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Americans aren't likely to find much relief from high prices at the gas pump as they go about paying their post-holiday bills.
Orange juice futures shot 10.7 percent higher Tuesday after the government said it will increase testing for a fungicide that was found in low levels in orange juice.
Crop prices are rising on worries that unusually dry weather in South America could cut global supplies.
Gold rose Wednesday as bargain-hunting investors bought contracts, convinced that continuing economic uncertainty will bolster the value of precious metals.
Benchmark oil was lower Friday ahead of a traditionally weak time for petroleum demand in the U.S.
An expected move by the Federal Reserve to take new steps to stimulate the economy is having little impact on gold prices.
Gold prices rose 2 percent Tuesday as consumer confidence fell on both sides of the Atlantic.
Gold and silver prices surged Monday, industrial metals and crop values fell, as investors fled to assets considered safer during times of economic turmoil.
Oil dropped nearly 2 percent Friday as investors shrugged off U.S. job gains and focused on lingering concerns about the global economy.
Three of the nation's steel makers expect weakness in the U.S. and global economy will affect their third-quarter performances.
Oil dropped near $96 a barrel Friday after the U.S. government said the economy expanded at a meager 1.3 percent annual rate in the second quarter.
Alcoa Inc. starts the quarterly earnings season when it reports second-quarter results Monday after the markets close.
Corn prices are closing at their lowest level since December, a day after the government reported that U.S. farmers have planted one of the largest crops in decades.
Commodity prices are mostly lower as investors search for clues about whether the release of emergency oil reserves will help economic growth.
Pump prices may hit $4 a gallon by early May as U.S. supplies tightened after a series refinery outages reduced gasoline output this week.
Alcoa Inc. said Monday that it turned a first-quarter profit on stronger sales with higher aluminum prices that were offset by a weaker dollar and higher costs for energy and raw materials.
The total compensation package for United States Steel Corp. CEO John P. Surma rose to $8.3 million last year after his stock awards and full salary were reinstated because of the steel manufacturer's improving business conditions.
Oil prices wavered Friday as refineries in Europe prepared for a sustained loss in high quality Libyan crude.
Benchmark crude settled higher Thursday, as protests rocked some Middle East nations and concerns grew about oil supply disruptions.
Dow Chemical Co. is cautiously optimistic about the year ahead after its fourth-quarter profit jumped on strong sales from North America to the Asian Pacific region.
Natural gas prices fell 2 percent Thursday after the government reported that U.S. supplies shrank, as analysts expected, and are within the five-year average for this time of year.
Oil prices rose past $87 a barrel on Wednesday, as investors focused on President Barack Obama's ideas for more jobs and overhaul corporate taxes.
Oil prices fell Wednesday after a government report showed the housing industry still has a long way to go to recover.
Oil prices rose Wednesday after the government reported a larger-than-expected drop in crude oil supplies and stock markets climbed on Europe's improving financial picture.
Oil prices slid to $91 per barrel in light trading Monday, the first day after the Christmas break, as traders focused on efforts in china to to ease inflation.
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