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How the Gold Delivery Process Works (Video)

2008-11-20T21:54:40Z

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Commodity News Digest

2008-11-20T21:22:07Z

S&P 500 Falls Nearly 7%; Lowest Close Since 1997 - Bloomberg U.S. Jobless Claims Approach Highest Level Since 1982 - Bloomberg Crude Oil at 3-Year Lows - RealClearMarkets Gold Rises a Second Day on Speculation Interest Rates Will Fall - Bloomberg World Markets Continue Down - RealClearMarkets Corn, Soybeans, Wheat Fall as Demand May Drop - Bloomberg Twenty Reasons Why We [...]

Turkey Day Meal Inflation

2008-11-20T20:57:38Z

Inflation may not be much of a factor in the overall economy right now, but you’ll likely see some price inflation in your Thanksgiving meal this year, even though turkey production is up about 6 percent this year. Here’s a look at the cost this year for the average Thanksgiving meal for a gathering of 10, [...]

Commodity News Digest

2008-11-19T21:38:51Z

Consumer Prices in U.S. Decline 1% - Bloomberg Oil Tanker Piracy Shows Supply Vulnerability - Investor’s Business Daily Construction Hits Record Low - RealClearMarkets Defusing the Credit-Default Swap Bomb - Barron’s Saudi Oil Tanker Owners Are In Talks With Pirates on Ransom for Ship, Crew - Bloomberg Fossil Fuels and the Great Energy Delusion - The American Big Three Running Out [...]

Stocks Sink, but Some Investors are Optimistic

2008-11-19T15:13:03Z

Stock index futures are down in early trade after more somber news from the housing front. U.S. housing starts and permits for future construction both dropped to record lows in October, signs the housing downturn may extend into a fourth year. The Commerce Department reported residential construction starts fell 4.5 percent in October, [...]

Commodity News Digest

2008-11-18T22:40:30Z

October Wholesale Prices Plunge Record 2.8% - AP/Yahoo Finance Homebuilder Sentiment Index Plunges to Record Low - AP/Yahoo Finance Median Home Prices Fall Around U.S. in Q3 - AP/Yahoo Finance Japan’s “Least Ugly” Economy May Beat U.S., Europe in Crisis - Bloomberg Top Oil Exporters’ Ship Plans Unchanged After Hijack - Reuters Three-Month Libor Eases on Central Bank Efforts - [...]

Panic Selling in Stocks Has Ebbed, But Still Bearish

2008-11-18T16:32:36Z

Panic Selling in Stocks Has Ebbed, But Still Bearish By Ben Kim The economic crisis of 2008 is on the forefront of everyone’s mind and has affected CEOs and blue-collar workers alike. The stock indexes have been incredibly volatile as a result and the market remains bearish from both a fundamental and technical perspective. The S&P 500 index [...]

Commodity News Digest

2008-11-17T20:48:41Z

No Agreement on Aid to Automakers in Sight - MarketWatch Prolonged Recession, Higher Joblessness Seen Likely - MarketWatch For Radical Gold Bugs, a Rally is Overdue - MarketWatch The Six UnKnowns That are Roiling the Stock Market - BusinessWeek Aluminum Falls to Three-Year Low as China May Ship More Metal - Bloomberg Copper Drop Deepens as China Growth, Housing Falter [...]

Hedge Fund Liquidation Nearing End?

2008-11-17T17:52:55Z

Hedge fund liquidations have pulled down stocks and commodities alike. They are now sitting on some cash, and that may help the stock market find its legs, said MF Global Research Senior Interest Rate and Equity Analyst Nick Kalivas (See a sample of his 11/17 morning comments below). Sign up for full access to MF Global Research’s daily market comments and [...]

Crazy Week for Stocks and Commodities

2008-11-14T21:22:17Z

Volatility continued this week. Both commodity and stock markets have seen wild swings. Lind Plus Senior market strategists Daniel Pavilonis and Phil Streible have been on top of the markets and were recently quoted on Bloomberg and Morningstar. Commenting on the continued government intervention, Phil Streible said, “The China stimulus package news just fizzled.” You can [...]