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CBOT Corn Review: Thin Gains; Shrugs Off Good Weather 
CattleNetwork.com - Apr 11 12:42 PM
CHICAGO (Dow Jones)–Corn futures at the Chicago Board of Trade finished Tuesday with light gains, shrugging off earlier modest losses as speculative buying helped reverse the declines after midday , sources said.Save to My Web

Termine 19.04., u.a. Q-Cells, Schering, Volkswagen 
FinanzNachrichten - Apr 18 11:26 PM
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CBOT 1Q Profit Rises 69 Percent 
KiplingerForecasts.com - Apr 19 3:59 AM
Global derivative exchange CBOT Holdings Inc. on Wednesday said first-quarter profit grew 69 percent, helped by increased market data prices and rates per contract, as well as record volume in certain products.Save to My Web

Thai SEC:19 of 20 Brokers With Licenses Can Trade Futures 
Dow Jones via Yahoo! Asia News - Apr 25 4:38 AM
BANGKOK (Dow Jones)–The Securities & Exchange Commission, or SEC, said late Tuesday that 19 out of 20 brokers granted futures trading licenses are ready to start futures trading Friday when the Thailand Futures Exchange launches, according to the SEC statement.Save to My Web

Commercialbank launches new emerging markets investment opportunity 
AME Info - Apr 22 10:29 PM
Commercialbank announced the launch of a new investment product providing customers with the opportunity to invest in emerging markets, knowing that their capital is fully protected.Save to My Web

Gold Rises to 25-Year High on Oil Price, Inflation Concern 
Bloomberg.com - Apr 19 9:28 PM
April 20 (Bloomberg) — Gold futures in New York rose to the highest level in 25 years as investors bought the metal to hedge against rising oil prices and inflation.Save to My Web

French Consumer Spending Probably Fell in March, Survey Shows 
Bloomberg.com - Apr 20 6:28 PM
April 21 (Bloomberg) — French consumer spending may have declined for the first time in three months in March as unemployment held above 9 percent and store discounts ended, a survey of economists shows.Save to My Web

Crude Oil Falls From Record; OPEC Say Markets Are Well-Supplied 
Bloomberg.com - Apr 24 7:05 AM
April 24 (Bloomberg) — Crude oil fell from a record after Saudi Arabia’s oil minister said OPEC producers were keeping markets supplied with crude. Saudi Arabia, the world’s largest oil exporter, added 330,000 barrel of day of production last month.Save to My Web

CME sees forex trading best opportunity for ‘06 growth 
Crane’s Chicago Business - Apr 27 8:41 AM
(Crain’s) Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc. wrapped up its sixth year in a row of record-breaking performance, and the exchange is focused on foreign exchange trading as its single best opportunity for further growth in 2006.Save to My Web

GLOBAL MARKETS-Commodities fall, Dow at 6-year high, dollar up Thursday, April 20, 2006 11:02:08 PM  
The Forex Market - Apr 20 11:28 PM
NEW YORK, April 20 (Reuters) – What goes up, up and away, eventually must come down. Oil, base metals and precious metals prices plunged on Thursday, putting at least a temporary stop to an extended commodity rally while casting a pall over energy and mining companies’ stocks.Save to My Web

NY gold, silver, PGMs tumble early on profit taking 
Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Apr 24 8:03 AM
NEW YORK, April 24 (Reuters) – Precious metals futures in New York plummeted on more profit taking on Monday, and dealers said they remained wary of further sharp declines as consolidation continued after last week’s quick correction.Save to My Web

German Retail Sales Unexpectedly Fell a Second Month (Update1) 
Bloomberg.com - Apr 27 11:55 PM
April 28 (Bloomberg) — Retail sales in Germany, Europe’s largest economy, unexpectedly fell for a second straight month in March because shops missed out on the Easter business. This year Easter was in April.Save to My Web

Republicans and Dems alike blast high gas prices 
San Francisco Chronicle - Apr 25 3:41 AM
As Congress returns today from a two-week break that coincided with gasoline prices piercing $3 a gallon in much of the nation, proposals abound for doing something to show the public their representatives are concerned. But if motorists are looking…Save to My Web

CBOT Soy Review: Lower; Soyoil, Outside Markets Limit Slide
CattleNetwork.com – CHICAGO (Dow Jones)–Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures ended Wednesday's session with modest losses, consolidating prior gains, with firm outside markets and surging soyoil futures provided support to limit declines. May soybeans finished 1 1/2

CBOT Bond Futures Analysis
eTV Futures – In our first chart, you can easily see that a potential long-term diamond top chart pattern is in the making. At present, this is a technical analysis textbook situation as a very long-term bull market in bond prices precedes the diamond top

US Wheat Review: KCBT Leads US Wheat Decline
CattleNetwork.com – Kansas City Board of Trade futures led the U.S. wheat markets lower Monday, as speculative traders sold large amounts on ideas the market was overbought and as forecasts called for rain in parts of the drought-stricken southern Plains, traders and

China: Overview Of Dalian Commodity Exchange
CattleNetwork.com – Since the establishment, DCE has exerted the market functionality of price discovery and hedge and been a necessary part in the fields of soybeans production and circulating. The domestic demand for grain in China has been increased largely for years

The Options Clearing Corporation Board Of Directors Welcomes New Member And Vice Chairman 
[Press Release] PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance - Apr 26 8:16 AM
The Options Clearing Corporation announced today the election of William D. Felder IV to the OCC Board of Directors. Dr. Richard R. Lindsey was elected to the role of Vice Chairman to succeed outgoing director Dennis W.Save to My Web

Sell date arrives for CBOT 
Chicago Tribune - Apr 24 3:32 AM
Stock valuable, but many waiting for other issues to be resolved before offering shares The Chicago Board of Trade has been buzzing recently as the date approached when members could sell their shares in the exchange for the first time since it went public last fall. Save to My Web

German Business Confidence Fell From 15-Year High, Survey Shows 
Bloomberg.com - Apr 24 10:13 PM
April 25 (Bloomberg) — German business confidence probably retreated in April from a 15-year high as record oil prices tempered the outlook for growth in Europe’s largest economy, a survey of economists shows.Save to My Web

Business News 
Sharewatch - Apr 24 3:55 PM
It’’s the latest salvo in what could be an election year filled with added scrutiny for major oil producers and energy players.Save to My Web

Profit jumps at Board of Trade 
Chicago Tribune - Apr 20 3:32 AM
Earnings up 69%, but analysts have worries CBOT Holdings Inc., parent of the Chicago Board of Trade, said Wednesday that first-quarter net income jumped 69 percent and revenue rose 23 percent, but analysts say it faces some concern over its product mix, rate of volume growth and other issues. Save to My Web

Silver Heads for Biggest Two-Day Drop in 23 Years (Correct) 
Bloomberg.com - Apr 21 5:26 AM
(Corrects to say 23-year high in second paragraph.) April 21 (Bloomberg) — Silver headed for its biggest two- day drop in more than 23 years in New York after some investors sold the precious metal on speculation its 40 percent gain this year has been exaggerated.Save to My Web

Bush takes aim at energy costs 
Newsday - Apr 26 11:27 AM
As gas prices soar, politically beleaguered president unveils ways to ease supply but critics are skeptical President George W. Bush’s strategy to curb soaring gas prices with more crude oil and fewer clean air restrictions may ease an overheated market, experts said yesterday, but prices aren’t likely to go down as fast as they’ve gone up this spring — or by as much.Save to My Web

What’s up with gas prices? 
Today’s News-Herald - Apr 19 10:41 PM
Excessive driving, not enough drilling and the war in Iraq. Those were some of the reasons locals, visitors and even federal officials suggested as to why oil prices hit another record high Wednesday.Save to My Web

MidasTrade Selects Clearing Firm for Global Futures Trading 
[Press Release] Market Wire via Yahoo! Finance - Apr 21 9:08 AM
MidasTrade.com Inc. announces that its subsidiary Midas Securities, LLC has selected The Fimat Group to provide clearing services for the company’s outbound trading of international futures and commodities trading by Korean firms.Save to My Web

Aussie bond futures sink to fresh one-year lows 
Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Apr 25 8:00 PM
SYDNEY, April 26 (Reuters) – Australian bond futures slipped to fresh 12-month lows after Treasurer Peter Costello said there was a bigger impact from rising petrol prices still to come.Save to My Web

U.S. Stock-Index Futures Rise; General Motors Gains in Europe 
Bloomberg.com - Apr 26 4:16 AM
April 26 (Bloomberg) — U.S. stock-index futures rose before earnings from companies including Boeing Co. and PepsiCo Inc. General Motors Corp. advanced in Europe after Merrill Lynch & Co. raised its recommendation on shares of the world’s largest carmaker.Save to My Web

Stock futures add to gains on profit surprises 
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Apr 25 5:22 AM
U.S. stock futures extended gains on Tuesday as quarterly results from companies including chemical manufacturer DuPont Co. fueled optimism about corporate profit growth despite near-record oil prices.Save to My Web

KLCI Futures End Higher 
Bernama - Apr 26 5:47 AM
KUALA LUMPUR, April 26 (Bernama) — The Kuala Lumpur Composite Index (KLCI) futures contracts on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives ended higher Wednesday following the firmer cash market, dealers said.Save to My Web

Oil Prices Settle Above $75 a Barrel
Orlando Sentinel – NEW YORK — Crude-oil prices broke through $75 a barrel to hit a new record Friday, fueled by concerns about Iran's nuclear ambitions and tight U.S. gasoline supplies. Prices at the pump also kept rising, with the average price of a gallon of

Canola futures firm after report
Reuters Canada – WINNIPEG (Reuters) – Canadian farmers intend to plant less canola in 2006 compared to last year, Statistics Canada said on Tuesday, pushing canola futures higher on the Winnipeg Commodity Exchange. Canadian farmers intend to plant 11.6 million acres

Silver sinks to"limit down"FUTURES FILE by Walt Breitinger
NWITimes.com – A profit-taking break began Thursday morning in each of the metal markets on big volume and stop-loss selling. Virtually every house on the street raced to liquidate in a possible reaction to a margin rate hike effective Wednesday night. The way

Oil futures prices slip after peak
Myrtle Beach Online – VIENNA, Austria – Crude oil futures retreated Monday on profit-taking after prices topped $75 a barrel last week. But underlying worries persisted after Iran – facing a U.N. deadline to cease enriching uranium – insisted its nuclear program was

Oil Hits New Record Over $75
FOX News – NEW YORK Oil prices vaulted to a new peak over $75 a barrel on Friday as investment funds snapped up crude futures and tension mounted over Iran's nuclear intentions. U.S. light crude oil for June delivery settled up $1.48 at $75.17 a barrel

Greater Sooner Holding Announces Listing on Frankfurt Exchange to
dBusinessNews.com – HOUSTON — Greater Sooner Holding, Inc. (OTC:GSNH) today announced that the Company is now listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (FSE) under the stock symbol GS8."Our listing on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange was undertaken to address the needs of

U.S. futures rise
Globe and Mail – U.S. stock futures rose Tuesday ahead of reports on consumer confidence and homes sales. In Canada, the Bank of Canada is widely expected to raise interest rates at 9 a.m. EST, its sixth increase in a row. Copper prices rose to $7,000 (U.S.) a ton

Stock futures add to gains on profit surprises
ABC News – NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. stock futures extended gains on Tuesday as quarterly results from companies including chemical manufacturer DuPont Co.

DJ GRAIN UPDATE: e-CBOT Lower Overnight
TMCnet - 22 hours ago Thomson Dialog NewsEdge)CANBERRA, Apr 21, 2006 (Dow Jones Commodities News via Comtex) –(Dow Jones)–Grain futures traded on the overnight e-CBOT were lower

DJ GRAIN UPDATE: e-CBOT Mixed Overnight
Agriculture Online - Apr 18, 2006 (Dow Jones)–Grain futures traded on the overnight e-CBOT were mixed as of 1109 GMT Tuesday. Last Change High Low Volume Jly Corn

DJ CBOT Soy Outlook: Dn On Follow Through, Bearish Sentiment
TMCnet - 19 hours ago sentiment. In overnight e-cbot trade, May soybeans were down 3 1/4 cents at $5.68 and July was 3 3/4 cents lower at $5.81 1/2. Soybeans

(PRN) – CBOT Metals Complex Beats Previous Day's Records; Volume
Bolsamania.com, Spain - 18 hours ago (PRN) – Global Television Network to broadcast National Final of CanWest/CanSpell on April 22nd at 7pm [+. PRN) – Aon, InterActiveCorp

CBOT 1Q Profit Rises 69 Percent
Houston Chronicle, United States - Apr 19, 2006 CHICAGO Global derivative exchange CBOT Holdings Inc. on Wednesday said first-quarter profit grew 69 percent, helped by increased

CBOT Corn Review: Thin Gains; Shrugs Off Good Weather
CattleNetwork.com – CHICAGO (Dow Jones)–Corn futures at the Chicago Board of Trade finished Tuesday with light gains, shrugging off earlier modest losses as speculative buying helped reverse the declines after midday , sources said. May corn settled 3/4 cent higher at

CBOT could trade ag futures electronically by mid-June
Crain's Chicago Business – (Reuters) The Chicago Board of Trade could begin the long-awaited daytime trade of electronic agricultural futures in mid-June, CBOT floor traders said on Wednesday."Everyone has been talking about it today. The executive committee voted

CBOT Corn Review: Up On Spillover Strength, Outside Markets
CattleNetwork.com – CHICAGO (Dow Jones)–Corn futures at the Chicago Board of Trade settled modestly higher Tuesday as spillover strength from wheat and the soy complex and stronger outside markets underpinned values, sources said. A slightly lower-than-expected corn

CBOT Corn Outlook: Called Up 1-2c On e-CBOT, Follow Through
CattleNetwork.com – CHICAGO (Dow Jones)–Corn futures at the Chicago Board of Trade are expected to begin trading 1 to 2 cents higher Wednesday on firm prices in overnight trading and follow through from Tuesday's session, sources said. In overnight e-CBOT trading, May

CBOT Bond Futures Analysis
eTV Futures – In our first chart, you can easily see that a potential long-term diamond top chart pattern is in the making. At present, this is a technical analysis textbook situation as a very long-term bull market in bond prices precedes the diamond top

The 10 Strongest Bull Markets
Street.Com – This column was originally published on RealMoney on April 20 at 9:49 a.m. EDT. It's being republished as a bonus for TheStreet.com readers. 1. Gold, plain and simple. Cheapest: still Goldcorp ( GG :NYSE – news – research – Cramer's Take ). Most

CBOT Corn Review: Slips Lower In Choppy Trade
CattleNetwork.com – CHICAGO (Dow Jones)–Corn futures finished with modest losses Wednesday in choppy trade, with most months making new lows late in the session. Sharply higher outside markets, including silver, gold and crude oil, helped provide spillover support at

Earnings reports
Kansas City Star – Abbott Laboratories Inc. said first-quarter net income grew to $864.9 million, or 56 cents a share, from $837.9 million, or 53 cents a share, a year ago. Revenue fell to $5.18 billion from $5.38 billion. AMR Corp . said it lost $92 million

CBOT First-Quarter Profit Up; Shares Down 
AP via Yahoo! News - Apr 19 2:08 PM
CBOT Holdings Inc., parent of the Chicago Board of Trade futures exchange, on Wednesday said first-quarter profit grew 69 percent, helped by increased market-data prices and rates per contract as well as strong volume.Save to My Web

Chicago Board of Trade Metals Complex in Rally 
Kitco.com - 19 minutes ago
While New York has been the main gold trading focus, the Chicago Board of Trade has some new and unique products being well received. In the CBOT Trader Newsletter of 4-17-06, they report their metals complex composed of mini, full size and options contracts for gold and silver set new record breaking volumes.Save to My Web

CBOT Corn Review: Rally On Fund Buys, Acreage Projections 
CattleNetwork.com - Mar 31 12:36 PM
CHICAGO (Dow Jones)-Chicago Board of Trade corn futures surged to seven-month highs Friday as funds, or large speculators, bought aggressively amid smaller-than-anticipated prospective plantings figures from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.Save to My Web

CBOT 1Q Profit Rises 69 Percent 
Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune - Apr 19 8:07 AM
CHICAGO (AP) – CBOT Holdings Inc., parent of the Chicago Board of Trade futures exchange, on Wednesday said first-quarter profit grew 69 percent, helped by increased market-data prices and rates per contract as well as strong volume. After the news, shares of CBOT rose $4.31, or 3.6 percent, to $124.31 in early trading on the New York Stock Exchange. The company earned $35.1 million, or 66 cents Save to My Web

Clift: Unlike with Bush, Clinton's'Manipulations'Didn't'Cost People
News Busters – On this weekend's McLaughlin Group , Newsweek's Eleanor Clift — referring the President Bush's September 2003 insistence, in the wake of the Valerie Plame controversy, that I don't know of anybody in my administration who leaked classified

Gold at 25-year highs
Elko Daily Free Press – ELKO Gold prices continued their latest surge today, with the London afternoon fixing price closing at $614.75, up $20.35, after the London morning fixing price hit $616.75, up $22.35. The last time gold was this high was in December 1980, Kitco

By Caroline Valetkevitch
Reuters – NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. stocks rallied on Tuesday as minutes from the Federal Reserve's most recent policy-setting meeting reaffirmed expectations the Fed is nearly done raising interest rates. All three major indexes hit their biggest one-day

Bush nominates chairman for NTSB
Seattle Post Intelligencer – WASHINGTON — President Bush on Thursday nominated Mark Rosenker to be chairman of the board that investigates major transportation accidents. Rosenker is acting chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board and has been on the board since

Software firm, MillenniumIT gets into energy futures trading platforms
Lanka Business Online – Apr.19 (LBO) – Sri Lankan based software firm specializing in securities trading platforms says regulatory changes in the United States and Europe, is expanding the markets for their products. MillenniumIT which started with equities trading software

Chavez drives up world oil prices
Medford Mail Tribune – CARACAS, Venezuela In the uneasy world of petroleum politics, fears that Venezuela will nationalize its oil industry may not rank at the moment with possible war in Iran or civil unrest in Nigeria. But Venezuela's recent actions directed at

Ex-Enron Lawyer to Work for Federal Energy Commission
Canton Repository – WASHINGTON — At the peak of the California energy crisis, Mary C. Hain was a lawyer at Enron Corp. s Portland, Ore., trading hub where she had a front-row view of practices that injected chaos into electricity markets and sent rates soaring. She

ICE shares rise on analyst report
BusinessWeek – APR. 18 3:52 P.M. ET Shares of IntercontinentalExchange Inc., an electronic energy-derivatives exchange, climbed 14 percent in afternoon trading after an analyst initiated coverage on the stock with a favorable rating, citing potential for growth and

CBOT Corn Review: Up On Spillover Strength, Outside Markets
CattleNetwork.com – CHICAGO (Dow Jones)–Corn futures at the Chicago Board of Trade settled modestly higher Tuesday as spillover strength from wheat and the soy complex and stronger outside markets underpinned values, sources said. A slightly lower-than-expected corn