Global rice markets are in crisis amid ‘artificial’ shortage
Rice is a crucial staple for over half the global population and the world is bracing for its most significant
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Commodity markets
Oil prices slip in cautious trading ahead of Fed meeting even as Middle East tensions spike
In an aerial view, the Valero Houston refinery seen on August 28, 2023 in Houston, Texas. Brandon Bell | Getty
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Chevron and Exxon’s latest buys could usher in a new era of oil megamergers
Marathon Petroleum’s oil refinery in Anacortes, Washington. David Ryder | Reuters Energy heavyweights Chevron and Exxon Mobil announced shiny new
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Why the world needs Morocco’s desert rock
Morocco has the largest phosphate reserves in the world – making it one of the most important countries for food
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‘Knee-jerk surge’: Oil experts predict market impact of Israel-Hamas conflict
EDITORS NOTE: Graphic content / TOPSHOT – A plume of smoke rises above buildings in Gaza City on October 7,
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Crude prices fall, pulling back from highest levels in more than a year
The RN-Tuapsinsky refinery operated by Rosneft Oil Co. in Tuapse, Russia. Andrey Rudakov | Bloomberg | Getty Images Oil prices
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Op-ed: Commodities indicators may signal sustained uptrend
Monty Rakusen | Digitalvision | Getty Images Commodities aren’t for everyone, as they can be tricky investments. But for individual
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Global rice prices could surge higher as flood risks loom over China
Chinese villagers growing rice seedlings in a paddy field in Qiandongnan, Guizhou Province, China on April 2023. Future Publishing |
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Global rice prices surge close to 12-year highs, and could rise even more
Rice trader displays variety of rice samples at a wholesale store, in Guwahati, Assam, India on August 2, 2023. Nurphoto
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Simon & Schuster purchased by private equity firm KKR for $1.62 billion
NEW YORK — Simon & Schuster has been sold to the private equity firm KKR, months after a federal judge
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