Category: cocoa

  • Mondelez forecasts steep drop in annual profit on soaring cocoa prices

    (Reuters)-Mondelliz International expects Cadbury, a greater decrease in its annual profits on Tuesday, indicating pressure from high costs, including the rise in cocoa prices, which led to a decrease in its shares by approximately 6 % after the bell. Cocoa prices – a major ingredient in chocolate – increased unabated…

  • Pierre Andurand ditches oil in favor of copper and cocoa

    Pierre Andurand Famed oil trader Pierre Andurand is out of the oil market, at least for now. His main fund lost about 50% last year on bad bets on crude oil, and he is nervous about the sector and now has a “mixed” outlook. “We will re-engage in oil markets…