Read more commodities stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/16632/commodities.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 6:23:54 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72126/glenn-becks-paranoia-is-a-gold-mine.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMove over Jim Cramer. When it comes to possibly unhinged investment gurus, Mike Madden of Salon says he’s going with Glenn Beck and G. Gordon Liddy. Ever since advertisers began boycotting Beck, gold sellers have been grabbing space. The weirdest ad features G. Gordon Liddy mocking Fed policies that will...http://www.newser.com/story/72126/glenn-becks-paranoia-is-a-gold-mine.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 20 Oct 2009 11:59:34 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71086/dow-surges-132-as-dollar-falls.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagStocks indices saw big gains today as a result of a global chain of events: Australia’s central bank raised interest rates, the first to do so since the recession began. The move stoked optimism about the global economy and sank the value of the US dollar, which in turn boosted...http://www.newser.com/story/71086/dow-surges-132-as-dollar-falls.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 06 Oct 2009 15:09:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71067/gold-prices-hit-all-time-high.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagGold leapt to $1,038 an ounce today, the highest price on record, as investors bet that global stimulus efforts and rate cuts will cause rampant and widespread inflation. The precious metal’s on pace for its ninth straight positive year; the previous record was set at $1,033.90 in...http://www.newser.com/story/71067/gold-prices-hit-all-time-high.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 06 Oct 2009 12:04:32 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69618/supermarkets-slash-prices.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAmericans are getting a big break on the price of food, as the recession drives down the cost of wheat, milk, and other staples, and supermarkets fight feverishly for sales. After a year of dramatic increases, commodities are way down—the price of corn, for instance, is down 56% since...http://www.newser.com/story/69618/supermarkets-slash-prices.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 17 Sep 2009 7:32:51 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64104/energy-falters-dow-off-37.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe major stock indices finished mixed today, with the Dow trending down after Chevron issued a profit warning, the Wall Street Journal reports. Chevron was down 2.7% on news that a weak dollar and poor profits at refineries will cut into its second-quarter earnings. Exxon also fell 1.3%....http://www.newser.com/story/64104/energy-falters-dow-off-37.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 10 Jul 2009 15:18:36 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63798/dow-falls-161-in-broad-sell-off.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagInvestors turned pessimistic ahead of the start of the second-quarter earnings season, initiating a broad sell-off that depressed the major indices, the Wall Street Journal reports. Oil fell another $1.12 to 62.43 a barrel, pushing energy stocks lower; the S&P 500’s energy sector was off 2.8%. The...http://www.newser.com/story/63798/dow-falls-161-in-broad-sell-off.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 07 Jul 2009 15:19:12 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63796/feds-consider-limits-on-oil-energy-speculation.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFederal regulators may impose new limits on the amount of energy-futures contracts that speculators can buy, the New York Times reports, an attempt to curb severe price fluctuations in commodities like oil and natural gas. Oil prices swung from $145 per barrel last summer to $33 in December, movement some...http://www.newser.com/story/63796/feds-consider-limits-on-oil-energy-speculation.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 07 Jul 2009 14:54:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/61500/stocks-oil-jump-together.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagStocks jumped at the open today, with the Dow up 61 points, the Nasdaq adding 0.5%, and the S&P gaining 0.7%, powered by strong moves in its energy and basic materials sectors. That was due in part to the surge in fuel prices, with oil clearing $71 a...http://www.newser.com/story/61500/stocks-oil-jump-together.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 10 Jun 2009 8:49:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/48120/2008-inflation-slowest-in-50-years-on-oil-prices-economy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIn 2008, consumer prices crept up at the slowest rate since 1954, climbing just 0.1% for the year and missing the Fed’s preference of 1.5% to 2% by a wide margin, the Wall Street Journal reports. Just months after inflation hit 17-year highs, a 75% drop in oil...http://www.newser.com/story/48120/2008-inflation-slowest-in-50-years-on-oil-prices-economy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 16 Jan 2009 8:43:58 CST