Commodity prices
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Inside FreightWaves
Barchart CEO Haraburda discusses financial data business and our new partnership
We spoke with Mark Haraburda about FreightWaves’ new data and content partnership with Barchart, a leading digital provider of commodities and futures data.
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Economics
Today’s Pickup: Sugar commodity futures are at the lowest in nearly three years as demand decreases
Global sugar prices fall over record production and decreasing demand; oil squeeze looks to be inevitable; Walmart’s size might not help much if prices keep…
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News
An “act of God” puts the squeeze on lemons
The price for cartons of lemons (sizes 95-115) at wholesale was $36 to $39 on June 1 and as of last Friday was $52 to…
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News
Today’s Pickup: markets uncertain, awaiting details after Singapore Summit
“We’re still in a little bit of wait and see mode in terms of detail, but I think the outcome is pretty positive in my…
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Economics
Commodities rallying, outperforming equities in 2018
The value of commodity indexes has grown about twice as fast as equities indexes in 2018 so far, prompting a wave of capital expenditure in…
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Economics
Manufacturing survey highlights trucking shortage, rising commodity prices
Data from the Institute of Supply Management shows that manufacturing activity lost some momentum in April, as the current capacity crunch and recent tariffs have…
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News
Today’s Pickup: Federal Reserve reports moderate growth, commodity prices surge
The Federal Reserve reports the economy is still looking good, but still not without issues. Commodity prices surge and the impacts to trucking.
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Economics
Oil, aluminum, nickel prices rally
Volatility returns to commodity markets, with oil, aluminum, and nickel posting huge price increases. How long will these price shocks last, and how will they…
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Canada
Wheat exports, railroad traffic vulnerable to tariffs
The threat of retaliatory tariffs on American agricultural products could hurt wheat exports, which are already struggling to compete on the international market. Railroad grains…
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