 | Arabica Coffee Drops Most in Week as Supplies Increase; Cocoa Futures Gain Arabica-coffee futures fell the most in a week as stockpiles climbed and producers sought to increase sales in Brazil, the world's top grower. Cocoa advanced, while sugar dropped. Coffee inventories monitored by ICE Futures U.S. have jumped 24 percent since the end of October, exchange data show. As of Feb. 17, Brazil's permits for exports this month surged ... |
 | Shell Bids $1.6 Billion for East African Oil Exploration Group Cove Energy Shell Aerial view of Shell's E11 Offshore Platform. Aerial view of Shell's E11 Offshore Platform. Source: Shell Simon Dawson/Bloomberg A logo sits on display at a Royal Dutch Shell Plc gas station in London, U.K. A logo sits on display at a Royal Dutch Shell Plc gas station in London, U.K. Photographer: Simon Dawson/Bloomberg Royal Dutch Shell Plc (RDSA), Eu ... |
 | Spring Lambing in U.K. Turns Deadly as New Virus Kills Young Tim Graham/Getty Images Lambs in a meadow in The Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, U.K. Lambs in a meadow in The Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, U.K. Photographer: Tim Graham/Getty Images Spring lambing in the U.K., Europe's biggest sheep-meat producer, has taken a deadly turn as a livestock virus, which causes stillbirths and deformed lambs that die soon after birth, ... |
 | UN Nuclear Regulator Says Iran Denies Request to Visit Key Military Base Str/AFP/Getty Images Iranian students pray outside the Isfahan Uranium Conversion Facility during a protest on Nov. 15, 2011. Iranian students pray outside the Isfahan Uranium Conversion Facility during a protest on Nov. 15, 2011. Photographer: Str/AFP/Getty Images Feb. 21 (Bloomberg) -- Johannes Benigni, managing director at JBC Energy GmbH, discusses Iran' ... |
| IAEA Departs Iran After Talks Yield No 'Way Forward' Carsten Koall/Getty Images Yukiya Amano, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, speaks during an interview in Berlin, on Jan. 18, 2012. Yukiya Amano, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, speaks during an interview in Berlin, on Jan. 18, 2012. Photographer: Carsten Koall/Getty Images Feb. 21 (Bloomberg) -- Johannes ... | |
| Goldman Lowers Commodity Returns Forecast, Keeps Overweight Recommendation Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS) cut its 12- month prediction for commodity returns, while forecasting gains for crude oil and gold and keeping an “overweight” allocation in raw materials. The bank reduced its estimate for returns to 12 percent from 15 percent after prices rallied this year, analysts led by Jeffrey Currie said in a report today. They kept their ... | |
| China Manufacturing Data Shows Slowdown Risk Nelson Ching/Bloomberg China's exports and imports fell for the first time in more than two years in January, while home prices failed to rise in any of 70 cities monitored by the statistics bureau. China's exports and imports fell for the first time in more than two years in January, while home prices failed to rise in any of 70 cities monitored by the stat ... | |
| Russia Seeks Foothold in Asian Wheat Market to Challenge U.S., Australia Andrey Rudakov/Bloomberg Russia plans the “the creation of the Far East grain corridor” allowing exports to Southeast Asia, said Agriculture Minister Yelena Skrynnik in a conference message. Russia plans the “the creation of the Far East grain corridor” allowing exports to Southeast Asia, said Agriculture Minister Yelena Skrynnik in a conference message. Pho ... | |
| Wilmar Shares Slump as Quarterly Profit Misses Estimates: Singapore Mover Wilmar International Ltd. (WIL), the world's biggest palm-oil processing company, fell the most in fourth months in Singapore trading after reporting fourth- quarter profit that missed analysts estimates. The company reported net income of $500 million, or 7.7 cents a share, in the three months ended Dec. 31, compared with the $519.8 million average estimate ... | |
| Record Rice Crop Boosting Stockpiles to Decade High: Commodities Dario Pignatelli/Bloomberg Rice production will advance 2.6 percent to 462.75 million tons this year as imports worldwide drop to 30.12 million tons. Rice production will advance 2.6 percent to 462.75 million tons this year as imports worldwide drop to 30.12 million tons. Photographer: Dario Pignatelli/Bloomberg Dario Pignatelli/Bloomberg A farmer checks his ... | |
| Canada Suffers Parity's One-Eyed King in Land of Blind Matthew Lloyd/Bloomberg Caterpillar's shutdown of its London, Ontario, locomotive plant has come after it failed to reach a new collective agreement with the Canadian Auto Workers union. Caterpillar's shutdown of its London, Ontario, locomotive plant has come after it failed to reach a new collective agreement with the Canadian Auto Workers union. Photograph ... | |