New York Times:
Negotiations over gas prices unraveled Wednesday and executives at the Russian natural gas monopoly said they were preparing to halt supplies to Ukraine on Thursday morning. . (Read More)
Reuters Africa:
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenya has enough food to last it to February and plans to import five million bags of the staple maize grain to cover any shortfall, the agriculture minister said on Tuesday. (Read More)
New York Times:
The International Monetary Fund discussed lending $200 million to the Democratic Republic of the Congo to help the country cope with falling commodity prices and a conflict in its eastern provinces. A drop in cobalt and copper exports has “taken its toll on economic activity and employment, particularly in the mining sector (Read More)
New York Times:
Americans have been trying to save money by cooking at home since the economy began to sour and food prices rose earlier this year. . (Read More)
Reuters Africa:
ROME (Reuters) - High food prices helped push another 40 million people into hunger this year, the U.N.'s food agency said on Tuesday, raising the number of undernourished people in the world to 963 million. (Read More)
Early Retirement Forums:
I saw an article last week that suggesting an individual could take advantage of the current cheap gas prices by buying an exchange traded fund that tracks gasoline futures. If gas prices go up, the fund value also goes up, covering the extra cost of buying the gasoline.Locking in Low Gasoline PricesThe idea is nothing more (Read More)