As the holiday season approaches, food is on everyone's mind. Soaring demand from China and India, along with other factors like natural disasters, biofuels and population growth, have boosted food prices. CNBC's Steve Sedgwick finds out whether soft commodities can whet an investor's appetite.
A preview of the earnings announcements for the day, including HP, with Jayson Noland, Robert W. Baird sr. analyst and Mark Stahlman, Signal Lake Ventures technology strategist.