Commodity Markets

Asian Stocks: Hang Seng Up 1.4%

Dow Jones Reprints: This copy is for your personal, non-commercial use only. Chinese banks in Hong Kong jumped after a researcher under China's State Council reportedly said the Chinese economy was likely to expand more than...

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Commodities Rally Lifts European Stocks

By ISHAQ SIDDIQI LONDON -- The pan-European Stoxx 600 index was 1.4% higher at 247.12. The dollar's weakness boosted commodity prices, showing that investors are still comfortable with the risks currently present in the equity...

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Wall Street may follow world higher

The recovery from the Great Recession has likely started. But many economists are worried about falling into another downturn. Here's what has them concerned. NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Stocks were set for a higher open Monday,...

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Futures Track Commodities Rally

By STEVE GOLDSTEIN U.S. stock futures were sharply higher Monday, as investors grew more confident in equity markets amid soaring commodities prices. Less than two hours before the start of trading, Dow Jones Industrial Average...

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Gold Rally Lifts European Stocks

By NEIL SHAH European stocks traded higher Monday, as rising gold prices boosted shares of mining firms and fresh economic data fueled optimism about the economic recovery. But investors are wondering whether the gains will...

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Africa: Local Content - African Oil Chiefs to Meet Next Month

column Representatives from national, international and smaller contracting oil companies are scheduled to meet with African government representatives to discuss local content policy this December. In Nigeria, government has...

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Australia shares gain 0.7 pct, gold miners shine

MELBOURNE, Nov 23 (Reuters) - Australian stocks rose 0.7 percent on Monday, driven by stronger resources stocks and a surge in gold miners as investors rotated out of what was perceived as an expensive financial sector.

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Zambia: FRA - Helping Farmers to Have Succesful Marketing Seasons

"Its start was the worst but the ending was the best in recent years." This is how one small-scale farmer in Mbala District in Northern Province described the Food Reserve Agency (FRA)'s crop marketing.

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Bureaucracy Grounds N200 Billion Agric Credit Fund

Seven months after its commencement no farmer or aggro-allied enterprise is yet to benefit from the N200 billion Commercial Agricultural Credit Scheme (CACS) due to official bureaucracy and unresolved technicalities among the...

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KenGen's U.S.$200 Million Bond to Power Extra 500mw

An ambitious investment programme by the Kenya Electricity Generating Company could, in less than five years, end the East African powerhouse's reliance on expensive fossil-fuel based power from independent power producers.

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