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Commodities
Why fast food is cheap. Really cheap.
Mar 4, 2016
Falling commodities and an old-fashioned price war are driving down costs.
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Earnings season looking rough for commodities
Jan 11, 2016
Swelling inventories, a strong dollar and China's slowdown are to blame.
A measure of commodities: the Baltic Dry Index
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Andy Uhler
Jan 1, 2016
The Baltic Dry Index tracks the cost of shipping bulk commodities such as iron ore or coal.
Low commodity prices pound a global mining giant
by
Scott Tong
Dec 28, 2015
Diversification couldn't defend Freeport-McMoRan against the commodities bust.
Falling prices are behind the bad year for farmers
by
Scott Tong
Nov 25, 2015
Some see a global commodity dynamic known as a super-cycle at work here.
Commodities giants forced to suspend dividends
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Andy Uhler
Nov 12, 2015
Glencore, Anglo American and BHP Billiton hoped that diversifying would work.
El Niño blamed for spike in global food prices
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Annie Baxter
Nov 5, 2015
Heavy rains caused by El Niño are hurting crops in some parts of the world.
For public good, not for profit.
Monsanto loss grows amid commodities slump
by
Annie Baxter
Oct 7, 2015
Lower prices pinch everyone from farmers to agribusiness giants.
The long party for commodity producers is so over
by
Scott Tong
Aug 24, 2015
Commodities run in long cycles, with booms sustained by a historical event.
Weekly Wrap: Hillary Clinton, mergers and commodities
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Kai Ryssdal
Jul 24, 2015
Catherine Rampell and Cardiff Garcia join us to recap the week in business and finance.