http://biz.yahoo.com/topic/commodities/The latest news on Commodities from Yahoo! Financeen-usFri, 4 Jul 2008 05:58:33 Etc/GMThttp://us.news2.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/fi/pr/40197.gifhttp://finance.yahoo.com14417http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/080704/world_markets.html?.v=2Asian markets were mixed Friday as investors digested uneven readings on the U.S. economy and more record oil prices. Japan headed for its 12th straight day of losses.yahoo_finance/312180149Fri, 4 Jul 2008 05:58:33 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/080704/oil_prices.html?.v=2Oil prices remained near record highs above $145 a barrel in Asia after Saudi Arabia's oil minister suggested his country doesn't plan to boost production.yahoo_finance/2970517618Fri, 4 Jul 2008 05:57:16 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/080703/timber_ruling.html?.v=1An 11-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled it's improper for federal judges to act as scientists when weighing in on disputed U.S. Forest Service timber projects.yahoo_finance/2747106428Fri, 4 Jul 2008 00:37:39 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/080703/nd_uranium_exploration.html?.v=1An Australian company has started exploratory drilling for uranium in southwest North Dakota, the first search for the radioactive element in the state in three decades.yahoo_finance/3650354115Thu, 3 Jul 2008 21:50:28 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/080703/oil_prices.html?.v=28Soaring fuel costs are taking some of the celebration out of this holiday weekend. Oil prices headed into the busy Fourth of July break by racing past $145 a barrel for the first time Thursday.yahoo_finance/1742657721Thu, 3 Jul 2008 21:46:38 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/080703/pa_aging_locks_dams.html?.v=1With a lock on the Monongahela River drained for repairs as a backdrop, the Army Corps of Engineers, lawmakers and representatives of area coal and steel industries stressed the importance of securing funds for critical upgrades to the region's aging locks and dams.yahoo_finance/3756654242Thu, 3 Jul 2008 21:44:09 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/080703/jacobs_engineering_group_mover.html?.v=2Shares of Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. advanced on Thursday after a Morgan Joseph analyst upgraded the stock to "Buy," saying the heavy construction and engineering firm is poised to benefit from more business in the lucrative oil and gas markets.yahoo_finance/3438892948Thu, 3 Jul 2008 21:17:23 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/080703/commodities_review.html?.v=3Soybeans rose to a record for a third day Thursday but later eased back on expectations that warm, dry weather in the Midwest will help crops bounce back after flooding last month.yahoo_finance/1501505285Thu, 3 Jul 2008 21:04:59 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/080703/natural_gas_storage.html?.v=1Natural gas in storage in the U.S. rose last week but is 2.6 percent below the five-year average for this time of year, a government report said Thursday.yahoo_finance/2894790348Thu, 3 Jul 2008 20:45:22 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/080703/nm_coal_company_sued.html?.v=1The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is accusing San Juan Coal Co. of discriminating against female workers at its coal mine near Waterflow in northwestern New Mexico.yahoo_finance/1805177620Thu, 3 Jul 2008 20:01:55 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/080703/20080703005668.html?.v=1TYNGSBORO, Mass.----Beacon Power Corporation , a company that designs and develops advanced products and services to support more stable, reliable and efficient electricity grid operation, has filed a registration statement on Form S-3 with the Securities and Exchange Commission to register shares sufficient to raise up to $60 million in new investment.yahoo_finance/2337332886Thu, 3 Jul 2008 20:00:00 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/080703/board_of_trade.html?.v=3Agriculture futures traded mostly higher Thursday on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for July delivery rose 7.5 cents to $8.7275 a bushel; July corn fell 2.75 cents to $7.46 a bushel; July oats gained 1 cent to $4.55 a bushel; July soybeans added 12.25 cents to $16.58 a bushel.yahoo_finance/1192563296Thu, 3 Jul 2008 19:55:42 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/080703/energy_sector_roundup.html?.v=1Following is a summary of top stories in the energy sector Thursday afternoon. Crude Settles Over $145 Ahead of Holidayyahoo_finance/2658127584Thu, 3 Jul 2008 19:46:19 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/080703/oil_congress.html?.v=2As supply fears helped set a new price record, Saudi Arabia's oil minister said Thursday that OPEC's dominant producer had no immediate plans to boost crude output because there was no need to do so.yahoo_finance/3264508571Thu, 3 Jul 2008 19:32:06 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/080703/20080703005656.html?.v=1WASHINGTON----American farmers have adopted genetically engineered crops widely since their introduction in 1996, especially corn, cotton and soybean varieties, according to a new USDA report.yahoo_finance/2615115201Thu, 3 Jul 2008 19:09:00 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/080703/azerbaijan_russia_caspian_energy.html?.v=1Russian President Dmitry Medvedev visited Azerbaijan Thursday, reaching for control over supply routes to Europe for Caspian energy resources.yahoo_finance/1175069963Thu, 3 Jul 2008 18:25:34 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/080703/s_p_midcap_400_focus.html?.v=1The Standard & Poor's MidCap 400 index dropped in a shortened trading session Thursday, as crude oil prices nearly touched $146 a barrel and investors review data showing a drop in the service sector.yahoo_finance/3781745350Thu, 3 Jul 2008 18:18:23 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/080703/20080703005620.html?.v=1WASHINGTON----The commercial real estate industry honored 14 commercial properties with The Office Building of the Year and Earth Award at the Building Owners and Managers Association International’s annual conference and The Office Building Show held June 22-24 in Denver, Colorado.yahoo_finance/3109133394Thu, 3 Jul 2008 17:43:00 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/080703/young_investigation.html?.v=1With an election-year corruption investigation looming, Rep. Don Young has tapped his campaign war chest to pay not only his own million-dollar legal tab but also to hire lawyers for his campaign manager, who is also under FBI scrutiny.yahoo_finance/719023760Thu, 3 Jul 2008 17:20:47 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/usnews/080703/03_how_to_have_a_green_fourth_of_july.html?.v=1Be green while you celebrate the red, white, and blue with these tips for an eco-friendly Fourth:yahoo_finance/1015411784Thu, 3 Jul 2008 16:51:50 Etc/GMT