Commodities

It’s thriller; sell oil night, as Japan fights for its economic life.

Going for Gold: Just as China's hunger for commodities drove prices of copper and oil higher, so too could demand for gold.

High-frequency trading firms are reportedly exploiting a loophole at the CME to gain a crucial head start against other traders in the futures market.

ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson criticized delays in approving more natural gas export projects, saying U.S. companies are losing millions of dollars a day.

Crude oil spikes as traders speculate output is slowing. 

Blackstone and Glencore Xstrata are reportedly considering acquiring Rio Tinto's Canadian iron-ore business.

Coffee prices got a double shot of espresso this week, climbing to their biggest seven-day advance in 14 years. But consumers need not worry about a corresponding jump in prices at grocery stores and diners.

Goldman Sachs says sell as stock decline steepens, an ominous sign for the U.S. economy

Although the USDA has been forced to take a weed whacker to its closely-watched crop reports, markets remain on course.

The aluminum maker slumped to lows not seen since April 2009 after J.P. Morgan Chase downgraded Alcoa and slashed earnings forecast.

Thanks to dwindling herds and strong export demand, beef prices in the U.S. have soared to levels not seen since 1987.

Thanks to dwindling herds and strong export demand, beef prices in the U.S. have soared to levels not seen since 1987.

Over 30,000 cows killed in Texas and New Mexico after winter storm.

Increasing global demand and stagnant production could leave some consumers paying more for milk next month -- but some experts say the increase might not be worth crying over.

As the death toll reaches 1,127 in the Bangladesh building collapse, officials are beginning to take efforts such as adopting unions and raising wages to protect the country’s workers.

Glittering prices are turning heads, but investing in diamonds can be a minefield.

The president's push to implement new carbon dioxide emissions standards could send a shockwave through the energy industry, particularly for a coal industry already under pressure from cheap natural gas.

Many Americans have just absorbed a financial beating — at least as measured by their stock holdings.

___ US companies increasingly fish for growth overseas SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Major U.S. companies are starting to reap their most rapid growth in fertile lands of opportunity far from home.

Driven by Asian growth, global consumption of gas, heating oil and other petroleum products reached a record high last year.