1. Markets Interact

2. Market: sugar produced in the US News Event: The US government reduces the amount of sugar that US companies may import. As a result, US sugar consumers, such as candy companies, will have to buy more sugar from US sugar producers.

3. P Q S D US Sugar SDPQSDPQ P1P1 Q1Q1 NPF:

4. Market: candy News Event: Because of a federal sugar policy designed to protect US sugar producers, the price of sugar increases.

5. P Q S D Candy SDPQSDPQ P1P1 Q1Q1 NPF:

6. Market: corn News Event: Because of a federal policy supporting sugar prices, soft-drink bottlers switch to using more high-fructose corn syrup as a substitute for sugar.

7. P Q S D Corn SDPQSDPQ P1P1 Q1Q1 NPF:

8. Market: sugar market in Caribbean countries. News Event: Because of decreased US sugar quotas, sugar producers in Caribbean countries begin to reduce sugar production.

9. P Q S D Caribbean Sugar SDPQSDPQ P1P1 Q1Q1 NPF:

10. Market: unskilled labor market in Caribbean countries News Event: Because of decreased sugar exports to the US, sugar plantations are laying off workers and sugar mills are closing.

11. P Q S D Unskilled Caribbean Labor SDPQSDPQ P1P1 Q1Q1 NPF:

12. Market: marijuana in Caribbean countries News Event: Because of a reduced demand for sugar grown in the Caribbean, some sugar growers begin to grow marijuana to earn more income.

13. P Q S D Caribbean Marijuana SDPQSDPQ P1P1 Q1Q1 NPF:

14. Market: unskilled labor market in the US News Event: Because of lower sugar production in their countries, Caribbean sugar plantation and sugar mill workers begin to immigrate illegally to the US to find work.

15. P Q S D Unskilled US Labor SDPQSDPQ P1P1 Q1Q1 NPF:

16. Market: soybeans produced in the US News Event: As higher sugar prices lead to more US farmers to grow sugar cane, sugar beets, and corn (for corn sweetener), the production of wheat and soybeans decreases.

17. P Q S D US Soybeans SDPQSDPQ P1P1 Q1Q1 NPF:

18. Market: world oil market News Event: OPEC announces a significant reduction in the amount of oil that will be produced by each member.

19. P Q S D World Oil Market SDPQSDPQ P1P1 Q1Q1 NPF:

20. Market: diesel fuel News Event: The price of crude oil doubles.

21. P Q S D Diesel fuel SDPQSDPQ P1P1 Q1Q1 NPF:

22. Market: trucking services News Event: Prices for diesel fuel increase dramatically.

23. P Q S D Trucking services SDPQSDPQ P1P1 Q1Q1 NPF:

24. Market: home heating oil News Event: Crude oil prices rise substantially, AND extremely cold weather hits northeastern states where heating oil is a major fuel for home furnaces.

25. P Q S D Home heating oil SDPQSDPQ P1P1 Q1Q1 NPF:

26. Market: wood News Event: Because of high fuel- oil prices, people use wood- burning fireplaces more, and sales of wood-burning fireplaces increase.

27. P Q S D Wood SDPQSDPQ P1P1 Q1Q1 NPF:

28. Market: frozen vegetables News Event: Trucking firms charge higher prices to deliver products to factories, warehouses, grocery stores, and other retailers.

29. P Q S D Frozen vegetables SDPQSDPQ P1P1 Q1Q1 NPF:

30. Market: airline travel News Event: Jet fuel prices rise rapidly.

31. P Q S D Airline travel SDPQSDPQ P1P1 Q1Q1 NPF:

32. Market: airline workers News Event: Airlines cut back on flight schedules as high ticket prices result in fewer people flying.

33. P Q S D Airline workers SDPQSDPQ P1P1 Q1Q1 NPF:

34. Market: barrels of chemicals used by water treatment plants News Event: High oil prices lead to higher diesel and gasoline prices, which increase shipping and transportation costs.

35. P Q S D Barrels of chemicals SDPQSDPQ P1P1 Q1Q1 NPF: