commodity

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Those markets let businesses and financial institutions hedge or speculate against the future price of commodities such as oil or fluctuations in things like interest rates.

From The Wall Street Journal

Gone are the days of open trade in commodities.

From The Wall Street Journal

“It was different rates for different countries. That was compounded by different rates for different commodities. And there’s a lot of changes that have occurred with specific commodities,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times

But he knows the risk won’t go away as cards become increasingly valuable commodities.

From Los Angeles Times

To weigh such cases fairly will take wisdom and deliberation—commodities in tragically short supply thus far in the brawl over who stays and who goes.

From The Wall Street Journal