*Needtorampupcocoaoutputto4mlnT,from3mlnTnow-Petraexec*Globalcocoapricescurrentlyat$2,100pertonneByMichaelTaylorJAKARTA,March26(Reuters)-Globalcocoapricescouldmorethandoubleby2020,rallyingtoalevellastseen36yearsago,ifproductionfailstocatchupwithdemand,adirectoratSingapore-basedPetraFoodssaidonTuesday.Cocoademandisforecasttoexceedproductionby45,000tonnesintheseasontoSeptembe...
NEWYORK(Reuters)-TheS&P500setarecordclosinghighonThursday,finishingafifthconsecutivemonthofgainstoextendafour-yearrally.TheS&Phadhoverednearitsrecordformorethantwoweeks,andmarketactionnextweekwillhelpdetermineifthisisjustanothersteppingstonefortherally,orifalong-expectedpullbackisintheoffing.ThebenchmarkS&P500closeditsstrongestquarterinayear-up10percent.TheDowclimbe...
ORLANDO,Florida(Reuters)-Anationalsurveyfound301,874"zombie"propertiesdottingtheU.S.landscapeinwhichhomeownersinforeclosurehavemovedout,leavingvacantpropertysusceptibletovandalismanddegradation.Floridatopsthelistofzombiepropertieswith90,556vacanthomesinforeclosure,accordingtoaforeclosureinventoryreleasedonThursdaybyRealtyTrac,arealestateinformationcompanyinIrvine,California.Illi...