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By Andrew Harris, Bloomberg |
December 11, 2012
A former MF Global Inc. broker pleaded guilty to federal commodities act violations after the U.S. accused him of making unauthorized trades that caused the now-defunct futures company to lose more than $141 million.
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By Jeff Wilson, Bloomberg |
December 11, 2012
Three consecutive years of smaller U.S. corn harvests are driving inventories of the world’s most-consumed grain to a 39-year low and spurring Goldman Sachs Group Inc. to predict that prices will rise near record highs.
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By Andrew Harris, Bloomberg |
November 28, 2012
CME Group Inc., operator of the world’s largest futures market, must defend a lawsuit brought by Chicago Board of Trade brokers and traders challenging a change in how final-trade settlement prices are determined
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By Phoebe Sedgman and Whitney McFerron, Bloomberg |
November 26, 2012
Soybeans rose in Chicago, extending the biggest weekly gain in three months, on concern dryness in Brazil and rain in Argentina will threaten supply as demand strengthens in leading global consumer China.
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By Marina Sysoyeva, Bloomberg |
November 26, 2012
Russia, the world’s third-biggest wheat exporter last marketing year, shipped 17 percent fewer grains so far this season compared with a year ago, the Agriculture Ministry said.
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By Daniel Kruger and Susanne Walker, Bloomberg |
November 2, 2012
Treasuries erased losses after a report showed faster-than-projected jobs growth last month, while average hourly earnings were unchanged, raising concern the U.S. economy is struggling to accelerate.
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By Daniel P. Collins |
November 1, 2012
The MF Global debacle rocked the futures industry and its full impact is yet to be felt. We talked to some industry veterans regarding the fallout of MF Global in the industry and its regulatory processes. Here is what they had to say.
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By Luzi Ann Javier, Pratik Parija and Supunnabul Suwannakij , Bloomberg |
October 16, 2012
The global sugar glut is extending into a third year, the longest stretch in more than a decade, as Brazil and Australia expand output and imports contract to the smallest since 2008.
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By Whitney McFerron, Bloomberg |
October 12, 2012
Soybeans fell in Chicago, extending a fourth weekly slide, after a U.S. government report showed improving prospects for global supplies. Corn and wheat dropped.
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By Jeff Wilson, Bloomberg |
October 11, 2012
Corn futures jumped the most in two weeks after a government report showed global inventories will drop more than expected as the worst U.S. drought in more than 50 years cuts output by the most since 1996.
