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What if beer were a commodity at the bar?

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Rebecca Sheir
Dec 21, 2011
The price of beer fluctuates with demand at The Big Board bar.
Posted In: beer, commodities
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Wheat up, Wheaties down

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Joel Patterson
Dec 20, 2011
Food giant General Mills today announced lower than expected profits, blaming costs of volatile commodities.
Posted In: breakfast, commodities, cereal
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Recession meanz Heinz

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Paddy Hirsch
Nov 18, 2011
Squeezed by rising commodities prices and falling demand in the U.S., Heinz is responding by appealing to cost-conscious consumers
Posted In: recession, heinz, commodities, consumer, Retail, Food, ketchup, Earnings
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Sweet tooth -- traders buy commodities

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Paddy Hirsch
Sep 26, 2011
Commodities priced jumped today, after prices fell to a ten-moth low last week. Sugar spun up to its highest price in more than a month. Aluminum rose, and coffee perked up, too.
Posted In: commodities, The Breakdown: Markets
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MIDDAY UPDATE: Price spikes in agricultural commodities, Companies to watch in 2011

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Katharine Crnko
Jan 13, 2011
The price of agricultural commodities has spiked since last summer, according to a report from the U.S. Agriculture Department. Increasing demand...
Posted In: Agriculture, commodities, corn, demand, economic growth, Fastenal, Food, food prices, food riots, Manpower, mid-day update, Qualcomm, wheat
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MIDDAY UPDATE: Motorola splits and Australian floods

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Katharine Crnko
Jan 4, 2011
Today, Motorola calls it "splits" -- dividing up its business into halves based on stability and risk. For years, Motorola stayed afloat by...
Posted In: Australia, cell phones, commodities, flood, mid-day update, motorola, population, smart phones
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The winners and losers in commodities

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Kai Ryssdal
Jan 3, 2011
This final note today, a word on commodities as we leave 2010 in the rear view mirror....
Posted In: Agriculture, commodities, Environment, rare earths
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Starbucks raising prices. Again.

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Bob Moon
Sep 23, 2010
When you hear the phrase "labor intensive," what comes to mind? How about pouring a cup of coffee at Starbucks? Well, that's not exactly what the...
Posted In: coffee, commodities, starbucks

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