Ukraine Pres. Trump said he was "not happy" with Pres. Putin for "killing too many people" in Ukraine, and announced that the U.S. would send Ukraine more weapons to defend itself with. That appears …

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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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