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Oil Rises Most in Almost Two Months
Crude oil rose the most in almost two months as equities rallied after EBay Inc. and Caterpillar Inc. earnings beat estimates and growth accelerated in European manufacturing and services.

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Copper continues to rally on manufacturer optimism
Copper prices continued to rally Thursday, hitting a two-month high as big U.S. manufacturers say they’re optimistic about the economy.

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Betting On The Future
Future and options can greatly magnify your gains (and losses).

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Liffe letter says it saw no abuse in July cocoa
LONDON (Reuters) – London NYSE Liffe saw no evidence of abusive trading behaviour on the July cocoa contract that expired last week with the physical delivery of almost all London’s cocoa stocks, it said in a letter to a group complaining of excessive speculation in cocoa futures.

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Market ‘overreacts’ as dollar down
THE dollar was weaker at noon, after US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke spelled out an uncertain future.

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The Dow’s 10-day moving average kept the blue chips’ rebound in check
Stocks initially struggled to pick a direction today, as investors weighed an upbeat earnings report from Halliburton (HAL) against discouraging data from the housing sector…( Read More )

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Tehran Stock Exchange Starts Futures Trading to Attract Foreign Investors
The Tehran Stock Exchange , home of the world’s second-best performing equity index, today begins offering derivatives based on Iranian banks to diversify its market and attract foreign investors.

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The dollar’s predicament
According to the Federal Reserve’s Z.1 “flow of funds” data, Rest of World (ROW) holdings of US financial assets ended the 1980s at about US$1.9 trillion and closed the nineties at $5.6 trillion. By the end of 2009, ROW holdings had ballooned to $15.3 trillion.

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The Right Way To Own Gold
Commodity future, ETF, mutual fund–what’s the best vehicle for you?

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Shares climb out of mining gains
THE share market was higher at noon, led by major mining shares.

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