Today’s Futures News

Today’s Futures News

• Dollar Gains as Commodities, European Stocks Slide on Fed Signal
  The dollar strengthened to a 2 1/2- year high against the Japanese yen, while commodities and European stocks declined, after U.S. Federal Reserve policy makers said they may cut cash infusions this year. The greenback gained 1 percent to 88.12 yen as …
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• Commodities to be distributed
  Pratt, Kan. Government surplus commodities will be distributed from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 9 at the Pratt Community Center, 619 N. Main. To eligible for commodities, a household's total monthly income must be below $1,211 for a household of one.
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• News Summary: Commodities wane along with stocks
  THE PARTY'S OVER: Prices for oil and most metals slipped on Thursday. They'd shot higher the day before, after lawmakers hammered out a compromise budget deal, but by Thursday investors' enthusiasm was cooling. ABUNDANT OIL?: The government …
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• Today In Commodities: Yen Continues To Lose Ground
  Softs: 2240/2245 appears to be the line in the sand in March cocoa futures. The fact the cocoa held its own in the face of a hefty dollar … Grains: Corn futures continue to hold just under $7/bushel. I think the market is taking a breath and poised …
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• Gold Seen Rallying From Worst Streak in Three Years: Commodities
  Gold traders expect prices to rebound from the longest weekly losing streak in three years as mounting concern that U.S. lawmakers are doing too little to control the budget deficit spurs demand for a protection of wealth. Twenty analysts surveyed by …
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• What's Driving Commodities in 2013?
  You're watching… What's Driving Commodities in 2013? Advertisement. Details. Description. Jodie Gunzberg, S&P director of Commodity Indices, on some of the key factors impacting commodities in 2013. Duration 3:50; Date Jan 3, 2013. Advertisement …
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• Sugar Slumps Amid Signs of Slack Demand: Commodities at Close
  SOFT COMMODITIES. Sugar fell the most in eight weeks on signs that global demand remains sluggish amid prospects for abundant supply. The amount for loading at ports in Brazil, the world's top producer, fell 7.2 percent from a week earlier, data from …
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• After zooming higher on 'fiscal cliff' compromise, commodities slip, from oil …
  Commodity prices slipped across the board Thursday as investors' enthusiasm for the “fiscal cliff” compromise waned. Prices were down for a diverse variety of commodities, including gold, oil and corn. Commodities followed the stock market, which had …
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• Sugar Tumbles Most in 3 Weeks as Gas Drops: Commodities at Close
  SOFT COMMODITIES. Sugar futures fell the most in three weeks on signs that global demand remains sluggish amid abundant supply prospects. Orange juice, coffee, cocoa and cotton prices also slid. Raw sugar for March delivery dropped 2.3 percent to 19.24 …
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• Global stocks, commodities rise on US fiscal deal

  Reuters/Reuters – An employee of a foreign exchange trading company looks at monitors as a television set shows Japan's incoming Prime Minister and the leader of Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Shinzo Abe speaking …more in Tokyo December 26, 2012. See all stories on this topic »

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• Commodities ETFs Narrow Their Focus

  For instance, iShares S&P Global Timber & Forestry holds shares in companies such as International Paper Co. and Packaging Corp. of America, as do other iShares commodities funds. But unlike those other funds, the timber ETF doesn't hold shares in oil … See all stories on this topic »

  Wall Street Journal

• Healthy chocolate and the future for commodities

  Chocolate will gain more traction as a health food in the coming year as cocoa grinds shift to Asia and the sugar deregulation debate rages on. ConfectioneryNews.com's 2013 predictions part two. See all stories on this topic »

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