commodity
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Timing the erratic cocoa market made amassing those stockpiles expensive, demonstrating the perils of building a business around a livewire commodity.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
Several levels above the New York Stock Exchange trading floor, a small group of experts decides which beans meet the strict standards of the global commodity market.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
It’s rotating into four commodity plays: gold miners, copper, uranium and energy producers.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026
Unlike miners, whose growth is tied to commodity pricing, Gold.com’s core earnings are driven by the spread it captures on each transaction—the difference between what customers pay and the metal’s spot price.
From Barron's • Apr. 16, 2026
And how quickly people would forget the art in the Indian and instead see only the commodity.
From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline
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Vocabulary lists containing commodity
Fast Food Nation
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The Omnivore's Dilemma
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