
Australia’s huge Cyclone Yasi forced a copper refinery and coal mines to shut and paralyzed sugar and coal exports as it began pounding the northeast coast on Wednesday, threatening to further inflate world sugar, copper and coal prices.
February 2, 2011 | Posted in
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Stocks rose, sending Europe’s benchmark index to the highest level since before Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.’s bankruptcy, amid speculation the economy can withstand the region’s government-debt crisis. The euro weakened, while copper, gold and sugar advanced.
December 20, 2010 | Posted in
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European stocks rose, erasing losses since Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.’s collapse, on speculation the economy can withstand the region’s sovereign-debt crisis. U.S.
Farmers, who would normally order their seeds around now for planting early next year, say they are unsure what to do.
December 3, 2010 | Posted in
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Copper, sugar and rubber futures slumped their daily limit in China, with copper set for its biggest four-day slide since 2008, on speculation the government will take steps to cool inflation, damping commodity demand.
November 17, 2010 | Posted in
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Investors should be “long” commodities, including crude oil, copper, corn, sugar and palladium, as holdings will return 17 percent over the next 12 months, JPMorgan Chase & Co. said in a report.
NEW YORK (AP) — The makers of high fructose corn syrup want to sweeten its image with a new name: corn sugar.
September 15, 2010 | Posted in
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A federal district judge said the Agriculture Department needed to better assess the environmental consequences.
August 13, 2010 | Posted in
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Tate & Lyle sold its European sugar operations to American Sugar Refining, breaking a 150-year link to sugar in favor of low-calorie sweeteners.
July 1, 2010 | Posted in
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Sugary drinks cost much less than they used to and Americans drink more of them, raising costs for society as it copes with the obesity epidemic.
May 18, 2010 | Posted in
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