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Coffee is one of the most traded commodities in the world, with massive global consumption rates and rising demands for luxury coffee exports. But with it comes rising prices. And in the next few years, coffee commodity prices are expected to double again. At the center of this price surge is...

Each day, Benzinga takes a look back at a notable market-related moment that occurred on this date. What Happened? On this day in 1942, Japan firebombed Oregon. Where The Market Was: The Dow Jones Industrial Average traded at around 107 and the S&P 500 traded at around 9. What Else Was...

The following post was written and/or published as a collaboration between Benzinga’s in-house sponsored content team and a financial partner of Benzinga. Coffee, like homebrew and sourdough bread, proved to be an essential commodity—in fact, an essential luxury—in 2020. As...

Another snowstorm is about to slam the Pacific Northwest (PNW) after Mother Nature finally decided to give the region a break for the past week or so. The PNW has been battered by rounds of heavy snow, flooding rain and fierce winds since the beginning of 2020, which led to accidents, road...

Chart of the Week: U.S. Customs Import Shipments – Retail, Freightos Baltic Exchange Rate Index – China to North American West Coast SONAR: CSTM.RETL, FBXD.CNAW The U.S. trade war with China has disrupted supply chains across the world by creating layers of uncertainty around how companies will...

Insider buying can be an encouraging signal for potential investors. The new earnings season has closed buy windows for many insiders. One insider kept up a recent streak of purchases. Conventional wisdom says that insiders and 10% owners really only buy shares of a company for one reason —...

Insider buying can be an encouraging signal for potential investors. An unloved yieldco saw a beneficial owner make a big buy. A couple of companies saw insiders returning to increase their stakes. Conventional wisdom says that insiders and 10% owners really only buy shares of a company for one...

Class 8 truck orders posted their worst month since July 2016, according to ACT Research, barely topping 10,000 units in May. Class 5-7 medium-duty orders followed suit, dropping 21 percent year-over-year in the month, according to preliminary data. Final numbers will be reported by ACT in mid-...

Despite pleas from shareholders and weeks of speculation by Wall Street analysts, PG&E Corporation (NYSE: PCG) followed through with its pledge to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Earlier this month, PG&E indicated it was facing roughly $30 billion in wildfire liability and was preparing a...

Well, at least one overhang has been removed for PG&E Corporation (NYSE: PCG). The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection said Thursday afternoon the October 2017 Tubbs fire was caused by a private electrical system. The department said investigators didn't identify any...

Another round of snow is hammering parts of the Northwest and Mountain Prairie regions today, and some of it won't let up until Thursday, prompting the National Weather Service to issue Winter Storm Warnings for portions of northern Idaho and eastern Montana. It's not unusual for the...

The announcement that California utility company PG&E Corporation (NYSE: PCG) is preparing for bankruptcy sent shares of the battered stock tumbling more than 62 percent this week. However, one Wall Street analyst said Friday there may still be value in the stock. The Analyst RBC Capital...