Commodities Market

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

ClusterStock | Corey Lorinsky | Posted 07.24.2008 | Business

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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 06.25.2008 | Business

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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 06.05.2008 | Business

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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 03.26.2008 | Business

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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 03.14.2008 | Business

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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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