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OJ futures surge on cold Florida winter forecast

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 20th

By SANDY SHOREAP Business Writer The price of orange juice surged Tuesday as balmy weather in Florida failed to quell concern about an expected winter freeze that could damage the state's orange crop. Frozen orange juice concentrate for January delivery rose 4.95 cents, or 4.2 percent, to

News Summary: OJ prices surge on Florida forecast

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 20th

By the Associated Press JUMPING JUICE: Orange juice futures surged 4.2 percent after a government agency predicted last month that Florida's winter would be colder than normal. Traders are speculating that a freeze could hurt crops and cut into supplies. OIL EASES: The price of oil fell 2.8

OJ futures surge on cold Florida winter forecast

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 20th

By The Associated Press Orange juice futures are surging. Balmy weather in Florida hasn't quelled speculation that a winter freeze could hurt the crops. The price for frozen orange juice concentrate rose 4.2 percent Tuesday to finish at $1.22 per pound. The government has predicted Florida

UN Security Council falls silent on Gaza fighting

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 20th

By PETER JAMES SPIELMANNAssociated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The U.N. Security Council is silent on Israel's offensive in the Gaza Strip. A draft press statement circulated to the 15 members' capitals overnight seems to have failed to win the unanimous approval that would have led to

Oil falls on hopes for ceasefire in Middle East

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 20th

NEW YORK (AP) - The price of oil fell sharply Tuesday on signs that Israel and Hamas are close to putting a halt to fighting that has lasted nearly a week. Benchmark crude finished almost 3 percent lower as a diplomatic push to end Israel's offensive in the Gaza Strip gained momentum. Egypt

UPDATE: Egypt: Israel's Gaza Offensive To End Tuesday

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 20th

CAIRO (AP) - Egyptian president Mohammed Morsi says Israel's "aggression" against Gaza will end Tuesday. Speaking to reporters Tuesday in the Nile Delta city of Zagazig, Morsi did not provide any evidence to support his prediction that an end to Israel's weeklong offensive

Obama sends Clinton to Mideast amid Gaza crisis

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 20th

By JULIE PACEAssociated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) - President Barack Obama dispatched Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton to the Middle East on Tuesday as the U.S. urgently seeks to end a conflict between Israel and Hamas that has killed more than 100 in the last week. Clinton

Push for Israel-Hamas cease-fire gains momentum

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 20th

By IBRAHIM BARZAK and RAVI NESSMANAssociated Press JERUSALEM (AP) - A diplomatic push to end Israel's nearly weeklong offensive in the Gaza Strip gained momentum Tuesday, with Egypt's president predicting that airstrikes would soon end, the U.S. secretary of state racing to the region

Oil falls below $89 amid ample supplies

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 20th

By PABLO GORONDIAssociated Press The price of oil eased to below $89 a barrel on Tuesday as expectations of rising crude supplies pulled attention away from the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians. By early afternoon in Europe, benchmark crude for December delivery was down 50 cents to

Markets remain solid despite French downgrade

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 20th

By SARAH DiLORENZOAP Business Writer PARIS (AP) - Hopes that Greece will get its next batch of bailout cash to avoid bankruptcy helped shore up markets Tuesday despite a downgrade of France's credit rating. Finance ministers from the euro countries are meeting in Brussels and the