Starbucks (SBUX) Bets On Food, China And Innovation For 2014
The company’s ambitious ongoing agenda includes tapping into a $90 billion global tea market.
Copper: China Financing Business May Cause Further Price Falls
Up to half of China’s warehoused copper may be used in informal financing deals as collateral.
Exporting Natural Gas Isn’t Easy For U.S. Infrastructure, Despite Ukraine Woes
Underdeveloped transport and logistics infrastructure may prevent U.S. natural gas from becoming a global natural resource in the near future.
Asian Dairy Demand Lifts Milk Prices
A tell-tale stat: Total dairy product sales to China surged 70 percent last year.
Influential Investor Jim Rogers Talks Commodities And Japanese Stocks (Q&A)
The man who made a fortune with George Soros back in the 1980s spoke with IBTimes about demand for natural resources worldwide.
Peru’s Mining Sector: A Bright Spot Amid Emerging Market Turmoil?
Investments in Peru’s mining sector could reach a record $14 billion in 2014.
Indian Gold Industry Plans Strike
Up to 500,000 stores are expected to take part in the demonstration.
Facebook Vs. Gold Mining Industry: One Could Buy The Other [CHART]
For Facebook's $19 billion WhatsApp buy, investors could buy the entire South African gold mining industry, according to one gold analyst.
World Bank Takes Food Waste Seriously, Estimating Third Of Production Is Wasted
What's more, the number of daily calories lost per person varies from 400 calories a day to 1500 calories a day in the developed world.
US Government Complains that Sprint Wiretaps Cost $21 Million Too Much
The government alleges that Sprint inflated expenses related to wiretap equipment mandated by the government, to the tune of $21 million.
Power Distribution Is Key Research Focus: General Electric
The company launched a $1.4 billion distributed power business in late February.
Gold Sees Boost From Ukraine Safe Haven Buying: UBS
Once again, the precious metal is being favored as a safe haven, in light of the Ukraine crisis.
EPA Leans Towards Blocking Controversial Alaska Pebble Mine
A 404(c) review of the project could signal the end of what might have been North America’s largest open pit mine.
Private Equity Poaches Young Talent From Wall Street Banks
The hunt for fresh Wall Street talent reflects fewer top job seekers in the finance sector, as Ivy League grads head for tech and other fields.
Bitcoin Exchange Mt. Gox Goes Bankrupt
The exchange said it lost 850,000 bitcoins because of hackers.
Google (GOOG) Glass Comes to The…Farm?
Google’s much-hyped electronic frames could be of use to farmers.
Snapdeal CEO Talks Online Retail In India, After eBay Funding Round (Q&A)
India’s online retail market could triple to 500 billion rupees by 2016.
Big Data On The Farm: FarmLogs CEO Discusses The Interaction Of Crops And Software (Q&A)
FarmLogs helps farmers optimize harvests with modern mobile technology.
Turkish Consumers Take Gold Profits, After Strong Year For Demand In 2013
Gold demand rose the third fastest in the world in Turkey in 2013, for consumers.
Drug Smuggling, Cartels and Money Laundering: Former Undercover Fed Agent Bob Mazur Q&A
Mazur is an outspoken critic of the way governments and banks combat money laundering, the drug cartels' lifeblood.
US Housing Recovery Sees Slowdown: S&P Case-Shiller Home Prices
Yale University economics professor Robert Shiller said an annual fall in home prices is a potential threat in 2014, if several risks converge.
Political Backlash Over Privacy Could Come As Tax Evasion Reform (FATCA) Speeds Up
Republicans will press criticism of the ambitious tax evasion crackdown during 2014 elections.
Mining Gold In The Arctic: Brave New World
Agnico-Eagle Mines’ Meadowbank gold mine saw record production in 2013.
Activist Hedge Funds Outperform: Goldman Sachs
Activist campaigns targeting corporations have also been on the rise, according to Goldman Sachs analysts.
SEC Seeks To Expand Corporate Whistle-blower Protection, But It's Too Late For One
At issue is whether employees can report securities fraud directly to their employers, or whether they must first inform regulators.
Blackstone (BX) Rental Bond: Rents Fall Slightly In First Meaningful Data
Blackstone’s innovative rental-backed security launched late last year in a $480 million offering.
Chinese Manufacturing Weakness Frustrates Economists
The monthly stat has become increasingly important to investors and economists around the world.
Global Gold Demand: Investors Undermine Consumers
Consumer-based gold demand hit new records in 2013, even as investors fled the precious metal.
Candy Crush Saga Company Files For $500 Million Public Launch (IPO)
Candy's parent company King Digital has registered explosive revenue growth from 2012 to the end of 2013.
It’s Official: China Consumed, Mined & Imported The Most Gold Ever In 2013
China produced, consumed and imported record amounts of gold in 2013.
