A: I want to buy some meat. B: What kind would you like? A: I want one pound of ground beef. B: That's going to be about $2.48. A: That will be fine. B: What else can I get for you? A: Let me also have three pounds of chicken breasts. B: That's going...
A: I would like to get some meat today. B: What kind do you need? A: I need about a pound of ground beef. B: The ground beef is $2.48 a pound. A: That sounds good. B: What else would you like? A: I also need three pounds of chicken breasts. B: The ch...
By Scott Bobb Johannesburg 19 November 2007 Senior finance officials from the world's 20 major economies say they share responsibility for stabilizing rising commodity prices and are calling on countries with large foreign currency reserves to adopt...
By VOA News 07 November 2007 The U.S. Energy Department says oil supplies fell by 800,000 barrels last week, as prices continue to climb toward $100 a barrel. Crude oil prices rose above $98 a barrel during trading in New York Wednesday as the dollar...
By Michael Bowman Washington 15 October 2007 During the past year, basic foods have become significantly more expensive in many parts of the world, adding to the misery of impoverished regions and straining the budgets of families across the globe. V...
By Mil Arcega Washington, D.C. 08 June 2007 Oil producers in the Persian Gulf are breathing a sigh of relief as Cyclone Gonu weakened to a tropical storm. Shipping and port officials say the storm caused very little damage to major oil fields in the...
By Peter Fedynsky Washington 20 March 2007 Rising world oil prices have sparked interest in alternative fuels, such as ethanol, which can be produced from corn. This has raised demand for the grain, which, in turn, has increased its price as food. VO...
By Naomi Schwarz Dakar 15 November 2006 Bakers in Senegal have raised the price of bread, after many cost of living increases. Food prices could be an issue in the elections scheduled for early next year. Dakar resident selling bread from a rural ba...
By Mil Arcega Washington, DC 27 July 2006 watch Green Vehicle report The cost of gas at the pump keeps going up The high price of gasoline is changing the way we drive. And there are more concerns about the environment. Car manufacturers say those f...
By Bill Gasperini Moscow 10 June 2006 Group of Eight finance ministers meeting in Russia say world economic growth continues, but they warned it is threatened by soaring costs for oil and gas. The ministers met in Russia's second city of St. Petersb...
