commodities

It's not just stocks suffering the pain of the global financial mayhem. Commodities like corn, coffee and oil are also taking a big hit.

Tulips. Internet stocks. Real estate. Commodities. What do all of these have in common? If you said that they were all bubbles, congratulations.

The commodities bubble appears to have popped, but keep the champagne on ice.

Oil prices surged Thursday, rising to within a few cents of $120 a barrel, as a falling dollar and renewed concerns over the faltering economy motivated investors to move their assets back to commodities.

The sound of air hissing out of the commodities bubble is music to Ben Bernanke's ears.

Oil hit another record high on Friday. So it's no surprise that natural resources mutual funds, funds that invest in energy companies and other plays on surging commodities, are the best performing domestic stock funds this year.

AP - Oil prices soared to record highs near $125 Friday on the eve of the U.S.

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The prices of oil and gold hit fresh records as investors continue to move money into commodities.