Wake Up and Smell the Starbucks

Last week, the markets were in terrible shape off disappointing U.S. data and worldwide economic instability. The US economy added a mere 69,000 jobs in May and the unemployment rate rose for the first time since last June to 8.2 percent. The Dow Jones industrial Average plunged 275 points (-2.22%) on Friday, putting it in negative...

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Coffee Industry Strong in the Long Run

When people think of commodities trading, they normally consider a Middle Eastern good consumed primarily by advanced nations.  While this is obviously an apt description of oil, it also paints of picture of coffee, the second most frequently traded good in international commodity markets. The demand for these two products follow...

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