Commodity Prices Aluminum: $2,623/ton Antimony (ingot min. 99.65% fob China): $25,450/ton Cobalt: $33,610/ton Copper: $9,856/ton Gold: $3,029/toz Lead: $2,017/ton Natural Gas (Nymex): $3.94/MMbtu WTI …

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Ukraine Presidents Trump and Putin spoke by phone yesterday. Trump sought Putin's agreement to the 30-day partial (sea, air, front lines) ceasefire proposal that Ukraine has already conditionally ac …

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DRC The M23 withdrew from peace talks in Angola, surprising no one. The Rwanda-backed rebels cited two reasons for withdrawing from talks: first, they said negotiations "have become impracticable" a …

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Gaza After their meeting in Cairo, Arab leaders endorsed Egypt's proposal for Gaza's post-war reconstruction. The plan would cost $53 billion - though it doesn't specify where that money would come …

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Ukraine The new U.S.-Ukraine mineral deal is taking shape quickly: it was only announced Tuesday (though speculation was swirling before that), and Pres. Zelensky will fly to Washington tomorrow to …

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Ukraine and Russia After hosting France's Pres. Macron at the White House, Pres. Trump told reporters that the war in Ukraine - which started three years ago yesterday - could be over "within weeks. …

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