Soybeans Enjoying the Ride

Soybean futures are firing on all cylinders.   Demand is strong for soybeans and it appears soybeans have lost the acreage war with corn this season.  You can see soybeans are enjoying a solid rally this year.

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Daily chart: Gold standards

What is the value of an Olympic gold medal? THE gold medals that will be awarded in London this year will be the biggest and heaviest handed out at any summer Olympics. At 400 grams (14 ounces) they will be 17 times heavier than at the 1912 Olympics in Stockholm. On the other hand, th Read more

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Podium values: All that glisters

UK Only Article: 
standard article

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China’s military rise

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Podium values

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Unit 1 Micro: Revision on Producer Cartels

Here is a planned answer to this Unit 1 question

“Explain how a producer cartel might affect the supply, market price and output levels of a commodity as well as total revenue for producers”

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