Global stocks fell the most this year, commodities slid and the euro weakened as a plan to help Greece avoid default threatened to unravel and U.S. consumer confidence trailed estimates. Treasuries and costs to protect European debt rose.

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Global Stocks Fall Most This Year as Commodities, Euro Retreat

The following is a guest post by Malcolm Gissen, co-manager of The Encompass Fund. In the second half of 2011, investors in gold commodities suffered mightily. After rising to a high of $1,923 per ounce in early September, gold was down 18% at year-end. Even so, investors gained 10% for the year. Gold stocks performed …

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Gold Stocks Will Outperform Gold Commodities

Van Eck plans a broad future-based commodities ETF using a momentum strategy.New York-based asset manager Van Eck Global filed paperwork with the U.S.

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Van Eck Plans Momentum Commodities ETF

Global stocks fell for the first time in four days, commodities slid and the euro weakened as a plan to help Greece avoid default appeared to unravel and U.S. consumer confidence trailed estimates. U.S. Treasuries and costs to protect European debt rose.

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Stocks, Commodities Drop on Greek Concern, Consumer Confidence

Global stocks fell for the first time in four days, commodities slid and the euro weakened as a plan to help Greece avoid default appeared to unravel and U.S. consumer confidence trailed estimates. U.S. Treasuries and costs to protect European debt rose.

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Stocks, Commodities Drop on Greek Concern, Consumer Confidence

Global stocks fell the most in almost two months, commodities slid and the euro weakened amid concern that plans to help Greece avoid default were unraveling. U.S. Treasuries and costs to protect European debt rose.

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Stocks, Commodities Drop on Greece Aid Concern; Treasuries Gain

China is at risk of falling into a recession by 2015 that would reduce commodity prices as much as 70 percent, according to the chief executive officer at Smead Capital Management Inc.

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Commodities Risk Crash on China Recession Threat, Smead Says

The merger announcement from Glencore International PLC and Xstrata PLC this week turned heads because the combination of a commodities trading powerhouse and a major miner is a rarity, but if the move succeeds, more may follow.

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Commodities Corner: Glencore, Xstrata may start mining M&A fad anew

Stocks and the euro rose, Treasuries fell and commodities extended their longest rally of the year as Greek politicians agreed on austerity plans needed to qualify for international aid and U.S. jobless claims decreased.

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Stocks, Euro, Commodities Gain as Treasuries Fall on Greece Deal

The euro climbed, Treasuries fell and commodities extended their longest rally of the year as Greek politicians agreed on austerity plans needed to qualify for international aid. U.S. stocks fluctuated.

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Euro, Commodities Advance While Treasuries Fall on Greece Deal

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