Stories tagged "commodities"

`Plan Columbia is contributing to the displacement of hundreds of thousands of innocent civillians, destruction of food crops, damage to the health of people and their environment, and further deterioration of human rights.`

As details of the larger strategic picture emerge over what is at stake in the Georgia and larger Caucasus crisis, it is becoming clearer that Moscow is not determined to roll back the borders of Stalin and the Cold War of 1948. What Putin and now Medvede

Payroll figures will be released at 8:30 am. Although I don't trade on analysis of the data, I often find market moving numbers to provide a catalyst for entry. One must think of where the opportunity to surprise lies...

"Biden, who is 65, was clearly chosen over lesser-known Democrats to plug holes in Obama's relatively thin resume on the national political scene and to blunt McCain's relentless attacks on his lack of experience at a time when the United States is fighti

It's safe to say that just about every trader has several edges, which is to say they have strategies with positive expectations. Too much time is spent on this particular aspect of trading, with much less regard...

Russian firms say the goal is to diversify energy interests and secure raw materials for a fast-growing economy, but the companies are also seen as tools of an increasingly assertive Kremlin foreign policy.

The case for my long side trade in commodities stems from my belief that trends re-exert their forces at some point. This article was originally posted on April 26 of this year, but is particularly applicable in the current environment...

The Daily Reckoning’s Bill Bonner says that, even if only a small portion of this land was managed properly, Russia could transform global food production.

The Daily Reckoning's Dan Denning says Australia needs to get serious about the energy debate.

I'm seeing several potential trade setups, but continue to wait for the markets to tip their hand. After stopping out of Treasury bond futures (short), this signal is still considered valid...