Crisis, Libor, Paul Volcker, Barack Obama, S&P 500, Fdic, Money Market Funds, Copper, Inflation, Business News, Oil, Stagflation, Money Supply, Keywords: Bank Deposits, Saving Money, Dow, Great Depression, Financial Crisis, Business News
Alan Schram

In the last few months, we have seen the prices of commodities dropping precipitously. Oil dropped from $150 to $60, Gold dropped from $1,000 an ounc...

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The McDonalds Falling Dollar Menu

Michael Pento | Posted 06.07.2008 | Business

Read More: Commodities, Dollar, Weak Dollar, Agriculture, McDonald's, Dollar Menu, McDonalds Stock, Business News
Michael Pento

Because the dollar has fallen 40% in the last six years, McDonalds may have to reduce quality, raise prices or both in their famed Dollar Menu.

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Why Commodities Will Struggle in 2008

Eben Esterhuizen | Posted 04.03.2008 | Business

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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