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Why Gas Prices Should Be Lower Soon

Oil markets were roiled today when the United States and the International Energy Agency jointly announced that they would release […]

Burbank Contrarian Bets on Saudis Show Why Oil Reality Helps Return 23.6%

By Edward Robinson, Bloomberg, As a hedge-fund manager who thrives on turbulence in the commodities markets, John Burbank couldn’t have […]

China Puts Nuclear Power Plans on Hold

By Kenneth Rapoza, Forbes Blog, China is putting its expansive nuclear power plans on hold. The decision comes after months […]

OXSTONE FOOD FOR THOUGHT – June 2011 – A Growing Alternative Asset Class – P.C.C.

By Liu-Yue (Louie) Lam, Co-Founder, Chief Investment Strategist, Oxstone Capital Management, In the current hostile investment environment a growing new […]

Grain futures mixed, livestock prices rise

Wheat, corn, oat futures fall while soybeans rise on the CBOT; beef and pork prices rise CHICAGO (AP) — Grains […]

China shops for Latin American oil, food, minerals

By Ian James, Associated Press, China on Latin American buying spree to lock in long-term needs in oil, minerals, food […]

Food prices slightly lower

ROME (AP) — Global food prices fell slightly in May, but they will remain “at stubbornly high levels” for months […]

Soros Is Selling His Gold — Should You Too?

t could be brains. Or it might be intuition. Or it could just be luck. But whatever it is, it […]

Looking For A High-Tech Job? Try Cotton.

By Adam Davidson, Unemployment is still at 9 percent, leaving more than 12 million Americans without work. But there are […]

Commodity rally sends stock indexes higher

Francesca Levy and David K. Randall, AP Business Writers, On Wednesday May 18, 2011, 4:58 pm EDT NEW YORK (AP) […]