Slope of Hope Blog Posts
Slope initially began as a blog, so this is where most of the website’s content resides. Here we have tens of thousands of posts dating back over a decade. These are listed in reverse chronological order. Click on any category icon below to see posts tagged with that particular subject, or click on a word in the category cloud on the right side of the screen for more specific choices.
Futures Shock
King of the Juice!
Here’s one commodity which is doing just super.
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Chocolate Futures Plunge
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A Dump on the Hershey Highway
Just like lumber did a few years ago, Cocoa was thrust into the news for being so incredibly expensive. Once everyone was chattering about it, it cratered with a record fall.
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