Rice advanced in Chicago after Turkey and Philippines sought cargoes of the grain due to declining global supplies.
Rice for May delivery increased by 3.3 percent or 75 cents, to $23.30 per 100 pound...
Crude declined slightly on Thursday after reaching an all time record high on a report that U.S. crude and gasoline inventories fell.Crude inventories dropped more than expected last week by 2.36 m...
Gold futures fell in New York on Thursday as the dollar rallied against the euro. Other precious metals were mixed with platinum and palladium ending lower, while silver gained.Gold for June delive...
Since Wednesday, April 9, natural gas spot prices increased at virtually all market locations in the Lower 48 States. Currently, spot prices exceed the average spot prices of the 2007-2008 heating s...
By Jon A Nones
SEATTLE (ResourceInvestor.com): The VM Group reported on Tuesday that the platinum market will remain in a deficit of 360,800 ounces in 2008, although down from 412,400 ounces...
By Dr Ron Paul
There has been much talk in the media recently about the Federal Reserve and the actions it has taken over the past few months, writes US Congressman Ron Paul.Many news pund...
Greg McCoach, editor of Mining Speculator and President of AmeriGold, likes owning the physical metal. In this article, the second of a three part interview (see Part I) Greg tells us why. In Part Th...
By Emanuel Balarie
With all the talk about housing, a declining US Dollar, and the inevitable recession, many people may be overlooking a potentially more devastating economic factor, writes...
Crude and gasoline prices rose on Wednesday after a report from the U.S. Energy Department showed declines in supplies the last week.
Time of the Year
If winter is the Most Wonderful Time of the Year as the popular song implies, it may not be too much of a surprise that gasoline consumers find the spring and summer anything but w...
Gold futures rose to its highest level in two weeks after the U.S. dollar fell to a new low against the euro. Silver also ended with gains.
Sugar posted the highest gains in more than four weeks after crude oil surged increasing demand for sugar cane as an alternative source of fuel such as ethanol.
By Jon Nadler
Gold prices took off for higher ground overnight as the divergent oil and dollar fueled additional speculative interest in the metal.There is still somewhat of a disconnect i...
By Julian D W Phillips
Most commenators we now read are taking the potential IMF Gold Sales as a foregone conclusion, says Julian Phillips of the Gold Forecaster...But the International Mo...
By Sergei Guriev, Anton Kolotilin, Konstantin Sonin
As oil prices rise, global oil companies may seem to be making up for previous times when revenues barely covered production costs. Howeve...
By Bill Bonner
Never did God give man such a sunny day that the authorities couldn't make it rain, writes Bill Bonner in The Daily Reckoning...As near as we can tell, nature favored Argen...
Copper Futures ended down on Tuesday as a firmer dollar slowed demand for the red metal.
White sugar advanced in London after oil gains increased demand for alternative fuels like ethanol.
Corn and soybeans rallied on Tuesday amid speculation that global demand will increase as different nations buy more food for reserve to avoid food shortage.
Gold futures rose for a second day on Tuesday, making modest gains as a hedge against inflation after crude oil hit a new record high. Silver also rose.
Crude prices rose to a new record high on Tuesday as the dollar fell and supply disruptions from major oil exporters to the U.S. were announced today.
Greg McCoach is an entrepreneur who has successfully started and run several businesses the past 22 years. For the last eight of these years he has been involved with the precious metals industry as ...
By William Rees Mogg
Not every boom becomes a bubble, writes William Rees Mogg for The Daily Reckoning, and not every boom ends in a bust.But most of them do. In the present economic situa...
An offshore find by Brazil's state-run oil firm Petroleo Brasileiro SA, or Petrobras, in the Atlantic ocean may be the largest oil discovery in the past 30 years, the head of the Brazil's National Petroleum Agency said on Monday.
An offshore find by Brazil's state-run oil firm Petroleo Brasileiro SA, or Petrobras, in the Atlantic ocean may be the largest oil discovery in the past 30 years, the head of the Brazil's National Petroleum Agency said on Monday.
Gold futures closed with a slight gain on Monday, after weakness in the U.S. dollar led more investors to the precious metal.
Soybean rallied on Monday in Chicago on speculation that demand from China will increase.
Crude prices jumped on Monday as the U.S. dollar declined and supply disruptions in a U.S. pipeline rose demand concerns.
Wheat gained on Monday amid concerns that warm and dry weather in the Great Plains may slow development of wheat crops in the U.S.
The International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Friday that China's oil consumption this year may be lower than expected due to the first quarter' snowstorm and shortage of diesel supply.
