Final Glance: Silver companies

Shares of some top silver companies were mixed at the close of trading:Hecla Mining Co. fell $.02 or .5 percent, to $3.87.Pan American Silver Corp. fell $.09 or .6 percent, to $15.95.Silver Standard Resources ...

Final Glance: Gold companies

Shares of some top gold companies were mixed at the close of trading:Barrick Gold Corp. fell $.29 or .8 percent, to $37.12.Gold Fields rose $.23 or 1.9 percent, to $12.22.GoldCorp. rose $.03 or .1 percent, ...

Final Glance: Coal companies

Shares of some top coal companies were down at the close of trading:Arch Coal fell $.23 or 3.1 percent, to $7.20.Consol Energy Inc. fell $.79 or 2.6 percent, to $29.36.Peabody Energy fell $1.19 or 4.8 ...

Kraft Foods lowers prices on select coffee

That morning cup is getting cheaper.Kraft Foods Inc. says it is cutting its U.S. coffee prices in response to a drop in the price of unroasted beans.The food maker says it is immediately lowering the price ...

Wheat jumps again on worries about dry weather

Wheat futures soared again Friday as more concerns about dry weather hit the market.Wheat for July delivery rose 37.5 cents, a gain of 5.7 percent, to settle at $6.9525. Corn also rose, but not as much.The ...