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Crude prices jump amid shrinking inventory
Oil prices surged Wednesday as U. S. crude stockpiles contracted surprisingly.
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Gold down ahead of Fed minutes
Gold futures on the COMEX division of the New York Mercantile Exchange fell on Wednesday.
![Chicago wheat, soybeans, corn rally on USDA reports](http://en.xfafinance.com/images/defaultpic.gif)
Chicago wheat, soybeans, corn rally on USDA reports
Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) soybean, wheat futures closed higher on Friday.
![Chicago wheat, corn higher on short covering](http://en.xfafinance.com/images/defaultpic.gif)
Chicago wheat, corn higher on short covering
Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) agricultural commodities closed mixed on Monday.