Hedge Funds Profit Off High Food Prices and Human Misery

Hedge Funds Profit Off High Food Prices and Human Misery

Following “momentum driven” algorithms that automatically determine when to buy or sell commodities at the most profitable moments as their prices rise and fall, a group of 10 major hedge funds bought up huge amounts of wheat, corn and soybeans in the months leading...
The Deadly Effects of Inflation Worldwide

The Deadly Effects of Inflation Worldwide

For the third time in less than fifteen years, the world faces increasing hunger, malnutrition, famine and starvation. According to recent estimates, 1.6 billion people face “food insecurity.” Of those, 323 million face “acute food insecurity.” And of those, 49...