KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Reuters) - U.S. Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer said on Thursday that there was no evidence of a lack of rice availability in the United States.
He also said speculation was part of the issue over rice prices, which have soared to record highs amid worries about possible supply shortages.
(Reporting by Carey Gillam)
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Galleon hedge fund founder Raj Rajaratnam and co-defendant Danielle Chiesi asserted their innocence on Monday to charges of securities fraud, in what U.S. prosecutors describe as the biggest hedge fund insider trading case ever.
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