1.   Crude oil fell to the lowest price in six months amid concern production is rising around the world, pushing ample global inventories higher.

2.   Many investors are accepting lower yields because they expect lean global inventories, a seasonal rise in demand and worldwide economic growth to keep oil prices high.

3.   Other coffee roasters and retailers, such as Starbucks Corp., have been forced to raise prices because of surging prices on futures markets and tight global inventories.

4.   That demand has drained global inventories.

5.   That is because a million or so more barrels a day will not be enough to rebuild global inventories to a comfortable level.

6.   The fighting comes at a time of low global inventories and rising world demand for crude.

7.   The rise in copper production comes amid a surge in global inventories.

8.   The surge in output at Codelco and other mines comes amid a surge in global inventories.

9.   To be sure, global inventories are likely to be smaller than expected until the harvest refreshes supplies.

10.   To be sure, prices for bags of high-quality coffee are higher than futures prices, reflecting lean global inventories of the most desirable beans.