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Copper under pressure from climbing dollar – ET Auto

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Copper inventories in warehouses monitored by the Shanghai Futures Exchange (ShFE) have dropped nearly 90% to 30,905 tons since late February. Copper inventories in warehouses monitored by the Shanghai Futures Exchange (ShFE) have dropped nearly 90% to 30,905 tons since late February. A stronger U.S.

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RAND reports suggest US DoD use less petroleum fuel to deal with high prices, not count on alternatives

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While DoD and the services will have access to the wholesale fuel supplies they require, the purchase price may be uncomfortably high. A fourth volume examining energy security in Nigeria and other nations in the Gulf of Guinea is scheduled for later publication. 4: The Gulf of Guinea, Forthcoming.

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Glencore to pay >$1.1B to resolve government’s investigation into bribery and commodity and price manipulation

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million in payments to be made to intermediary companies in order to secure improper advantages to obtain and retain business with state-owned and state-controlled entities in West Africa, including Nigeria, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, and Equatorial Guinea. The Commodity Price Manipulation Case. For example, if Glencore Ltd.