Nat Rudarakanchana

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Nat Rudarakanchana covers commodities and companies for the International Business Times. He is especially interested in precious metals, the food and drink industry, and agricultural commodities. Before joining in May 2013, he worked for Vermont's VTDigger as a state politics and policy reporter. He has written for Bangkok Post Sunday, Hong Kong Tatler, and The New Paper in Singapore. Nat earned an M.S. in Journalism from Columbia Journalism School, where he specialized in investigative reporting. He has a BA(Hons) in Philosophy from Cambridge University.

His LinkedIn bio is here. He's also known as @natrudy. Contact him anytime at 646-867-7172 (office), 802-917-3721 (cell) or n.rudy@ibtimes.com. Visit his website for more info: nrpersonal.com

A foreclosed home up for auction is seen during the Long Island Foreclosure Tour in New Hyde Park, New York

Flipping Foreclosed Homes For Profit: The Rich Do It To Cheap Homes

Foreclosures were concentrated in poorer neighborhoods, with wealthy investors snapping up cheap homes to sell a few years later.

Ackman’s Puzzling Herbalife (HLF) Position: Is It Reasonable Or Overly Bold?

Hedge-fund manager Bill Ackman has made a bold shift in his longtime bet against nutrition distributor Herbalife.

Platinum May Be Best Bet Among Precious Metals, And A Hedge Against Gold, Whatever Happens: Industry Specialist

The lesser-understood precious metal stands to gain whether the global economy recovers or falters, says one industry expert.

General Electric CEO and Chairman Jeffrey Immelt

General Electric (GE) May Be Irrelevant

The diversified industrial giant has fallen out of favor with institutional investors. Here's why.

Tesco’s (TSCO) Struggles In The U.S., China And Europe

Tesco's latest earnings painted a fresh picture of the food retailer's worldwide woes.

Gold Flows Away From Investors In Third Quarter, As Major Gold ETF Drags Down Commodities Amid Choppy Gold Market

The world’s largest gold exchange-traded fund was the least popular such investment fund in the third quarter, according to new data.

A general exterior view of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) headquarters in Washington, June 24, 2011.

Record $14 Million Whistleblower Reward Is Tip Of Iceberg: Architect Of Securities And Exchange Commission (SEC) Whistleblower Program

The SEC’s whistleblower program is only just taking off, after news of a $14 million award, said one former SEC staffer.

CEOs Must Not Ignore Their Divorces And Shareholders Must Start Caring Too: Stanford Business School Study

The study discusses changes in majority ownership, early retirement and changes in CEO behavior following a divorce.

[CHART] Facebook Inc’s (FB) Robust Mobile Ad Revenue Growth -- Citigroup (C)

Citi analysts predicted Facebook’s mobile ad revenues per user this year could top its desktop ad revenues for the first time.

China's Gold Fever Rises, Showing No Signs Of Abating As ‘Golden Week’ Holiday Kicks Off

China’s appetite for gold has never been stronger, despite a tough year for the metal so far in 2013.

AmazonFresh’s (AMZN) Sneaky Business Strategy – Compete with Premium Grocers, Build Out Distribution Model, Enter Mass Market With Force

AmazonFresh's slow two-step strategy may be an effective way to develop a profitable distribution system, unnoticed by powerful rivals.

Gold Miners Face High Hurdle As Production Costs Top Spot Prices For Many

Although gold sells in spot markets for roughly $1300/oz, total production costs usually meet or exceed that, said Citi analysts.

Greeks Not Bearing Gifts, Latest Economic Data Show

Depressed retail sales in Greece reveal more “recessionary signals” from the debt-ridden economy, according to one Greek analysis site.

Indians Prefer Pizza, Specifically Domino’s (DPZ), Over McDonald’s (MCD), Subway And Everything Else, In Booming Fast Food Market

U.S.-based Domino’s has double the market share of almost any other foreign fast-food operator in India.

Wall Street Undaunted By Budget & Debt Ceiling Shutdowns: Goldman Sachs (GS) Note

Goldman Sachs analysts wrote that markets seem less fearful about looming government dysfunction than they were in previous years.

Grocery Store Calif Fresh and Easy 2012 2

Exclusive Preview: Supermarkets Must Digitize Groceries To Attract Young And Wealthy: Research Survey

The U.S. market for online grocery shopping will triple over the coming decade and supermarkets must prepare.

British Defense BAE Systems (BA) Uniquely Protected Against US Defense Spending Cuts Because Of Non-US Clients: UBS Note

Because of BAE Systems' Middle Eastern government clients, it likely will fare better than rivals vulnerable to cuts in U.S. military spending.

Commodities Volatility Drives Increasing Futures Trading Down Through Food Chain

Suppliers are forced to deliver the goods at set prices and volumes, even if commodities prices fluctuate significantly.

Barrick Gold (ABX) Acknowledges That It Probably Wouldn’t Have Greenlighted Pascua Lama Mine, If Cost Overruns Were Known At Start

Barrick’s CEO told the Denver Gold Forum that it wasn’t worth it for the company to cancel Pascua Lama, because the company is halfway through mine development.