Although cotton prices are up 14% for 2013, five- and 10-year seasonal charts suggest the fluffy commodity is due for a dip in the coming weeks.

Billie Sol Estes, the Texan con manwhose exploits rattled the administrations of Presidents John F.Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson, died in his sleep May 14. From apenniless background, Estes built up a $40 million West Texasempire of cotton, grain, re

NEW ORLEANS, May 13 (Reuters) - Discussions about the first global cotton futures contract have hit a roadblock in setting a new benchmark that could replace the existing century-old agreement on ICE Futures U.S., traders said.

NEW ORLEANS, May 13 (Reuters) - Discussions about the first global cotton futures contract have hit a roadblock in setting a new benchmark that could replace the existing century-old agreement on ICE Futures U.S., traders said.

NEW ORLEANS, May 13 (Reuters) - Discussions about the first global cotton futures contract have hit a roadblock in setting a new benchmark that could replace the existing century-old agreement on ICE Futures U.S., traders said.

NEW ORLEANS, May 13 (Reuters) - Discussions about the first global cotton futures contract have hit a roadblock in setting a new benchmark that could replace the existing century-old agreement on ICE Futures U.S., traders said.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture put the brakes on controversial new genetically modified corn, soybean and cotton seeds from Monsanto Co. (MON) and Dow Chemical Co.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture will conduct environmental assessments of new corn, soybean and cotton seeds genetically engineered to withstand herbicides, further delaying the possible launch of products from Monsanto Co. (MON) and Dow Chemical

Forget that cotton scent. Thanks to Le Slip Francais, men will soon have the option of wearing scented underwear that smells of musk and pears,...

* Only 3,000 bales sold as prices are high - traders (Adds quotes, prices)

Meet a Brazilian who took on the world's largest superpower, a Texas cotton farmer who's tired of hearing the Brazilians complain, and a guy named Renato — a.k.a. Retaliation Master.

People take clothing for granted but producing a simple garment is incredibly complex. Consider what goes into a simple cotton shirt. Cheap clothing is cheap partially because it consists of low-grade material. Bangladeshi garment workers earn 18 cen

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Shareholders of Hanesbrands should reap further gains as the U.S. clothing maker is expected to earn more from new higher-priced products and lower costs on cotton and interest...

NEW YORK, April 28 (Reuters) - Shareholders of Hanesbrands should reap further gains as the U.S. clothing maker is expected to earn more from new higher-priced products and lower costs on cotton and interest payments, Barron's said in its April 29 ed

LONDON, April 26 (Reuters) - Soft commodity trader Armajaro is no longer in talks to buy Plexus Cotton Ltd, a medium-sized cotton merchant, the companies said in a joint statement on Friday.

April 24 (Reuters) - Privately held Georgia-Pacific LLC struck a deal to buy specialty fiber maker Buckeye Technologies Inc for nearly $1.5 billion in cash, paying a 25 percent premium for the company, which makes fibers from wood and cotton that are

* Key sugar and cotton growing states suffering from drought

* Some commodities back in bear region as oil, copper fall * Brent crude settled below $98 a barrel * London copper edges near $7,000 a tonne support * Cotton, natgas rally; wheat, soybeans up more modestly By Barani Krishnan NEW YORK, April 17 (Reut

* Some commodities back in bear region as oil, copper fall* Brent crude settled below $98 a barrel* London copper edges near $7,000 a tonne support* Cotton, natgas rally; wheat, soybeans up more modestlyBy Barani KrishnanNEW YORK, April 17 (Reuters)

* Some commodities back in bear region as oil, copper fall * Brent crude settled below $98 a barrel * London copper edges near $7,000 a tonne support * Cotton, natgas rally; wheat, soybeans up more modestly By Barani Krishnan NEW YORK, April 17 (Reut

SYDNEY, April 16 (Reuters) - Australia's tiny town of WeeWaa, better known for cotton than music, will be the launch sitefor Grammy-award winning French electro duo Daft Punk's nextalbum "Random Access Memories", from which the music will streamlive

Ever wondered what the leading exports of Antarctica or North Korea or the Solomon Islands are? Well you've come to the right place.AfghanistanBesides grapes, nuts and cotton, Afghanistan manufactures radars and radios. Click to Enlarge.AlgeriaAlgeri

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Indian textile manufacturer Alok Industries is planning to open its first textile mill in the U.S., to save on energy costs. The revival of a closed mill in the Southeast would mark a major shift for the cotton industry.

NEW YORK, April 10 (Reuters) - Cotton futures rose onWednesday, thanks to broad gains in U.S. financial markets andnews of a Brazilian tariff cut, though a U.S. AgricultureDepartment crop report projecting record global inventoriesdeflated some of th

* Gas rallies by over 3 pct, cotton rises about 2 percent* Dollar at 4-year peak to yen, pressuring oil, copper, gold (Updates with markets' close)By Barani KrishnanNEW YORK, April 10 (Reuters) - Natural gas and cottonrallied on Wednesday, helping th

* Gas rallies by over 3 pct, cotton rises about 2 percent * Dollar at 4-year peak to yen, pressuring oil, copper, gold (Updates with markets' close) By Barani Krishnan NEW YORK, April 10 (Reuters) - Natural gas and cotton rallied on Wednesday, helpin

* Dollar at 4-year peak to yen, pressuring oil, copper, gold

* Dollar at 4-year peak to yen, pressuring oil, copper, gold

* Dollar at 4-year peak to yen, pressuring oil, copper, gold

NEW YORK, April 9 (Reuters) - Cotton futures fell for afourth straight session on Tuesday as reduced mill buying andinvestor profit-taking damped the momentum of cotton's recentspeculator-driven rally.

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NEW YORK, March 28 (Reuters) - Natural gas and cotton wereon track to lead gains across the commodities complex for thefirst quarter, rising about 17 percent each, as U.S. marketstraded their last session for March on Thursday, ahead of theGood Frida

NEW YORK, March 28 (Reuters) - Natural gas and cotton were on track to lead gains across the commodities complex for the first quarter, rising about 17 percent each, as U.S. markets traded their last session for March on Thursday, ahead of the Good F

Cotton traders are pulling back from a recent rally, concerned that a U.S. government report slated for release this week will show that farmers are planning to plant more of the crop than has been expected this spring.

As Real Money Pro subscribers have come to realize over the last year, I tend to put a number of things under the microscope when looking at an industry or company. One of the key factors that I look at first is the company's operating margin profile

In a report published by Goldman Sachs, analyst Taposh Bari initiated coverage on Hanesbrands (NYSE: HBI) with a Buy rating and $50 price target.Goldman Sachs reported that, “We see the HBI investment story evolving from cotton sensitivity to capit

* Rise in global prices partly fed by both nations' hoarding

* Commodities markets lower following news of Cypriotbail-out plan

* CRB commodities index posts second weekly gain* Cotton up 23 pct on year, prices at late March 2012 high* Natgas rises 25 pct from five-week low hit in FebruaryBy Barani KrishnanNEW YORK, March 15 (Reuters) - Cotton prices neared aone-year peak on

* China to issue additional cotton import quotas aroundApril

BEIJING, March 15 (Reuters) - China, the world's topconsumer of cotton, will issue extracotton import quotas totextile mills by around April, trade sources said on Friday.

The US triggered the latest price rise with data showing net export sales of upland cotton rising 25 per cent in the past week to destinations from Turkey to China

BEIJING, March 14 (Reuters) - Textile mills in China, theworld's largest consumer of cotton, will buy more fibre frombulging state reserves over the next five months, after a statestockpiling drive cut back domestic supplies, analysts said.

NEW YORK, March 1 (Reuters) - U.S. cotton merchants fearprolonged federal budget cuts could roil trade in themulti-billion dollar fiber market by disrupting procedures vitalto delivering product against the ICE futures contract.

* Gold falls 1 pct on U.S. stimulus, sequester worries* Oil down as stockpiles of US crude, gasoline rise* Sugar rebounds from 2-1/2 year low, soy up too* Cotton sees biggest one-day gain in 6 monthsBy Barani KrishnanNEW YORK, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Gold

* Cotton jumps as much as 3.6 percent in afternoon trading

NEW YORK, Feb 25 (Reuters) - Cotton fell for a thirdstraight session to its lowest closing price in four weeks onMonday as consolidation and weaker outside markets pressuredprices and deterred mills from buying into a falling market.

NEW YORK, Feb 22 (Reuters) - Cotton slipped from earliergains on Friday, posting a third straight weekly loss, as strongU.S. export data failed to outweigh consolidation after thefiber reached nine-month highs earlier this week.