Global food prices on the rise.
The recent precipitous climb in global food prices is nothing less than "mass murder," according to UN food envoy Jean Ziegler. In a recent interview with an Austrian newspaper, Ziegler, commenting on the climb in commodities prices that have triggered food riots in Haiti and growing lines from Latin...

Break the addiction.
The world is transfixed in a state of gaping wonder at President Bush's recent pronouncements regarding the need to break the US's 'oil addiction'. While many wonder whether there is any real action-plan behind the statement, others have been brainstorming proposals to break our crippling addiction to the black...

Which way now for OPEC? In the post-war period, too much oil in the markets could spell future problems for the OPEC cartel. (Business & Finance).
As expected, after the dismantling of the "war premium", crude oil prices have dropped steeply. Following the demise of Saddam Hussein's regime and a speedy end to hostilities--carefully planned to avoid collateral damage to Iraq's energy infrastructure including oilfields, pipelines and export terminals--prices had tumbled from pre-war highs of...

High oil prices the public's fault.
To the Editor: We have all been hearing for some time about the shafting we are all taking from the oil companies. We hear about the enormous profits the oil companies are making. They are making the profits, yes! But they are not creating the profits. That...

Airline Finance News.
Apr 28, 2008 Gas and oil prices moved further into record high territory Tuesday, with retail gas reaching a national average of $3.51 for the first time and crude nearing $120 as the dollar fell to a new low against the euro. At the pump, the national...

What's The Ceiling For Paper WTI.
When on April 22, paper WTI reached almost $120/b, traders at NYMEX wondered when the $130 level would be reached. In a comment posted to a BusinessWeek.com opinion piece arguing there was no actual shortage of gasoline, "Ward" on April 17 wrote: "Impeach the oil cos. Then impeach their...

Weathering the commodities crisis: agriculture dominates the world's headlines, with news of rising prices and extreme weather sowing concern among farmers, governments and consumers almost daily. New weather risk management tools provide a ray of sunshine.
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Summary * The agricultural sector is learning the value of weather risk management tools. * The best products for ag producers are over-the-counter contracts designed to meet their specific needs. * Newer tools can help hedge for revenue and...

Company Watch - American Airlines.
Apr 21, 2008 American Airlines, Continental Airlines and Southwest all reported losses for the first quarter of 2008. American said its recent flight cancellations earlier month will cost the airline in the ihigh tens of millions,i and as a result, American will reduce capacity and sustain its...

The Deadly Politics of Giving: Exchange and Violence at Ajacan, Roanoke, and Jamestown.
The Deadly Politics of Giving: Exchange and Violence at Ajacan, Roanoke, and Jamestown. By Seth Mallios. (Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama Press, c. 2006. Pp. [xiv], 150. Paper, $21.50, ISBN 978-0-8173-5336-0; cloth, $44.75, ISBN 978-0-8173-1516-0.) Published in time for the four-hundredth anniversary of the founding of Jamestown, The...

Airline Finance News.
Jan 14, 2008 Oil prices, hovering near record levels, rose 1.9 percent on Tuesday Jan. 9 to USD$96.90 pushing airline shares down. The recent run-up in oil prices has pushed the price of jet fuel, which vies with labor as an airline's biggest expense, to near its...