Inflation may loom as material costs pressure earnings
In “Business Earnings Climb Despite Rising Costs“, the WSJ reports that companies reporting third quarter…
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Dr. Duru Agflation set to continue into 2011
In “Food Inflation Rising as Cooking Oil Poised to Catch Grain Gains“, Bloomberg describes a…
Steel companies squeezed by lower product prices and higher input costs
A common theme has connected the earnings reports of most steel companies: lower prices for…
Big Oil reports higher earnings due to higher energy prices
Yahoo! News: Royal Dutch Shell Plc beat all analyst forecasts by reporting an 18 percent…
writejesse Food for thought: General Mills, Kraft to raise cereal prices
Your Cheerios might get a bit more expensive next month. WSJ has the scoop: General…
Copper still experiencing upward pricing pressures
Proactiveinvestors reports that a deficit is growing in copper supplies in “Copper climbs after WBMS…
When the price soars for a national delicacy – Korean kimchi
The New York Times printed a fascinating article about how South Koreans are dealing with…
What is going on with cotton prices?
Notwithstanding a pullback the past two days, cotton prices have been on a tear lately,…
Rally in lumber prices continues
In April of this year, lumber futures rocketed to a four-year high of $337. In…
High Commodity Prices Force Starbucks to Increase Its Prices
Coffee drinkers at Starbucks will soon be waking up to more than just caffeine. Starbucks…