commodity
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It’s worth noting that with the boom in commodity prices in 2026 Brazil is posting massive trade surpluses every month.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026
Micron MU 0.00%increase; up pointing triangle Technology said profit and revenue surged in the fiscal fourth quarter, as its memory chips remained a hot commodity amid the build-out of artificial-intelligence infrastructure.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
Stocks mostly rose Wednesday following a plunge in oil prices the previous day, though the gains were tempered by a slight recovery in the commodity in Asian trading.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
People in Kuwait are avid watchers of the Premier League but non-league is still very much an unknown commodity in the country.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
In Kabul, hot running water had been like fathers, a rare commodity.
From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini
The deal, which was criticised by rights groups who said it was treating humans as commodities, initially targeted 2,600 exchanges.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
“Slightly lower inflation and stronger nominal home price appreciation helped narrow the gap,” said Rebecca Kaufman, associate director of commodities at S&P Dow Jones Indices.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
The refinery also forms part of a broader government campaign to process more commodities domestically rather than exporting them in raw form.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
Managed-futures ETFs are modeled after commodity trading advisers, a type of hedge fund that generally trades futures contracts across commodities, currencies and financial assets including fixed income and equities.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026
War preparations were already tightening the supplies of both commodities, but Loomis pulled strings, even yanked them, to get Lawrence what he needed at a preferential price.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
Vocabulary lists containing commodity
Fast Food Nation
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The Omnivore's Dilemma
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