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The Baltic Dry Index tracks the cost of shipping bulk commodities such as iron ore or coal.
Diversification couldn't defend Freeport-McMoRan against the commodities bust.
Some see a global commodity dynamic known as a super-cycle at work here.
Glencore, Anglo American and BHP Billiton hoped that diversifying would work.
Heavy rains caused by El Niño are hurting crops in some parts of the world.
Lower prices pinch everyone from farmers to agribusiness giants.
Commodities run in long cycles, with booms sustained by a historical event.
Catherine Rampell and Cardiff Garcia join us to recap the week in business and finance.
Marketplace Editor Paddy Hirsch explains "spoofing"
A Marketplace reporter tracks the water his family uses in a day – and its cost.
