Final Glance: Silver companies

Shares of some top silver companies were mixed at the close of trading:Hecla Mining Co. fell $.02 or .5 percent, to $3.87.Pan American Silver Corp. fell $.09 or .6 percent, to $15.95.Silver Standard Resources ...

Final Glance: Gold companies

Shares of some top gold companies were mixed at the close of trading:Barrick Gold Corp. fell $.29 or .8 percent, to $37.12.Gold Fields rose $.23 or 1.9 percent, to $12.22.GoldCorp. rose $.03 or .1 percent, ...

Final Glance: Coal companies

Shares of some top coal companies were down at the close of trading:Arch Coal fell $.23 or 3.1 percent, to $7.20.Consol Energy Inc. fell $.79 or 2.6 percent, to $29.36.Peabody Energy fell $1.19 or 4.8 ...

Kraft Foods lowers prices on select coffee

That morning cup is getting cheaper.Kraft Foods Inc. says it is cutting its U.S. coffee prices in response to a drop in the price of unroasted beans.The food maker says it is immediately lowering the price ...

Wheat jumps again on worries about dry weather

Wheat futures soared again Friday as more concerns about dry weather hit the market.Wheat for July delivery rose 37.5 cents, a gain of 5.7 percent, to settle at $6.9525. Corn also rose, but not as much.The ...

Oil prices lower ahead of G8 summit

Crude oil prices fell Friday ahead of a weekend meeting in which President Barack Obama and leaders of the world's biggest economies will search for ways to help Europe resolve its ongoing debt crisis.Benchmark ...

Grains futures mostly rise, beef prices rise

Grains futures mostly rose Friday on the Chicago Board of Trade.Wheat for July delivery jumped 37.50 cents to $6.9525 a bushel; July corn rose 10.50 cents to $6.3550 a bushel; July oats rose 1.50 cent ...

Kraft cuts Maxwell House coffee prices in U.S.

Kraft Foods said on Friday it lowered prices on many of its U.S. coffees, including its flagship brand Maxwell House, citing lower green coffee costs since prices peaked last year, making it the second ...

Peabody Energy leases 402M tons of coal reserves

Peabody Energy Corp. is now able to lease 402 million tons of ultra-low sulfur coal reserves in Wyoming, after submitting a successful bid for control of the reserve area.The world's biggest private-sector ...

Midday Glance: Silver companies

Shares of some top silver companies are mixed at 1 p.m.:Hecla Mining Co. rose $.04 or 1.0 percent, to $3.93.Pan American Silver Corp. fell $.03 or .2 percent, to $16.01.Silver Standard Resources Inc. rose ...