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Most of U.S. corn-ethanol producers are barely profitable at present, some are already losing money. With rising corn prices, could there be an ethanol bailout? Cool infographic summarizes pros and cons.

"The Lonliest Man in Davos" wrote a 28-page report foretelling a global recession by 2015 via a commodity debt crisis brought on by China.

Crude oil spiked on the news of the uprising in Eqygp with the North Sea Brent at almost $12 premium to the U.S. WTI. Read about why and outlook here.

A look back at China 2010 econ measures and indices, plus some of my observations.

I, among many, was thinking the Euro would test the 125 level, but things have turned. Here is how the reversal of foturn came about and the outlook ahead.

Numbers may be rigged or "smoothed out", but can't fool the regular Chinese Joe's and smart money. I believe if China stays on its current "prudent course", the real consumer inflation could hit double digit by early next year.

From a technical perspective, expect the stock to get clobbered by at least 8% in the first trading day after Jobs medical leave announcement, and could test $300 or below in the next few days. Looking ahead, there’s a good probability that Jobs may not come back...

The pump tweets by 50 Cent may have turned a potential $412,500 paper loss to a $8.7-million profit in a company he owns 13%, but the dump part is yet to be seen...

Expect this nice peaceful trend of low inflation/deflation to change as early as the December CPI and PPI releases this week.....

Since the start of the New Year, West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil have been moving with significant bearish sentiment. However two new events that could disrupt supply worse than Hurricane Ivan will likely turn the momentum aournd very quickly....

Since more than 8 million jobs were wiped out by the Great Recession, but the nation added only 1.1 million jobs in total last year, so the 0.4% drop in unemployment rate in December simply does not make much sense.

Talk about another internet bubble. New York Times broke the news that not only Facebook is valued at $50 billion (more than Time Warner, Baidu, and twice the market cap of Dell), but also Goldman Sachs is involved. This most likely means something frothy is brewing.

If you think Gold's 30% gain last year is impressive, one base metal--Copper--even outshined the precious metal by rallying 33% on the year. After a short cover rally in Dec., looking ahead into 2011, the price direction of copper will likely still hinge on supply, and mostly China demand, but it also depends on a couple of new market factors emerged just within the last year or so.

Fear about defaults and more bailouts throughout the European Union (UN) has pushed Gold to an all-time high of $1,432.50 an ounce on Dec. 7. The market’s emotion related to the European debt crisis is clearly reflected through the interaction between Dollar, Euro and Gold.

While the world is still unwrapping the surprise Christmas gift from China in the form of an interest rate hike of 25 basis points, this other piece of news with ample implications to the auto industry seems to have gone largely under the radar.