Bloomberg | Aug 13, 2009 By Jack Kaskey Monsanto Co., the world’s largest seed maker, plans to charge as much as 42 percent more for new genetically modified seeds next year than older offerings because they increase farmers’ output. Roundup Ready 2 Yield soybeans will cost farmers an average of $74 an acre in 2010, and original Roundup Ready soybeans will cost $52 an acre, St. Louis-based Monsanto said today in presentations on its Web site. SmartStax corn seeds, developed with Dow Ch

by Addison Wiggin & Ian Mathias Reliable indicator says recession might be over… can it be trusted this time around? Dan Amoss on the Western banking crisis that’s still alive and kicking Seeking diverse income investments? Jim Nelson says buy ADRs U.S. government profits over $6 billion from TARP… so who gets the proceeds? Plus, one commodity hitting generational highs that still might have room to run Is this leg of the Great Recession over?

by Richard U. OlsonForeign exchange, aka Forex, is a worldwide technological phenomenon in financial trading. Essentially Forex trading is defined by the exchange of one type of currency for another.Incredibly, $3 trillion dollars are invested daily in the Forex market. Forex trading differs from the stock market in that investors must bid on scale and there are greater differences in the lower investment rankings. Anyone from multi-national financial conglomerates to the layman can bid and prof

Reviewing James Petras’ New Book by Stephen Lendman August 14, 2009 James Petras is Binghamton University, New York Professor Emeritus of Sociology. Besides his long and distinguished academic career, he’s a noted figure on the left, a well-respected Latin American expert, and a longtime chronicler of the region’ popular struggles. He’s also a prolific author of hundreds of articles and dozens of books, most recently his new one titled, “Global Depression and Regional Wars” addressing Ameri