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It's no surprise that consumer prices are rising -- the prices of commodities from corn to cotton to copper are near record levels, thanks to shrinking supplies and rising demand worldwide. The question is whether the Fed will raise rates to combat this price inflation -- and whether it should.

The path to profits for most of Corporate America lately has been cutting costs rather than raising revenue. But a careful look reveals a few companies that are poised to deliver real revenue growth. We've found six with a plus: Their stocks look like bargains.

BHP Billiton (BHP) and Rio Tinto (RIO) gave up on plans to form the world's biggest iron-ore exporter, citing regulatory requirements. Regulators in Asia and Europe wanted the companies to implement changes, including asset sales, that the companies could not accept, Bloomberg News said. The...

Mining company Rio Tinto (RIO) produced record quantities of iron ore in the third quarter on rampant demand from China. The company produced a whopped a 47.6 million tons of iron ore in the three months to September, BBC News said. Sponsored Links China is importing huge amounts of iron ore...

As the conflict in Afghanistan drags on, the U.S. has announced that the troubled Asian nation is sitting on upwards of $1 trillion in untapped mineral deposits. However, the resources are likely to end up getting mined not by American but by Russian and Chinese firms.

In a trying time, try harder.As families become strapped for disposable income and spend more of their resources utilizing the currency of "time" instead of "cash," the iron is coming back out of the closet. Instead of spending your ever-dwindling paycheck on dry cleaning, why not iron your own...