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Commodities
OJ squeeze?
Jan 10, 2012
The wholesale price of orange juice hit a 34-year high on news the FDA is testing for an illegal fungicide reportedly found in the juice of oranges imported from Brazil.
What if beer were a commodity at the bar?
Dec 21, 2011
The price of beer fluctuates with demand at The Big Board bar.
Wheat up, Wheaties down
Dec 20, 2011
Food giant General Mills today announced lower than expected profits, blaming costs of volatile commodities.
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
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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.
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MIDDAY UPDATE: Price spikes in agricultural commodities, Companies to watch in 2011
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...
MIDDAY UPDATE: Motorola splits and Australian floods
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...
For public good, not for profit.
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....
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...