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Friday, 18 May 2012, 23:05 GMT
Kraft Foods lowers prices on select coffee
That morning cup is getting cheaper. Kraft Foods Inc. says it is cutting its U.S. coffee prices in response to a drop in the price of unroasted beans. The food maker says it is immediately ...

Friday, 18 May 2012, 22:56 GMT
'No silver bullet' to youth employment woes, Finley says
In the face of an unrelenting level of youth unemployment in this country, Human Resources Minister Diane Finley said Friday she plans to look at potential changes to the programs targeting ...

Friday, 18 May 2012, 22:56 GMT
Gold makes gains Friday
Gold futures rose Friday, adding $16.90 and settling at $1,591.80 per troy ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange. The dollar gave commodities priced in dollars a boost. ...

Friday, 18 May 2012, 22:53 GMT
San Gold Corporation Announces Resignation of Director
) ("San Gold"), today announces that Benjamin Hubert has resigned as a director of San Gold, effective immediately. The board of directors of San Gold wishes to thank Mr. Hubert for his ...

Friday, 18 May 2012, 22:45 GMT
Precious Metals Hold Firm, but XAU Surrenders Gains
Precious metals held on to the majority of their gains Friday afternoon despite further weakness in the broader financial markets.COMEX gold futures, per the June contract, settled with a gain of ...

Friday, 18 May 2012, 22:04 GMT
Cuban Silva Wins Pole Vault Gold at Brazil Grand Prix
Brasilia, May 18 (Prensa Latina) Cuban Yarisley Silva 4,65 m jump is the new Polevault record at the Grand Prix of Sao Paulo, Brazil. Silva -Pan-Am champion of Guadalajara-2011 and finalist in ...

Friday, 18 May 2012, 21:44 GMT
Regina's Majore savours second gold as Canada dominates tourney
Marquis Majore, who is a former member of the Canadian team at the world amputee hockey championships at a hockey practise at the Sherwood Twins arenas in Regina on November 3, 2010. Majore uses a ...

Friday, 18 May 2012, 21:35 GMT
Shots fired at Gold Coast home, boy hurt
Queensland police say they were alerted to the shooting at a home in Avocado St, Elanora, about 10.40pm yesterday.They were told several shots were fired into glass windows."A 14-year-old boy ...

Friday, 18 May 2012, 21:29 GMT
Will Precious Metal Premiums One Day Trump the Spot Price
One of the curious characteristics of the retail precious metals market is the premium that retail investors need to pay in order to purchase silver or gold bullion coins for investment purposes. ...

Friday, 18 May 2012, 21:26 GMT
Realtor Building reopens after copper theft
The Realtor Building reopened for business Friday following a copper theft. The building at 1635 University Ave. NE, which houses the Greater Albuquerque Association of Realtors and the Commercial ...

Friday, 18 May 2012, 21:25 GMT
Gold jumps, heads for biggest 2-day gain since Oct
Gold rose more than 1 percent on Friday, on track for its largest two-day gain since October, boosted by investors' consolidation of positions ahead of the weekend and a stronger euro. The ...

Friday, 18 May 2012, 20:49 GMT
Coffee Shop Burglar Wears Underwear as Mask
Updated May 18, 2012 at 4:35 PM EDT Boxers or briefs? For one Idaho thieve it was briefs -- on his head. According to the Idaho Statesman, an Idaho coffee shop was robbed this week by a pair of ...

Friday, 18 May 2012, 20:15 GMT
Lake Shore Gold Files Timmins West Mine Reserve Technical Report
)(NYSE MKT: LSG) ("Lake Shore Gold" or the "Company") today announced that a technical report (the "Report"), entitled "Prefeasibility and Mineral Reserve Estimate ...

Friday, 18 May 2012, 20:10 GMT
Turmoil in financial markets takes toll on ag commodities
I am going to have to start expanding the range of significant dates that I mark on my calendar, and maybe you should too.? I’ve long marked down agriculturally significant dates, such as ...

Friday, 18 May 2012, 20:08 GMT
Silver Declines into $20s as Dollar Rallies
While the US dollar rallied, silver prices declined further into the $20s this week. The metal found itself entangled in a web of negative sentiment prompted by uncertain global economic ...

Friday, 18 May 2012, 20:08 GMT
Gold Finishes the Week Higher After Dipping into Bear Market Territory
Both precious metals climbed higher after the U.S. dollar index declined to as low as 81.26 today. "The move up is largely a bounce back from the steep declines we had been seeing in the last ...

Friday, 18 May 2012, 20:08 GMT
A Different Approach to Apple Using Options
Apple (AAPL) is one of the most actively traded stocks currently. For the trader who trades only stock, there are two major difficulties in executing trades in this stock: 1. It is breathtakingly ...

Friday, 18 May 2012, 19:22 GMT
Chefs all smiles as Alaska's Copper River salmon arrive in Seattle
The steamy novel "50 Shades of Grey" is at the top of the best sellers list. However it's doing more than selling books, it’s also drawing crowds to a posh downtown Seattle ...

Friday, 18 May 2012, 19:20 GMT
Comex Gold Ends at Bullish Weekly High Close Friday, to Begin to Suggest Market Bottom in Place
Comex gold futures prices surged late this week on short covering and bargain hunting, but more importantly on fresh safe-haven investment demand, following recent selling pressure that drove gold ...

Friday, 18 May 2012, 19:19 GMT
Facebook's Paid Status Updates A Potential Gold Mine
Facebook seems to be just as focused on its business as it is on its IPO. While it's still trying to figure out the social advertising puzzle and crack the mobile advertising market, it ...

Friday, 18 May 2012, 19:04 GMT
Can Coffee Kill You
Scribblers like me can't resist coffee news. Scientists toil for months--presumably in windowless labs full of microscopes and pipettes--to collect, sort, and interpret mountains of data about ...

Friday, 18 May 2012, 18:53 GMT
The Best Store-Bought French Roast Coffee
Folgers jingle didn't lie, coffee really "is the best part of waking up." But is Folgers the best coffee to wake up to? If coffee were to cease to exist ...

Friday, 18 May 2012, 18:51 GMT
Chinese Gold Demand Reaches New Record, Surpasses India
Demand for gold in China climbed to a new record high during the first quarter of 2012, according to the World Gold Council (WGC).In its latest quarterly Gold Demands Trends report, the WGC noted ...

Friday, 18 May 2012, 18:50 GMT
The Energy Report - Quantitative Conundrum
and silver soars and oil sinks in what can be best described as a quantitative easing conundrum. Many people were confused how gold might rally after briefly dipping in bear market territory after ...

Friday, 18 May 2012, 18:45 GMT
Copper Thieves Score Massive Haul in American Canyon
AMERICAN CANYON (KCBS) – American Canyon may have to spend as much as $7,000 to replace the roughly 1,000 ft. of copper wire snatched from Veterans Memorial Park sometime within the past week. ...

Friday, 18 May 2012, 16:33 GMT
Big Majority Of Survey Participants See Higher Gold Prices Next Week
Following this week's bounce from the $1,520s region, most survey participants in the weekly Kitco News Gold Survey expect gold prices to continue to build on late-week gains. In the Kitco ...

Friday, 18 May 2012, 16:06 GMT
Man chooses briefs over boxers to wear on head to conceal face during coffee shop burglary
BOISE, Idaho – Police in southwest Idaho say a man chose briefs over boxers to wear on his head as he held up a coffee shop and stole a safe. Coffee shop owner Jason Wilson tells the Idaho ...

Friday, 18 May 2012, 16:03 GMT
The Nemenoff Report Bonds Lower, S&P's higher, Silver Higher
June Bonds are currently 15 lower at 147'29 and the 10 Yr. Notes 7.5 lower at 133'17.0. Possible top in the 5 Yr. Note. Consider buying puts and/or put spreads on Sept. Bonds or Sept. 10 ...

Friday, 18 May 2012, 16:03 GMT
The Grain Report - WEATHER RULES........
WEATHER RULESThe rally in wheat this week came off the lows for the year under 6.00. Calls to me asked is this wheats low now for the year our just another bounce. Since January, we have ...

Friday, 18 May 2012, 15:58 GMT
Coffee may be ok, but coffee drinkers not living longer
Is coffee good or bad for you? If you follow the medical literature, you might think that the answer changes a few times a year. Different studies have found associations with various ailments, ...

Friday, 18 May 2012, 15:22 GMT
US stocks edge higher ahead of Facebook IPO
Higher stocks prices would be a relief for investors. The Dow has fallen in 11 of the past 12 trading days, including a loss of 156 points on Thursday. It's now down 6 percent so far this ...

Friday, 18 May 2012, 14:44 GMT
Charles Industries Partners With Tel-Quip to Bring Fiber Optic, Wireless and Copper OSP Solutions to South Central States
Charles Industries, Ltd., a leading provider of innovative enclosed solutions for telecommunications service providers, has entered into a manufacturer's representative agreement with Tel-Quip, ...

Friday, 18 May 2012, 14:44 GMT
Gold Fields Benefits From 24-Karat Prices in First-Quarter 2012, Sees African, South American Investments Grow, an Industrial Info News Alert
, reported solid gains in revenues and profits for the first quarter of 2012. The company attributed the gains to strong gold prices and tight cost controls, which offset the effects of an overall ...

Friday, 18 May 2012, 14:40 GMT
Oil extends losses to sixth day
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Oil futures extended their losses Friday, looking at a sixth consecutive day of declines as investors remain concerned about global growth and demand for oil as the ...

Friday, 18 May 2012, 14:36 GMT
Morning Platinum Market Report
Like gold and silver, some traders feel that the platinum market has extended this week's recovery but at a less aggressive pace. Like silver, platinum is probably finding support from large ...

Friday, 18 May 2012, 14:36 GMT
Pre-Opening Corn Market Report for 5/18/2012
July corn was trading 5 cents higher late in the overnight session. Outside market forces were negative overnight but shifted to a more positive tone this morning with the US equity markets showing ...

Friday, 18 May 2012, 14:36 GMT
Pre-Opening Wheat Market Report
July wheat was trading 5 3/4 cents higher late in the overnight session. Outside market forces look slightly positive this morning with a recovery in the US equity market and some strength in gold. ...

Friday, 18 May 2012, 14:36 GMT
India considering wheat exports to Iran
plans to export wheat to Iran, a government source said on Friday, as New Delhi, which has huge stockpiles of grains, hopes to boost exports to the sanctions-hit nation to help settle a part of its ...

Friday, 18 May 2012, 14:33 GMT
Gold, silver jump on speculative surge
Silver also zoomed on heavy stockist buying amidst industrial off-take. Standard gold (99.5 purity) rallied by Rs 670 to close at Rs 28,840 per 10 gm from Thursday's closing level of Rs 28,170. ...

Friday, 18 May 2012, 14:28 GMT
US futures set to rebound as G-8 leaders gather
In a May 7,2012 photo trader John Bishop works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Wall Street looks set for a higher opening on Friday May 18, 2012, when shares of social media giant ...

Friday, 18 May 2012, 13:53 GMT
Nord Gold Q1 net income down 30% on declining output
CEO, Nikolai Zelenski, expects a stronger second half of the year after the company's Q1 income dropped 30% year-on-year to $60 million on declining ...

Friday, 18 May 2012, 13:44 GMT
Stock market futures rebound as G-8 meet
Stock market poised to open higher as leaders of largest economies prepare to discuss Europe's debt crisis. Facebook shares also provide stock market ...

Friday, 18 May 2012, 13:27 GMT
Microsoft and Ford Join FiRe 2012 as Silver Partners
FRIDAY HARBOR, WA -- (Marketwire) -- 05/18/12 -- Ford and Microsoft joined Strategic News Service as a Future in Review (FiRe) 2012 Silver Partner this week. The sponsorship reflects the ...

Friday, 18 May 2012, 13:18 GMT
Commodity Prices Have Scope to Rise into the End of Trading Week
Commodity prices are showing diverging performance in early European trade. Growth-sensitive crude oil prices are following shares lower but likewise sentiment-linked copper is essentially flat. ...

Friday, 18 May 2012, 13:18 GMT
Briton Chow Hok Kuen Arrested in Thailand
Thailand after attempting to smuggle in seven roasted foetuses wrapped in gold leaf. The cargo was destined for Taiwan, where black magic rituals involving a foetus bring the owner good ...

Friday, 18 May 2012, 12:18 GMT
Recyc Commodities SE : Correction: Acquires 50 % of ECOAUTO Azahara SL, Spain
DGAP-News: Recyc Commodities SE / Key word(s): MiscellaneousRecyc Commodities SE : Correction: Acquires 50 % of ECOAUTO AzaharaSL, Spain18.05.2012 / ...

Friday, 18 May 2012, 12:09 GMT
Pilot Gold Receives Final 2011 Assays for TV Tower Project
) ("Pilot Gold" or "the Company") is pleased to report that it has received the final assay results from the 2011 drill program at its 40% owned TV Tower project in Turkey. ...

Friday, 18 May 2012, 12:02 GMT
Buy at 1591.60 - Stop Loss at 1569.55
Date: 18.05.2012 MACD Crossover at: 06:00 AM EST Signal: Buy Action: Market Order opened Stop Loss: 1569.55 Take Profit: When the next crossover of the MACD line and the signal line ...

Friday, 18 May 2012, 10:48 GMT
Forex - XAU/USD Technical Analysis
Spot gold rallied more than 2.6 percent on Thursday, its largest one-day gain since late January, as technical buy signals and new signs of a sluggish ...

Friday, 18 May 2012, 9:32 GMT
Friday Forex Forecast for AUDUSD, EURUSD, & USDCAD
Bad news all around in the markets today with the U.S. Philadelphia Fed manufacturing index dropping sharply to -5.4 to knock the S&P 500 down nearly 1-1/2% and continue the current string of ...

Friday, 18 May 2012, 9:32 GMT
London copper inches above 4-month lows; euro zone weighs
copper peeked above four-month lows on Friday on short-covering and signs that Greeks are warming to pro-austerity parties, allaying some fears the country could leave ...

Friday, 18 May 2012, 9:32 GMT
Brent steady above $107, heads for weekly fall as Europe weighs
Brent crude held steady above $107 per barrel on Friday, but prices were headed for a third straight weekly drop as a worsening euro zone crisis and weak U.S. economic data raised fears of a global ...

Friday, 18 May 2012, 9:32 GMT
Downgrade of Spanish Banking Sector Sent Financial Markets Lower
The focus of the Eurozone crisis has turned to Spain whose banking sector has been downgraded despite announcement of reforms a week ago. Peripheral yields soared and stock markets plunged. A point ...

Friday, 18 May 2012, 8:22 GMT
Corvus Gold Obtains $5.5 M to Fund Nevada Gold Project
announced its already intends to close its non-brokered private placement which it earlier revealed on April 17 and increased on May 2. "The closing of this strategic financing and the support ...

Friday, 18 May 2012, 8:22 GMT
Mongolia Approves Plan Limiting Foreign-Owned Investments in the Country
Weeks before a parliamentary election, Mongolia has approved a draft law that bans or limits the potential ownership of any foreign state-owned companies of its massive natural resources. The ...

Friday, 18 May 2012, 7:40 GMT
Indias gold demand dips by 29% to 207.6 ton in Jan-Mar
Business India News: THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Gold price increase was witnessed on Friday. The price increased by Rs 400 rising to Rs 21,400 per eight ...

Friday, 18 May 2012, 7:37 GMT
Coffee-powered cannabis cars and bambara breakfasts on Plants Day | Corrinne Burns | Notes & Theories blog
Fascination of Plants Day is a chance to celebrate plant scientists working to feed the world, improve health and develop sustainable energy ...

Friday, 18 May 2012, 7:12 GMT
A silver lining for Greece
In Greece, the spectre of a return to the drachma remains present. After the last elections which resulted in an inconclusive vote, Greeks have reportedly withdrawn 700 million euros from banks. ...

Friday, 18 May 2012, 7:12 GMT
Exxon, Santos Foresee Australia Becoming Top Global Exporter of LNG
Asia Pacific, Africa and Power head Emma Cochrane said on Thursday that LNG will emerge as a power source which would be a decisive shift in energy history. She forecast ...

Friday, 18 May 2012, 6:52 GMT
RP to export for first timehybrid corn seed to Vietnam in2...
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines will be able to export for the first time its hybrid corn seed once nearby Southeast Asian countries including Vietnam opens up to biotechnology products ...

Friday, 18 May 2012, 6:31 GMT
Avion Gold cash costs jump in Mali with shift to underground
Avion Gold (TSX:AVR) management held a conference call without taking questions Thursday in which they outlined disappointing first quarter results that included a $6.2 million net loss. Greatest ...

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Crude Oil (Light)	93.55	6:19pm	+0.99 (1.07%)
Crude Oil Rebco	109.22	9:51pm	+0.18 (0.17%)
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