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Wall Street Journal

CME Group needs to break Wall Street's tight grip Crain's Chicago Business By Joseph B. Cahill February 06, 2012 To restore confidence in Chicago's futures markets, CME Group Inc. must declare independence from Wall Street. The MF Global fiasco that's bruising CME's reputation and hurting its business has roots in the power ... CME Will Protect Farmers' HedgesWall Street Journal CME Group ups dividend, sets up $100 mln commodity fundProactive Investors USA & Canada U.S. farmers, ranchers owed $100 million by MF GlobalThomson Reuters News & Insight all 11 news articles »

Chicago Tribune

2 Chicago firms flourish in wake of MF Global collapse Chicago Tribune RJ O'Brien Associates, a founding member of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange that started trading in 1914 as a cash butter and egg specialist, saw a November inflow of customer accounts of almost $800 million, an increase of 31 percent. Insight: Two firms flourish in frenzied MF Global aftermath (NEWS.GNOM.ES)NEWS.GNOM.ES (press release) Insight -Two firms flourish in frenzied MF Global aftermathReuters UK all 22 news articles »

CME cattle, hogs called to open steady to lower Reuters Africa Feb 6 (Reuters) - US cattle futures and lean hogs futures at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange were called steady to lower early on Monday, pressured by slowed slaughter, weaker cash prices and a surge in the dollar that could limit exports.

Wall Street Journal

CME Group creates $100m fund after MF Global Financial Times By Hal Weitzman in Chicago CME Group, the US's biggest futures exchange operator, is creating a $100m protection fund for farmers and ranchers as it attempts to restore confidence in futures markets after the collapse of MF Global. CME raises dividend, sets new payoutReuters CME Group sets up $100 million fund to protect farmers, ranchers in futureChicago Tribune CME creates $100 million fund to protect farmersChicago Sun-Times MarketWatch (press release) all 187 news articles »

Speculators On CME Shave Net Short Euro Bets 8%-CFTC Wall Street Journal Traders speculating on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange held a net 157546 contracts as of Jan. 31 betting that the euro will decline, down 8% from the prior week, according to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission's weekly report on the commitments ... and more »

Wall Street Journal

CME will protect farmers' hedges Financial News CME Group launched a fresh effort to rebuild market confidence damaged by the collapse of MF Global Holdings, creating a $100m insurance fund to protect farmers and ranchers. The Chicago-based exchange operator was among those responsible for ... Insurance Fund Would Aid Farmers, Ranchers Still Owed $100M by MF GlobalInsurance Journal all 20 news articles »

Pizza stocks lifted by stronger market Pizza Marketplace.com Average block cheese prices dropped a penny to $1.49 last week on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Cheese averaged $1.50 the previous week. Prices closed at $1.51 Monday and Tuesday, $1.49 Wednesday, and $1.48 Thursday and Friday.

The Guardian

Oil Decreases on Greek Debt Default Concern as Brent Crude Premium Widens Bloomberg Crude oil for March delivery fell 62 cents, or 0.6 percent, to $97.22 a barrel at 9:25 am on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Prices are down 1.6 percent this year. Brent oil for March settlement gained 10 cents to $114.68 a barrel on the ICE Futures ... Daily Commodities Analysis: Oil and GoldForex Pros all 399 news articles »

Chicago Tribune

Dozens protest CME Group incentives Chicago Tribune Dozens of moms, dads, community leaders and young activists chanted slogans Tuesday as they protested tax breaks extended to CME Group Inc. and presented a golden toilet wrapped with a red ribbon at its headquarters. "We are here to speak to chairman ... CME Group Announces Trading Volume Record in Henry Hub Natural Gas FuturesMarketWatch (press release) CME Group Expands Centrally Cleared OTC Agricultural Offering with Eight New ...Sacramento Bee 109 Chicago Tax Payers to CME: "Give back taxpayer cash for schools!"SEIU (blog) all 24 news articles »

CME deal shows the problem with corporate tax breaks Chicago Tribune For several months, CME Group Inc., which owns the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and the Chicago Board of Trade, threatened to relocate outside of Illinois unless it received a specially tailored tax break from the state. The company got its wish when ... and more »

U.S. farmers, ranchers owed $100 mln by MF Global

CHICAGO - U.S. farmers and ranchers who had accounts with failed broker MF Global have got back the bulk of their money but are still owed about $100 million, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange indicated on Thursday after announcing a fund to help them.