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Global copper prices chased after gains in China where the most-traded copper contract on the Shanghai Futures Exchange SCFcv1 rallied to as high as 63,290 yuan, or $9,784, up almost 6% and touching its highest since September 2011, Reuters reports. Fueling the ongoing rally in the industrial metal, China, the biggest metals consumer, has seen a surge in demand on its rebounding economy. Additionally, there were increased expectations of tight supply and a rush of speculative investment, with many analysts jumping on the multi-year bull run. However, Commerzbank warned that the metals market ...

Meanwhile, Comex copper futures are now trading around $3.65 per pound. While copper prices slipped Friday along with other commodities, the most actively traded copper futures are still 2% higher so far in 2021 and near their highest level since early 2013, the Wall Street Journal reports. Copper markets have strengthened on strong demand from China and bets that the improving global economy will support consumption of raw materials later this year. Copper is among the necessary components of construction and is used to build everything from computers to houses. Consequently, the base metal ...

That these are small businesses and small margins and it is crushing them. >> rick, a job's killer or not. >> no, there is a study. >> you came loaded for bear here. >> and by the cper. and 0.6. >> by whom by the way? >> center for progressive group. it is a 0.6 percent. >> you got to get your face out of my head. >> your hand out of my face. >> wrero.6 percent of the work forces working less than 40 hours and that's what it was last year. and more interest. two-thirds of those in the group said they are working less hours because they want to. one- third is working less hours because their em...