Read more commodity prices stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/33907/commodity-prices.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 9:36:10 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/70043/russian-tycoon-makes-bid-for-nj-nets.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA Russian tycoon has made a bid for a controlling stake in the New Jersey Nets, in what could become the first instance of foreign ownership of an NBA club, Reuters reports. Mikhail Prokhorov, Russia’s richest man, said on his blog that his Onexmi group had offered to loan the...http://www.newser.com/story/70043/russian-tycoon-makes-bid-for-nj-nets.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 22 Sep 2009 17:55:53 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69586/euro-farmers-protest-falling-prices-with-huge-milk-dump.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagEuropean farmers today dumped 800,000 gallons of milk in a Belgian field, AFP reports, in a protest against a dramatic dive in prices. The group behind the scene says three French farmers committed suicide in the past week over prices, which have fallen by as much as half as...http://www.newser.com/story/69586/euro-farmers-protest-falling-prices-with-huge-milk-dump.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 16 Sep 2009 18:41:26 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65940/trading-rules-help-wall-street-pick-feds-pocket.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBanks across Wall Street have made hefty profits trading with the Federal Reserve—often their only customer as the financial crisis ground trading to a halt—and government officials and finance execs are now asking whether Ben Bernanke is making tough enough deals. The central bank, unlike individual or corporate...http://www.newser.com/story/65940/trading-rules-help-wall-street-pick-feds-pocket.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 03 Aug 2009 4:27:00 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/60201/chiles-thrift-pays-off-as-downturn-bites-elsewhere.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagChile's thrifty finance minister is starting to look like a prophet as spendthrift, "grasshopper" economies founder around him, the Wall Street Journal reports. Andres Velasco's tight grip on the country's copper revenue during the commodities boom made him and his party deeply unpopular at the time, but the country now...http://www.newser.com/story/60201/chiles-thrift-pays-off-as-downturn-bites-elsewhere.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 27 May 2009 8:59:18 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/50698/binge-now-chocolate-prices-may-spike.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSoaring cocoa prices have left chocolate makers wondering how far they can hike prices without souring business, the Wall Street Journal reports. Crop woes in Africa have kept cocoa pricey despite the global commodities slump. Chocolate companies are mostly holding prices steady for now but many are expected to fatten...http://www.newser.com/story/50698/binge-now-chocolate-prices-may-spike.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 13 Feb 2009 10:52:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/46853/short-on-salt-towns-turn-to-molasses.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWith the weather outside frightful and rock-salt prices spiking, communities across the country are experimenting with new concoctions for melting snow and ice on roadways, the Wall Street Journal reports, adding molasses, ash, and garlic salt to deicers. The price of salt generally surges after the New Year as communities...http://www.newser.com/story/46853/short-on-salt-towns-turn-to-molasses.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 02 Jan 2009 8:45:59 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/45540/golds-price-is-high-but-human-costs-are-steeper.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAs the price of gold continues its steady climb—at $271 before 9/11, it's now above $835— National Geographic provides a sobering look at the human and environmental costs of finding it and digging it up. With the world's biggest deposits long gone and new discoveries rare, "it's an invitation...http://www.newser.com/story/45540/golds-price-is-high-but-human-costs-are-steeper.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 20 Dec 2008 19:30:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/44749/dow-up-299-on-stimulus-autos.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagStocks rallied today, led by automakers, which look ever likelier to get a federal bailout, and industrial firms expected to benefit from President-elect Barack Obama’s proposed public-works programs, MarketWatch reports. The Dow gained 298.76 to close at 8,934.18. The Nasdaq rose 62.43, closing at 1,571....http://www.newser.com/story/44749/dow-up-299-on-stimulus-autos.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 08 Dec 2008 15:17:13 CST