A possible showdown between Bear Stearns and Merrill Lynch may have been averted, and CNBC's Charlie Gasparino has the details; with CNBC's Bill Griffeth
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.