Global food prices are the highest in more than 20 years as rising oil prices stemming from civil unrest in the Middle East have caused the cost of items like cereal, dairy products and meat to increase, a United Nations agency…
Can you profit from the turmoil in the Middle East? Oil is now flirting around $100 a barrel and gold is continuing its upward trend. For investors, this could present an opportunity in oil and gold stocks. Here is the bull and bear take on three stocks that could rise on Mideast unrest.
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Face-Off on Stocks: Exxon Mobil, Chevron, Barrick Gold [Video] originally appeared on DailyFinance on Tue, 01 Mar 2011 17:57:00.
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