Now that's really funny...

It it at times like this that you realize how difficult it would have been to just follow the simple investment advice of buying commodities in the ... in commodities, yet with news of a high profile commodity hedge fund shutting down and twitchy traders ... about the recent slide in commodity prices is that much of the big move down is being attributed [more...]

Date: 2008-09-03 15:18:00

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THE ONION CONUNDRUM

Before the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission starts scrutinizing the role that speculators may have played in driving up fuel and food prices, investigators may want to take a look at price swings a commodity not in today's news: onions, says Fortune magazine.Onions are the only commodity for which futures trading is banned. Back [more...]

Date: 2008-07-09 13:14:56

What Can Onions Teach Us About Oil Prices?

Onions have no futures market, yet their recent price volatility makes the swings in oil and corn look tame ... in a commodity not in today's news: onions. The bulbous root is the only commodity for which futures trading is banned. Back in 1958, onion growers convinced themselves that futures traders were [more...]

Date: 2008-06-29 15:52:02

Friday morning links

TOP STORIES Payrolls plunge by stunning 533,000 in November - MarketWatch Auto bailout could be tied to gov't-run overhaul - AP Fake inflation ... no silver bullet - CNN/Money MARKETS/INVESTING Oil near 4-year lows on dire economic news - AP Commodity Fundamentals Are ‘Unimpaired,’ Rogers Says - Bloomberg High Anxiety About High Yield - NY [more...]

Date: 2008-12-05 14:01:20

Broadcast news: the domain of the blue hairs

Sitting in a bagel shop the other day, I overheard a couple of elderly women sharing opinions on a matter that was obviously of great importance to ... . And if it's a commodity, then by definition a buyer doesn't need to pay a heavy price to own it. So as Lydia, Liz ... . But there are no tears here, that's for sure.Brodcast news has become a cheap commod [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 19:15:00

Surprise! More Jobs Lost & Unemployment Surges

A: Well, not a surprise actually. Anyone surprised by this report simply has decided to keep their head in the sand, to hold on to hope ... , as the fed futures traders and mass media led us to believe. Today's surge in unemployment, downward ... cut, from bets on a rate hike previously to combat commodity inflation. First the news [more...]

Date: 2008-09-05 14:11:04

FOREX ROLLER COASTER

Lately the Foreign Exchange market has made a roller coaster ride seem boring.Currency pairs stay in 5 hour quiet lulls, and then either blast off, or drops off a cliff. Economic news, commodity prices, or Central Banker jawboning may cause prices to move at a 90 degree angle and change the global capital flows in mere minutes [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 20:57:00

Silver Giving Thanks to Gold

By Melissa Pistilli-Exclusive to Silver Investing News Like many commodities heading into the traditional Thanksgiving slowdown, ... , says Crown Forex. Trading will likely slow for the rest of the week as U.S. markets close ... since last Friday and has managed to hold on to most of its gains going into the holiday.  “ [more...]

Date: 2008-11-28 16:18:06

President Bush Threatens Veto of Poison-pill Laden Drilling Bill; Oil Falls to $90/bbl

—Gabriel Malor So far, Republicans have managed not to cave on offshore drilling (though ANWR seems to be out of the question) ... . In related news, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission actually looked through the data ... the six-month period. In other words, index traders and swap dealers were driving the future price [more...]

Date: 2008-09-17 14:55:10

Commodity News Digest

Global Markets: Stocks, Dollar Surge into 2009 - Reuters After Worst Year Ever, Commodities May Lag Recovery - Reuters Success of Managed Futures is a Mixed Bag - Chicago Tribune Bonds in 2009: Waiting by the Exits - CNNMoney Oil Jumps 3.6% on Supply Worries - CNNMoney [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 21:39:54

As global economy slows, visions of $80 oil grow

As global economy slows, visions of $80 oil grow Posted Aug 31st 2008 4:30PM by Joseph Lazzaro Filed under: Forecasts, Good news, Commodities, ... holdings in raw materials through the Standard & Poor's GSCI Index, a commodity gauge weighted ... , as institutional investors and traders sense that the great bull run in commodities is at least pausing [more...]

Date: 2008-08-31 21:05:31

GATA Meets with CFTC

Bill Murphy, chairman of GATA (Gold Anti Trust Action Committee) ... of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, this news hit the tape: “Obama to appoint Gary Gensler to lead Commodities Futures Trading Commission — AP.” Gensler is a former undersecretary [more...]

Date: 2008-12-19 22:02:43

World markets open '09 on optimistic note

World markets open '09 on optimistic note by The Associated Press Friday January 02, 2009, 5:32 AM World stock markets opened 2009 on a high note, with Hong Kong's index up more than 4 percent, as investors shrugged off more dreary economic news ... licenses, and commodity companies were lifted by stronger prices for raw materials. European [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 11:03:53

Chrysler To Cut 25% Of White Collar Staff [Chrysler Kills Jobs Dead]

On top of yesterday's news Chrysler plans to shut down the Delaware SUV plant that makes the Dodge Durango and Chrysler Aspen a year early is news ... , volatile commodity prices, the housing crisis and declining consumer confidence continues to weigh [more...]

Date: 2008-10-24 16:30:00

Tuesday Options Update: EGO, LEH, XLF, LXK, EMC, AXP, GES (pfblogs.org)

Rebecca Engmann Darst contributed to this report.Eldorado Gold Corp (EGO) – Broad shrinkage in commodity stocks followed thankful news of the dissipation of Hurricane ... , trading at some 7 times the normal level. While today’s volume appears firmly rooted on the call side [more...]

Date: 2008-09-02 18:37:30

Zell is not your problem. You are.

A bunch of current and former reporters at the LA Times are suing the new boss, Sam Zell, ... international - paper, opening bureaus all over the globe and insisting on writing every commodity news [more...]

Date: 2008-09-17 12:56:20

Eight Things You can Do When Your Romantic Prospect Likes Another Person

Liking someone is a common nature of humans, given everyone’s need for love, appreciation and attention ... for circumstances like this, especially if your partner is a rather hot commodity on the dating market ... or distressed. The news is surely painful, but the game is not over until your prospect is formally [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 07:28:28

Cheney Aide Who Opposes Emissions Policy to Get Top Energy Position

A top aide to Vice President Dick Cheney and a staunch opponent of environmental policy is reportedly set to receive a senior position at the ... Commodity News published a report that said Hutto [more...]

Date: 2008-08-19 20:00:00

Fresh Genes Needed to Save Chicken Industry

Chickens The first analysis of genetic diversity in a modern agricultural commodity has returned some disturbing news: Market-driven chicken farming has produced a race of genetically [more...]

Date: 2008-11-03 23:34:37

Who’s Afraid of Deflation?

According to the Federal Open Market Committee’s (FOMC) ... minus 4 percent inflation in 2009 (part of which is likely due to lower commodity prices ... , and it may be that further news about other parts of the Obama approach (including the directly on housing [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 00:30:02

The Observer: New era? It’s all Huff and puff

Peter Preston: "Take a closer look at where the lifeblood news on which they comment comes from. .. ... commodity has to be jackdawed together day by day. They can't afford to uncover it for themselves [more...]

Date: 2009-01-11 12:06:50

Secondary Sources: Paulson, Resilent Economy, Commodity Prices

A roundup of economic news from around the Web. Paulson’s Itchy Trigger Finger: ... next year. With growth slowing in many parts of the world, including Europe, commodity prices ought [more...]

Date: 2008-09-09 17:46:00

DJ Mexico,C. Amer Cash Coffee: Little Trade As Buyers Eye Stocks

Last update: 8:35 p.m. EST Jan. 9, 2009 MEXICO CITY, Jan 09, 2009 (Dow Jones Commodities News via Comtex) -- Physical trading was slow this week in the cash coffee markets of Mexico and Central [more...]

Date: 2009-01-11 13:50:16

Bush Ends Executive Ban on Off-Shore Drilling and Oil Prices Drop 7% in two trading sessions

June 20, 2008 — USA Today: Democrat Barack Obama’s campaign released remarks he plans to make at the start of a news conference in ... of futures trading in commodities. – WLS ... on July 14 — $145.18. Price of oil at close on July 16 — $134.60. “Crude-oil futures tumbled $4.14 [more...]

Date: 2008-07-17 00:34:34

Large Byzantine coin find in Bulgaria

12th Century Coins Are Biggest Numismatic Find near Sevlievo 1 January 2009Bulgarian News AgencyThree thousand coins, ... of the intensive commodity exchange between Hotalich, on the one part, and Byzantium and other settlements [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 18:57:00

Breaking: Obama to name Mary Schapiro to SEC

Several media outlets including Bloomberg and the WSJ are reporting that Mary Schapiro will be tapped to head the SEC at a news conference in ... Industry Regulatory Authority and the Commodities Futures Trading Commission certainly seems helpful [more...]

Date: 2008-12-18 00:34:52

News Roundup: Geojit and Jhunjhunwala Set Up Commodities Broking Firm

Tata Capital Plans to Raise Rs 500 Crore for its PE Business - Non banking financial company, ... interface (API) from NSE for its currency futures segment. In fact Omnesys made a fresh allotment [more...]

Date: 2008-12-18 04:11:01

More Troubling Employment News

At this point it is hard to remember the last time we say positive employment news, and the latest batch isn't helping anything ... commodity prices. As Reuters reports, retail sales in November suffered their biggest drop in five years [more...]

Date: 2008-12-11 20:22:37

Obama to name SEC nominee Thursday, sources say

From Brianna Keilar, Ed Henry and Jessica Yellin CNN CHICAGO, Illinois (CNN) ... . She is a former SEC commissioner and served as chair of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission ... and Exchange Commission at a news conference Thursday, according to a senior Democratic official [more...]

Date: 2008-12-18 13:38:34

6 Factors Shaping the Renewable Energy Industry in 2008

Many industries experienced turbulence this year and renewable energy was no exception. 2008 was really a mixed bag for the industry, with lots of good and bad news. 1. High Energy ... to support it. 6. Fluctuating Commodity Prices Renewable energy systems rely on raw materials [more...]

Date: 2009-01-01 01:26:22

Optimus Trading Group

View blog reactions Futures and commodities news, research and strategies [more...]

Date: 2008-10-03 02:45:51

NEWS WIRE: Pakistan: The Case of Microfinance in the Post Crisis World

Source: The Nation. Original news wire here. Pakistan, ... caused by rising energy and commodity prices. The Sensitive Price Index (SPI) which measures a basket [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 05:01:46

Ct Reverses Position on Biz Methods Patents ? Which Industries Hurt?

A number of industries, including financial services firms and internet retailers, have anticipated a ruling from the U.S ... in commodities trading developed by Bernard Bilski and Rand Warsaw. (Here’s the breaking news story ... , banking, accounting and software, particularly hard. “You’re going to see fewer applications [more...]

Date: 2008-10-30 09:21:00

Manufacturing Tanking Hard

We've had all the monthly manufacturing data released. The news is terrible.Let's start with the ISM manufacturing survey ... and commodity prices are dropping like a rock." (Plastics & Rubber Products)And consider [more...]

Date: 2008-12-18 17:30:00

Did the Dow Save Sarah Connor, Knight Rider?

Last week, we brought you the news that “Terminator: ... executives to “play it safe” and stay with known commodities. “Most years there would ... frustration from advertisers when shows get pulled too quickly, but if advertisers exercise their options [more...]

Date: 2008-10-27 23:00:15

Manufacturing activity hits 28-year low

#fullpost{display:inline;}Well, equity markets seem to be shrugging off the first bit of horrible economic news in the new year - the steepest ... 1949, reflecting the drop in commodity costs. Economists had projected that the measure, which averaged [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 17:52:00

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05Jan09 How Good is Our Standard? By garisgaris Categories: Professionalism, digesting news, idea, indonesian economy, ... a comfortable state of being.                                                 Halle Berry quotes, 42 ... our commodity standard to be. In marketing study, it is a mainstream idea to follow what costumer demands [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 09:00:03

Iran Calls For Cut Off of Oil To Israel's Allies

Nothing Screams "Drill Here Drill Now" more than this story ... to the Jewish state's offensive in Gaza, the official IRNA news agency reported on Sunday. IRNA said commander Bagherzadeh described oil as a commodity that could put pressure on Israel's European [more...]

Date: 2009-01-04 17:27:00

Cash Gifting Program Latest News and Information

Cash Gifting News provided by: MSN News Zonday Must Pay for %26ldquo;Freeloader Nation%26rdquo; - Newteevee ... , no less!) earlier this week, and I guess it’s … Coastal Notes - Newport News-Times Oceanview ... Debra Fant, the Program will … China makes strategic use of commodity collapse - ABS-CBN BEIJING [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 05:18:00

Traditional Forex Brokers Vs Online Broker

These days, day traders opt for online trading because of its trending nature. There a number of benefits of trading Forex online ... timely financial news, information, real-time quotes, charts etc. Coupled with the elimination ... Exchange, Commodities, etc. Source [more...]

Date: 2008-12-17 01:00:48

Permalink | THURSDAY NEWS UPDATE. GOP CONGRESSMAN TO BE TRANSPORTATION SECY; BROWNBACK ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT (AGAIN) ... -- previously served as Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chair during the Clinton Administration. Also ... . Obama will also name Mary Schapiro as new Securities & Exchange Commission Chairwoman [more...]

Date: 2008-12-20 04:53:33

Trade deficit is going where?

rdan(hat tip Stormy)Market Oracle has an opinion on where the trade deficit will be headed: ... situation: * We make mining equipment at a time when commodity prices are crashing and mines ... . The resiliency of Wal-Mart sale is bad news for the US, as virtually all the retailer's cheap [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 10:00:00

Secondary Sources: Deflation, U.S. Strategy, Consumer, Bank Demands

A roundup of economic news from around the Web. Deflation: Writing for Forbes, Nouriel Roubini says the U.S ... . And commodity prices are sharply down–about 30% from their July peak–in the last three months ... s economic future. Yet Americans hear the same old divisive arguments. Republicans keep repeating [more...]

Date: 2008-10-31 13:56:23

Jim Rogers on stocks, bonds, and silver

Famed investor Jim Rogers has been in the news quite a bit lately. Last week he was in New York for a conference on commodities, yesterday he was in Seoul speaking ... will be ``in a trading range for years to come,'' he said. ... ``I have started going back into the markets; that does [more...]

Date: 2008-11-12 15:37:50

Unfolding Worldwide Turmoil Could Reverse Years of Prosperity

TIPPING POINT? Traders work at the Brazilian Mercantile and Futures Exchange in Sao Paulo. Brazilian stocks plunged the most in a decade as commodity producers dropped, and trading was halted twice because of the decline. (By Marcos Issa — Bloomberg News) [more...]

Date: 2008-10-07 15:21:42

Fantasy Real Estate

Feeling depressed by all the tough economic news out there? Here’s your morning chuckle- real estate will come "roaring back" in 2009: ... bubble’, commodity prices lower, tax credits available for homebuyers, and the government eager [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 14:40:52

The Property Market in Greece

by Mary Bush The property market in Greece has seen some decline in demand in 2008, however the prices are not likely to crash, ... for people who have bought property recently of course and is better news for future investors ... . Construction costs are rising, as they are everywhere due to the rise in commodity prices although [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 22:04:57

2009 Detroit Auto Show

Detroit—Left with vacant space to fill at this month’s annual auto show, desperate organizers chose to fill it with an unusual commodity in this horsepower-hungry town ... and electric vehicles that will appear. Check back for breaking news and updates as they come.Mercedes [more...]

Date: 2009-01-11 14:02:00

Attention Economy

The internet has transformed into a superfluous repository of information in the present era ... , online retailers, blogs, and news sites are coughing up an overabundance of information for the end ... to spend money for a commodity, but does [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 01:42:17

Nuclear Reaction - A Greenpeace blog about nuclear power: No time for nuclear

As if the threat of the closure of Yucca Mountain wasn’t a big enough blow to the US nuclear industry, yet more bad news is emerging ... has atrophied in the U.S., along with the industrial base. Steel, cement and other commodity prices [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 14:09:15

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