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Gazprom Set to Halt Gas Shipments to Ukraine

7 days ago

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)

Topics: gas, gas prices

Kenya says has enough food until February, seeks imports

Dec 30, 2008

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)

Topics: food, grain

Orders for Durable Goods Fall Less Than Forecast

Dec 24, 2008

New York Times: The report reflects further setbacks in the auto industry and a big drop in demand for commercial aircraft. (Read More)

Topics: gas, gas prices

World Business Briefing | Africa: Congo: I.M.F. Weighs a Loan

Dec 24, 2008

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)

Topics: food, food prices

From Dining Out to Cold Turkey

Dec 10, 2008

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)

Topics: food, food prices

Nearly 1 bln people hungry, food prices still high

Dec 09, 2008

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)

Topics: food, food prices

Lock in low gas prices?

Dec 06, 2008

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)

Topics: gas, gas prices

Dot Earth: Hummer Fans Cheer $1.81 Gas

Dec 03, 2008

New York Times: Hummer fans unfazed by economics, thrilled by dropping gas prices. . (Read More)

Topics: gas, gas prices