Banks Profiting from Global Food Crisis

by Tom Bawden / The Independent Barclays has made as much as half a billion pounds in two years from speculating on food staples such as wheat and soya, prompting allegations that banks are profiting handsomely from the global food crisis. Barclays […]

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Hurricane Isaac May Stir Up Oil From BP Spill

by Lynne Peeples As Hurricane Isaac batters the Gulf Coast, some experts are warning that the storm could threaten more than levees, power lines and gas prices. Isaac’s high winds and rains, they speculate, could also stir up remnant crude oil from […]

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