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Copper prices dipped below the key mark of $10,000 a metric ton on Tuesday for the first time in three weeks as consolidation continued due to lacklustre demand in top consumer China. Three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange fell 1.6% to $9,979.5 a ton as at 1056 GMT. It earlier dipped to $9,964.5, the lowest since May 13. “The United States’ ...
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The number of job openings changed little at 8.1 million on the last business day of April, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the month, both the number of hires and total separations were little changed at 5.6 million and 5.4 million, respectively. Within separations, quits (3.5 million) and layoffs and discharges (1.5 million) ...