The great orange juice trading rally – and why a big squeeze could lie ahead
A miserable harvest in Florida has led to a fevered market some are likening to the GameStop run
April 2022
Climate crimes
Why are gas prices so high? These obscure traders are partly to blame
‘Nobody with power is looking at what they’re doing,’ but they’re helping to drive searing gas prices despite increased oil production
July 2021
The Invisible Hand review – thrilling tale of money lust and morality
A US bank employee is captured in Pakistan in Indhu Rubasingham’s pacy revival of Ayad Akhtar’s chillingly ingenious play
December 2017
Traders brace for bitcoin futures launch after wild week for currency
While some welcome regulated way to bet on or hedge against bitcoin, others warn risks remain to more than just investors
March 2017
Fourth industrial revolution
No more 'death & taxes' – but do we really want to live forever with nothing to do?
The Future of Work and Death documentary questions the real consequences of our preoccupation with progress for its own sake
April 2015
US has itself to blame for flash crash trading
UK financial trader arrested over 2010 global markets ‘flash crash’
January 2015
Sustainable living
Breeding flies and edible plastic: the kitchen of the future
You might have heard of edible insects, but have you considered eating plastic? From 3D printed nutrients to smartphone-controlled mini gardens, this is the future of the humble kitchen
December 2014
Real Wall Street fortunes are made of borrowed Benjamins and hard work
US money blog
High school senior admits tale of his $72m stock-trading fortune was a hoax
October 2014
Stephen Fry: I wish the selfie had never been invented – video
Stephen Fry talks technology, including what concerns he has for the future of technology and who we should be following on Twitter (but probably aren’t)
November 2011
MF Global's missing funds attract scrutiny of regulators
US financial regulators are investigating the whereabouts of hundreds of millions of dollars in funds held by MF Global, the bankrupt securities firm
October 2011
MF Global files for bankruptcy amid eurozone crisis
US-based futures broker becomes casualty of the eurozone debt crisis after taking $6.3bn in bets on government bond prices
April 2011
CPI inflation leak rumours under investigation
ONS confirms it is investigating claims that March inflation data was leaked ahead of its release
March 2011
Big Oil wins in the latest price spurt. So why don't we take our share in tax?
Jayati Ghosh
Jayati Ghosh: War in Libya and protests across the Middle East are exploited by companies too quick to pass costs to vulnerable consumers
November 2010
Chicago Mercantile Exchange starts offering rainfall futures and options
As the Chicago Mercantile Exchange offers futures on rainfall, climate prediction is becoming big business worth $15bn
August 2010
Andrew Clark on America
Rising pork bellies prices hit all-time high
Pork bellies market reaches record high in US, as shoppers already hit by supermarket price hikes
July 2010
Speculating on food can starve the world's poorest
Deborah Doane
Deborah Doane: Sudden price spikes and falls in food prices cannot be explained away – the banks are making a killing from betting on food
In defence of cocoa futures trading
Seth Freedman
Seth Freedman: If you're going to attack capitalism, go the whole hog rather than scapegoating speculators for the rise in the cocoa price
European cocoa traders allege market abuse on commodities futures exchange
Association of the German Confectionery Industry is among the signatories complaining about lack of transparency in the commodities market
