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by Steven G. posted Friday, September 9th 2011.

By SANDY SHORE, AP Business Writer – 2 hours ago   Most commodity prices fell Friday as concerns about Europe's sovereign debt crisis deepened after a key European Central Bank official resigned. Copper and palladium each fell more than 3 percent while oil dropped 2 percent

by Steven G. posted Friday, September 9th 2011.

By SANDY SHORE, AP Business Writer – 2 hours ago   Most commodity prices fell Friday as concerns about Europe's sovereign debt crisis deepened after a key European Central Bank official resigned. Copper and palladium each fell more than 3 percent while oil dropped 2 percent. Gold, corn and soybeans were among the few products that rose by the end of the session

by Steven G. posted Friday, September 9th 2011.

(Kitco News) – While the fundamental backdrop might be favorable, analysts say the platinum group metals might not be able to accelerate to the upside until the global economy improves. Some do in fact look for a tightening supply/demand balance to begin emerging in 2012, helped by an expectation for improving automobile demand. Japanese car production has begun to recover from a spring earthquake and tsunami, and there are signs of life in global auto sales lately, analysts

by Steven G. posted Friday, September 9th 2011.

(Kitco News) – While the fundamental backdrop might be favorable, analysts say the platinum group metals might not be able to accelerate to the upside until the global economy improves.

by Steven G. posted Friday, September 9th 2011.

Ah... delicious salt. It brings out the flavour of the wheat berry (Photo: Getty) A typical slice of our daily bread may contain as much salt as a packet of crisps, the Telegraph's science correspondent Nick Collins reports today