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Sugar is white gold: Jim Rogers

Every investor is these days tracking the movement of the hottest commodity--gold. But renowned global commodities investor Jim Rogers says the hottest commodity around now is sugar. Saying that agricultural commodities are set for a big bull run, Rogers said that turmoil in currencies is turning people to commodities.
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Gold in old & new Greek tragedy!

Greek literature boasts three great writers of tragedy: Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides in the olden days. But, now Greek tragedy has nothing to do with literature. It is all about money or rather Euro. In the ancient days, the largest festival for Greek tragedy was the Dionysia held for five days in March or April, for which prominent tragedians usually submitted three tragedies and one satyr play each. In 2010, Greek Tragedy is again performed in March-April with three major players like G...
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Better to build commodity reserves: Jim Rogers

When it comes to investing in commodities market, everyone these days turns to Jim Rogers, the global investing legend on commodities. Rogers, author of bestselling books like Hot Commodities, A Bull in China, Investment Biker and Adventure Capitalist, is these days settled in Singapore. Rogers offers the most practical advice and information on commodities for beginners and seasoned investors. His books--especially Hot Commodities--are the best resources on how to read the commodities reports i...
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Gold craze may cool down in India

Last week saw gold prices sliding continuously for 8 days in Delhi bullion market, a record of sorts during the past 4 years. This has made people think that the gold prices are cooling down. Gold prices internationally are at $1,100/oz - just a shade below the all time high seen in January 2010. As an asset, gold has given strong returns over the past five years - especially as other assets faltered during the recession. However, with the world economy seemingly on the mend, it may be time for ...
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Gold may lose shine on increased risk appetite

The outlook for precious metals remain positive over the medium term and bearish over the long term.The sharp rise in gold prices over prior months, set against the prospects for economic recovery over the coming quarters, have eroded gold's attractiveness for investors, pushing capital towards riskier assets such as equities. Meanwhile, unwinding of government stimulus measures and monetary easing have dulled gold's lustre as a hedge.
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Commodity prices to shoot up: Jim Rogers

Globally renowned commodities expert and investor Jim Rogers says world's focus in the coming years is going to be on agricultural commodities and food prices. According to him, the prices of agricultural commodities and food are going to continuously rise in the coming years. Commodity prices are going to shoot up. The challenge is that people are eating more foods these days. But the supply of food products is coming down, he said.
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NYSE Liffe's Rapeseed futures in RICI index

NYSE Liffe, the European derivatives business of NYSE Euronext, today announced that the Exchanges Rapeseed Futures Contract has been added to the benchmark Rogers International Commodity Index (RICI) for the first time. The index now gives European rapeseed a weight of 0.25%.
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Business struggles to sway U.N. climate talks

Industry has struggled to sway U.N. climate talks in Copenhagen because of a remote negotiating process and a lobby split between climate policy winners and losers, executives said on Friday.
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Gold eases from record but sentiment stays bullish

Gold eased from record highs on Wednesday as investors took profits, but sentiment remained bullish and a fresh record was within sight as the dollar's weakness and inflation concerns reinforced bullion's appeal as a hedge.
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Duke Energy signs another China cleantech deal

Duke Energy Corp has signed a clean energy technology agreement with China's ENN Group, adding to a deal it struck last month with the country's top power provider in Duke's push to cut carbon emissions.
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Politics may make future of solar energy small

The climate change and energy policy bill winding its way through the U.S. Congress shows a new federal eagerness to build a renewable energy future, but what specifically to build where is still up for debate.
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Duke CEO sees nuclear front-runners emerging

Duke Energy Corp Chief Executive Jim Rogers sees Areva and Toshiba's Westinghouse emerging as front-runners in the design of reactors for a much-anticipated U.S. nuclear revival.
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U.S. undoubtedly in recession: Jim Rogers

The United States has entered a recession, according to highly-regarded investor Jim Rogers, who told Britain's Daily Telegraph newspaper on Wednesday he was switching out of the dollar and into yen, the yuan and the Swiss franc.
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Commodity investors earn less this year, oil key

Big investors buying into baskets of commodities saw lower returns in the first half of this year, compared with a year ago, as oil generated slimmer gains and the search intensified for new strategies.

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