Soft Commodities Markets

Precious metals rally as US dollar weakens vs euro

iht.com     15 hrs ago   120 related          

Other commodities traded mixed. Gold for August delivery rose $3.50 to settle at $926.80 an ounce on the New York Mercantile Exchange, after earlier rising as high as $935.20 an ounce. Today in Business with Reuters The dollar...                

Coming to America — for a great currency rate

msn.com     23 hrs ago   2 related          

Yankees stay close to home, but Europeans are flocking to the States David Goldman / NYT via Redux Pictures British tourists take in the view from the "Top of the Rock" at Rockefeller Center in Manhattan. With a weak dollar,...                

Interfor CEO says new mill will help company diversify during industry downturn

cjbk.com     19 hrs ago   3 related          

By: Brenda Bouw, THE CANADIAN PRESS VANCOUVER - The chief executive of International Forest Products Ltd. (TSX:IFP.A) sees a mill that Interfor has bought in Washington state as helping diversify its geographic base and product...                

Welcome Back, Tractor Supply Company (TSCO)

investopedia.com     20 hrs ago   4 related          

July 25, 2008 | By Will Ashworth What do you get when you combine a store that sells brand-name coveralls and cowboy hats, with a store that sells livestock feed and tractor parts? Tractor Supply Company is the largest operator...                

Earnings Preview: Tyson's income seen lower in 3Q

ibtimes.com     21 hrs ago   1 related          

MILWAUKEE - Tyson Foods Inc., the world's largest meat producer, reports earnings for the third quarter on Monday before the market opens. The following is a summary of key developments and analyst opinion related to the...                

Food Futures: Sugar, corn rise for second day after steep drops

marketwatch.com     20 hrs ago          

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Sugar and corn futures rose for a second day on Friday, following steep drops in the previous sessions, on speculation that the commodities may have been oversold. Sugar No. 11 for October...                

Coffee prices rise on bargain hunting, weak dollar

ibtimes.com     16 hrs ago          

NEW YORK - Coffee jumped Friday as investors went bargain hunting after this week's big correction in commodities, but a bumper crop from No. 1 producer Brazil should drive prices lower in coming weeks, analysts said. Coffee...                

Cattle on feed 4% under year ago levels

brownfieldnetwork.com     16 hrs ago          

by John Perkins According to the United States Department of Agriculture, the total amount of U.S. cattle on feed on July 1, 2008 was 10.295 million head, down 4% from the July 1, 2007 total of 10.737 million head. Before the...                

Brunswick sinks on cutback charges: Potash profit triples; Old Republic swings to loss

tmcnet.com     22 hrs ago   19 related          

Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Jul. 25--Brunswick Corp., hit by charges related to the company's efforts to cut production in response to sluggish market conditions, reported a second-quarter loss Thursday on sales that slipped 2...                

MB Wealth Weekly Commentary: Energies, Livestock, Financials, Currencies, Grains, Softs, Metal

istockanalyst.com     19 hrs ago          

Energies The U.S. Department of Energy said that crude oil supplies were up 3.0 million barrels last week at 296.9 million barrels, more than expected, and 100,000 barrels were added to the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. We are...                

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