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The ISM index rose to 71.2 from 68.8 last month, the highest level since July 1988. The International Grains Council has lowered its forec...

Warren Buffett: "We are not natively smarter than we were when our country was founded nor do we work harder. But look around you and s...

Moody's raises flag on Japan debt -- says outlook now negative. The S&P, Case-Shiller index of U.S. home values in 20 cities fell ...

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China raised reserve requirements for the second time this year to counter inflation and curb property-price gains. Silver futures clim...

U.S. wholesale prices rose 0.8% in January. Core PPI, which exclude food and energy, rose 0.5%-- the largest gain since October 2008. US H...

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U.S. consumer sentiment rose to 75.1 from 74.2 in Jan. China’s sugar imports will probably rise to the highest in 16 years after drought...

(FT) Long view: History supports bond yield fears When worried about the short-term future, look to the long-term past for guidance

Growth in Macau and a bounce in Las Vegas helped Wynn Resorts push its bottom line back into the black in Q4. Kraft Q4 income fell 24% Yo...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture lowered its projection for the U.S. corn end of year supplies 70 million bushels to 675 million = BULLISH...

The UN said that China's wheat crop faces a "critical situation" if a drought across most of its range does not break. (Dow ...

Indonesia 's economic expansion accelerated in the October-December period to 6.9% on year from 5.8% in the previous three months. (Bl...

The US Grains Council expects China to import 3 to 9 million metric tons of corn (118 to 354 million bushels) in the current year. U.S. Un...

Einstein was right - honey bee collapse threatens global food security Apian atrophy is a more immediate threat than global warming, and c...

Paper money is made of cotton -- "intrinsic" value anyone? The DOE said: Supplies of U.S. crude rose by 2.6 million barrels la...

The ISM factory index rose to 60.8 exceeding the most optimistic forecasts. GM January U.S. sales rose 21.8% Ford sales rose 13.3% rise i...

U.S. consumer spending up 0.7% in December The ISM said Monday its gauge of business activity rose to 68.8 in January from 66.8 in Decembe...

China should steadily increase its holdings of gold , silver and other precious metals, People's Bank of China adviser Xia Bin was quo...

Warning shot for America and Europe as S&P downgrades Japan Dylan Grice, a noted Japan bear at Societe Generale, said the country'...

(Bloomberg) -- Stocks worldwide plunged the most since November, crude oil jumped and the dollar gained against the euro after protests in E...

Japan ’s credit rating was cut by S&P one step to AA- Pending U.S. home sales were up 2% in December U.S. orders for durable goods...

The Egyptian (the world’s biggest wheat importer) authorities have moved to ban demonstrations. Sales of U.S new single-family homes ros...

(Bloomberg) -- The La Nina weather pattern that caused flooding in Australia and a dry spell in South America may persist through August, cu...

(Standard Chartered) Global GDP will rise to $143 trillion by 2030 from $62 trillion in 2010. Justice Thomas said the employment of his w...

A Tribute to Olbermann: Why He Is Different from the Pundits at Fox News Really, I want to use this space to say "thank you" to ...

The International Grains Council estimates 2010-11 record-high world rice production, up 2.8% YoY. IGC says world wheat stocks for 2010-11...

The EIA said: Supplies of crude oil fell 2.6 million barrels for the week ended Jan. 14. Analyst’s s had expected a decline of 2.2 million ...

"Drought conditions in both the U.S. and China's winter wheat areas are a serious cause for concern and could be a key factor inhi...

The NY Fed index rose to 11.9 from a revised 9.9 in December. The National Association of Home Builders index flat at 16 for the third st...

The world refined copper market is expected to have a 500,000-metric-ton to 600,000-ton deficit in 2011, even with a significantly weaker d...

Japan pledged to buy bonds backed by European governments. (MW) Speculation intensifies that Portugal will be forced to seek a bailout. P...

China's soybean imports will likely expand 5%-10% a year over the next five years, with imports in 2011 around 54 million-55 million ton...

U.S. Payrolls increased 103,000, less than the median projection of 150,000 (Reuters) - Algeria is to suspend customs duties and value add...

Europe unveils sweeping plans to govern reckless banks The plans allow oversight bodies to place a "permanent presence" of insp...

Australian Bureau of Meteorology: The Southern Oscillation Index (SOI) value for December of +27 is the highest December SOI value on record...

U.S. payrolls expanded by 297,000 in December as companies boosted payrolls by the most since records began in 2001. Record high food pr...

Regulators Resist Volcker Wandering Warning of Too-Big-to-Fail “I wouldn’t lend you a dime if I knew you loved to gamble at a casino,” sa...

12/20/10 China's soybean imports in November rose 47% compared with October and 90% YoY, to 5.48 million metric tons, the General Admi...

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(Bloomberg) Informa Economics Inc. said farmers will plant corn on 90.755 million acres, less than a November forecast of 93.055 million. S...

Mad Soybean’ Disease May Cut Some Brazil Output (Bloomberg) -- Soybean farmers in Brazil, the world’s second-largest producer of the oilse...

The Philadelphia Fed's manufacturing survey rose to 24.3 from 22.5 in November. Yields on 10-year notes have risen so far this month ...

U.S. consumer prices rose 0.1% in November (Guardian) Time’s poll found that almost six out 10 Americans believe Assange should face crimi...

Why I'm Posting Bail Money for Julian Assange By Michael Moore Openness, transparency -- these are among the few weapons the citizenry ...