Tags / Floods

ECONOMY Thu Jul 10, 2008 @ 6:01pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- SOYBEANS SURGE TOWARD $16 A BUSHEL: Soybeans climbed higher for a second day, propelled by expecatations that already tight U.S. stockpiles will fall further after Midwest floods last month wiped out farmland. TRADERS AWAIT USDA REPORT: On Friday, the U... Read More

ECONOMY Thu Jul 3, 2008 @ 3:00pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- NEW YORK (AP) -- Soybeans rose to a record for a third day Thursday but later retreated on expectations that warm, dry weather in the Midwest will help crops bounce back after last month's floods. Other commodities traded mixed, with crude oil briefly ri.. Read More

ECONOMY Mon Jun 30, 2008 @ 6:00pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- Midwest floods may not contribute as much to food inflation as was feared. Corn prices fell Monday after the government surprised traders, reporting farmers tried to cash in on soaring corn demand for ethanol by planting more acr.. Read More

MARKETS Wed Jun 18, 2008 @ 12:00pm neoform

money.cnn.com -- Gas prices fall for 2 days in a row Gas prices break record run Life without plastic How the floods will hurt the economy 5 ways to fly for cheap Issue #1 on CNN — This week, 12pm ET Floods wash out corn economyMore Videos Quick Vote High gas.. Read More

MARKETS Tue Jun 17, 2008 @ 12:00pm neoform

money.cnn.com -- Quick Vote Should the government offer financial assistance to Midwest flood victims? Yes No or View results Floods wash out corn economyMore Videos Gas prices break record run Life without plastic How the floods will hurt the economy 5 ways to.. Read More

MARKETS Mon Jun 16, 2008 @ 3:00pm neoform

money.cnn.com -- NEW YORK (AP) -- Corn prices pushed higher Monday, closing in on $8 a bushel, as devastating Midwest floods raised fears of a sharply smaller U.S. corn crop and another spike in world food prices. Other commodities traded mostly higher, with gold, silver.. Read More

ECONOMY Fri Jun 13, 2008 @ 6:01pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- NEW YORK (AP) -- Floods that have inundated the Midwest could reduce world corn supplies and drive food prices higher at a time when Americans are already stretching their grocery budgets and people in poor countries have rioted over rising food costs. T.. Read More