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Many investors have just about had it with stocks. With ETF innovation continuing at breakneck pace, you can invest in markets that have just about nothing to do with investments you're familiar with.
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For example, the AirShares EU Carbon Allowances Fund (NYSE: ASO) gives investors a chance to access the carbon trading market in Europe. The fund is an extension of the ETF concept, but instead of a mutual fund, it is organized as a commodity pool.
If you've read the World Bank's new Global Economic Prospects report (and we know you did), then you might today believe that the world has seen the last of high-priced commodities. The World Bank's economists argue convincingly in the report that the dramatic rise in commodities prices over the past five years was driven mainly by a shortage in supply caused by decades of underinvestment in mines, wells, and refineries.
The Commodity Boom Is Over
Now that the global economy is cooling, and poor yet rapidly growing countries can no longer afford to pay up for the resources they need to drive development, the end of this boom has arrived. The report argues that this cool-down period will provide time for capacity to grow so that demand and supply are in synch going forward. Commodities trading enforcer to resign

New York -- Gregory Mocek, director of enforcement for the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, is resigning his post in September, the agency said.

High commodity prices boon for pensions

Washington-- Soaring fuel prices may be busting U.S. consumers' travel budget but they're boosting returns on pension fund investments, analysts said.

Senators scrutinize commodity speculation

Washington -- Speculative commodity trading that pushes prices upward needs to be reined in U.S. senators in Washington said.

Weather presses on grain prices Monday

Chicago -- Weather concerns pressured U.S. grain prices Monday, including a report of continued dry weather in Australia's province New South Wales.

Barrick's Tarnished Gold

By Christopher Barker:

Sometimes even the tastiest meals are difficult to stomach. If you have an aversion to certain ingredients, or you just don't like the presentation, all the flavor in the world won't save the meal. Barrick Gold (NYSE: ABX) is like that as an investment. I find the "meats" -- gold and copper -- most appetizing. But when the chef tosses in forward hedge contracts, insider selling, and project delays, though, that starts to look to me like a waste.

Is It Time to Sell?

Lighten up ... rotate out ... take a little off the table.

Whatever you call it, it means "selling." And selling is tricky business. So before you pull the rip cord, ask yourself this:

Commodities markets face 'scary' times

New York -- Speculators running to the commodities markets in recent weeks run the same risk as standard investments on Wall Street and involve some of the same players.

Crude oil prices finish near record

NEW YORK -- The price of crude oil on the New York Mercantile Exchange dipped Friday, then climbed above $105 per barrel to finish the week.

Rush to commodities not over, analysts say

New York -- Investors have turned from risky securities in recent months literally to bread and butter investments, namely raw commodities, such as metals, grains and oil.

Take Comfort in Comfort-Food Stocks

It's been a good week to loosen your belt by a few notches. That's what some patrons are bound to do as they shuffle off after heavy meals at their local Bob Evans (Nasdaq: BOBE) or Steak n Shake (NYSE: SNS) locations. They may as well treat quarterly reports the same way.

June Sees 0.2% Climb in Prices of American Consumer Goods

According to a statement released by the US government on Wednesday, the prices of consumer goods rose by 0.2 percent in June 2007. The rise was specifically more on food items. Offsetting this to an extent was a fall in gasoline and other energy prices.

China's surplus forecast to top $100B

Beijing -- China's trade surplus for the first half of the year will likely top $100 billion but then ease, the official Xinhua news agency reported Monday.

Food prices surge worldwide

London -- For the first time in generations food prices around the world are surging, it was reported Saturday.

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