China’s fading hunger for grain spells trouble for world farmersChina's economic crisis is leading to reduced grain imports, affecting global farmers. French barley exports and US corn sales to China are...
16 Sep, 2024, 10.07 AM IST
Traders are bracing for a record-smashing summer that will shake up commoditiesPrices for some of the world’s most vital commodities — natural gas, power and staple crops like wheat and soy — are climbing.
31 May, 2024, 10.17 AM IST
Reality Is Creeping In on the Nasdaq’s Yearlong Dream RallyIndividually, none of these bearish prophecies have slowed a market rally that has added $5 trillion to the Nasdaq 100’s value since Decemb...
09 Sep, 2023, 04.30 PM IST
Heat, war and export bans: Global food threats are on the riseThis week, top rice exporter India banned some shipments of the commodity – a staple for about half of the world’s population — to keep dom...
23 Jul, 2023, 09.08 AM IST
From India to the US, extreme heat is stressing cows and imperiling global dairy supplyIn the US alone, some scientists estimate climate change will cost the dairy industry $2.2 billion per year by the end of the century — a f...
02 Nov, 2022, 09.42 AM IST
Rail strike threat dredges up new fears of US supply chain havocThe risk of a work stoppage has producers of everything from airplanes and autos to diapers girding for yet another shock that will only ad...
15 Sep, 2022, 09.09 AM IST
You may see weaker harvests and bigger grocery bills next yearFarmers growing the commodity-grade corn, soy and other grains that fuel both livestock and packaged-food factories are already spending mo...
21 Sep, 2021, 10.47 AM IST
Zombie stocks defy bankruptcy logic as meme traders bid them upRedditors have bid up shares of AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc. and GameStop Corp. so much that it’s saved them -- for now, at least -- fro...
12 Jun, 2021, 01.20 PM IST
The world’s industrial comeback drives metals to multi-year highSome of the world’s large economies such as the U.S. and China are recovering from the pandemic, stoking demand for more cars, electronics ...
25 Apr, 2021, 01.30 PM IST
Gold’s big question: Can the bull market outlive a pandemic?For most of this year, conditions could hardly have been better for gold, as the deluge of money printing, weaker dollar and global uncerta...
22 Nov, 2020, 05.42 PM IST
Wall Street ends little changed, posts big weekly gain on Washington gridlock hopesBiden built on narrow leads in Pennsylvania and Georgia, putting him on the verge of winning the White House, although President Donald Tru...
09 Nov, 2020, 06.44 AM IST
China to buy record amount of American soybeans in 2020China has been stepping up purchases of American agricultural goods since the end of April, with soybean sales for delivery next season cur...
26 Aug, 2020, 03.55 PM IST
Blistering Nasdaq momentum is approaching dot-com escape speedAs the second half of the year begins, tech’s stellar returns are getting hard to ignore.
03 Jul, 2020, 07.53 AM IST