Gold has officially entered a bear market after declining over 4% today to close at o $1,501.40 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange its lowest settlement since July 2011. During the session it touched an intraday low of $1,491.40. Over the week, gold shed 4.7%. A bear market is [...]
The Top Ten Wheat Producers
April 2, 2013 By
With Production Data (2011 season) 1. The European Union 135.67 million metric tons 2. China 115.8 million metric tons 3. India [...]
What’s Behind the Recent Volatility in Oil Prices?
March 27, 2013 By
Oil prices have seen a considerable swing over the past month with the price range from a low of $90.12 a barrel to a high of $96.36 a barrel. So what is behind the volatility? Oil is subject to considerable price swings because it is an economically sensitive commodity with a liquid market and has [...]
Best Commodity Investments for 2013 and 2014
March 19, 2013 By
Morgan Stanley joins the likes of Goldman Sachs in being bullish on the commodity market’s near term performance, in fact, recently Morgan Stanley evaluated 14 commodities, and of those 14 the company announced it is bullish on eight commodities. Earlier, Goldman Sachs said it expects most commodities to outperform equities in the second half of [...]
Today’s Top Moving Resource Stocks
January 30, 2013 By
Top moving resource stocks for January 29th 2013, for both the regular and after-hours session. Valero Energy (NYSE:VLO) Valero Energy shares added 12.78% in today’s regular session after the company reported fourth-quarter earnings of $1.82 per share on revenues of $34.7 billion. In the fourth-quarter 2011, Valero earned $0.08 per share on revenues of $34.67 [...]
Commodities Market Recap Dec 12th
December 12, 2012 By
U.S. stocks ended slightly lower, retreating at the end of the trading session as investors reacted to Ben Bernanke’s speech. Before the Fed Chairman took center stage, stocks climbed following the Fed’s announcement of additional stimulus. Earlier the Fed announced that it will add $45 billion in Treasury-note purchases to its $40 billion-a-month purchases of [...]
Cotton Investing Guide
November 28, 2012 By
Cotton, although a part of our everyday life, has until recently been a rare and somewhat inaccessible investment. Cotton is a great investment option because it historically has exhibited a low correlation to both stocks and bonds, making it appealing option for to smooth overall portfolio volatility. In addition, because it is widely used in [...]