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By Nicholas Larkin, Bloomberg |
July 6, 2012
Sugar traders are the most bullish in six months after prices moved to within three percentage points of exiting a year-long bear market as rain delayed cane processing in Brazil, the biggest producer.
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By Dakin Campbell and Michael J. Moore, Bloomberg |
June 22, 2012
Credit Suisse Group AG’s credit rating was cut three levels and Morgan Stanley’s was reduced by two as Moody’s Investors Service downgraded 15 banks in moves that may shake up competition among Wall Street’s biggest firms.
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By Agnieszka Troszkiewicz, Bloomberg |
May 18, 2012
Copper open interest declined to the lowest level in almost two years on the London Metal Exchange, suggesting traders are closing out positions.
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By Agnieszka Troszkiewicz, Bloomberg |
May 14, 2012
Lead is poised to rally after erasing this year’s gains with the market returning to shortages following a five-year glut.
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By Doug Alexander, Bloomberg |
April 30, 2012
Investors are more optimistic a takeover of TMX Group Inc. by a group of banks and pension funds will go ahead after Canada’s antitrust watchdog said its concerns on the deal may be eased.
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By Marvin G. Perez and Isis Almeida, Bloomberg |
April 3, 2012
The premium paid for arabica beans favored by Starbucks Corp. over the robusta used by Nestle SA may rally from a 20-month low because of a surge in supply from Vietnam, the biggest grower of the less costly coffee.
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By Isis Almeida, Bloomberg |
March 15, 2012
Rain across parched cocoa plantations in West Africa, which supplies 69 percent of the world’s beans, is leading analysts to pare forecasts for shortages, threatening the biggest rally in a year.
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By Tony C. Dreibus, Bloomberg |
March 15, 2012
Global corn production will expand 1.9 percent in 2012-13, trailing analysts’ estimates, according to a preliminary forecast by the International Grains Council.
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By Yoga Rusmana and Eko Listiyorini, Bloomberg |
March 4, 2012
The coffee harvest in Indonesia, the third-biggest grower of the robusta variety used in instant drinks and espressos, may climb to the highest level in three years, potentially capping an 11 percent rally.
