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Rice shortages in America? Unbelievable
Reports that Wal-Mart Stores Inc.'s (NYSE: WMT) Sam's Club and Costco Wholesale Corp. (NASDAQ:CSCO) were placing limits on the amount of staples such as rice and flour that customers can purchase have left me stunned. It makes me think of the food ...
Rice prices hit two month low on increased global supplies
More good news on the economic front to go along with Wednesday's announcement that non-transportation April U.S. durable goods orders rose on strong exports: rice future dropped to a two month low on increased global supplies, Bloomberg News ...
Rice set to record biggest weekly drop since 2004 as supplies jump
A modicum of good economic news, at least on the commodities front: rice prices are headed for their biggest weekly drop in four years, on the prospect that exports from Japan and Pakistan will ease concerns that a global food shortage is worsening, ...
Rice, grain price hikes likely mean even higher U.S. grocery bills ahead
Rice, a staple food for about 3 billion people, is becoming a precious commodity as a result of rising demand -- a reality that's prompting some agriculture watchers to ask whether global grain producers will be able to keep the world adequately ...
Rice hits record, corn nears high on concern global demand will outstrip supply
Rice hit a new all-time high, and corn neared a record on talk that commodities demand for grains will outstrip supply, Bloomberg News reported Thursday.
Rice, which is a staple food for about 3 billion people, surged 3.6% to $20.26 per 100 ...
Does anyone want a bag of rice?
Thailand is the world's largest exporter of rice. This year Thailand wants to sell 5 million tonnes of rice, which is equal to one fifth of the world's annually traded supply. Dumping this large an amount would upset the world rice market and drive ...
Condoleezza Rice signs a three-book deal
The publishing industry might be in the toilet, but former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is doing just fine.
The Associated Press reports that the former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has signed a three-book deal with Crown Publishers ...
Will John Rice take over GE from Jeff Immelt?
Business Week reports that John Rice, who will head General Electric Co.'s (NYSE: GE) new Technology Infrastructure unit and is a corporate Vice Chairman, is sounding very CEO-like in his description of GE's recent reorganization -- which I discussed ...
Trump stomps Rice and I do some stomping of my own
As reported by The New York Daily News, Donald Trump was addressing a group at the Learning Annex Real Estate & Wealth Expo, on November 19th and was quoted a stating, "Condoleezza Rice, she's a lovely woman, but I think she's a b----. She goes ...
Soros says 'commodity bubble' is still in growth stage
Billionaire investor George Soros said Thursday that the boom in commodities is still in a "growth phase" despite the fact that prices for oil, wheat, rice, and gold have risen to records in 2008, Bloomberg News reported Thursday. Soros said the ...
A legacy of noodles: Rice-A-Roni creator Vincent DeDomenico dead
Vincent DeDomenico, the creator and purveyor of the household name Rice-A-Roni, has passed away at the age of 92, according to his family. DeDomenico was the son of Italian immigrants who loved his family neighbor's Armenian rice recipe and decided ...
Top 20 advisors: Tom Bishop bets on NutraCea
Last December, over 100 stocks were featured in our Top Picks for 2007 report. Now, at mid-year, we turn to the 20 advisors whose picks showed the strongest gains to get an update on their previous picks, as well as a new favorite stock for the ...
Mexico freezes prices on 150 food products
Food manufacturers promised Mexico's government on Wednesday they would freeze prices on more than 150 food products to help families cope with the rising cost of food, The Associated Press reported Thursday. Mexico President Felipe Calderon said ...
My best stock ideas: Looking through Q2 and into the second half of 2008
I've received a few chuckles for investment directions I've suggested in the past, but if you care to review a couple of my previous generalities, I believe that my record has held up fairly well. I submit for approval the following investment angles ...
Investing in 2008: Where's the smart money going?
I read a quote in an article recently which stated, "What Wall Street is about is smart guys thinking about ways to make money from dumb ones." That quote is attributed to one John E. Fitzgibbon, the publisher of an online newsletter, in an article ...
Heinz looking good after the second quarter?
Why isn't Bank of America updating its shareholders on CEO situation?
Will Rich Ross really have a positive impact on Disney's movie operations?
