Copper hits record, aluminium jumps
	Copper soared to a record high on Thursday as a strike in Peru stoked supply fears and as investors sought alternatives to equities, while surging oil pushed aluminium to a four-month peak...
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	Millions of truckers in India call off strike: report
	Millions of Indian truckers ended a strike early on Friday after the government agreed to supply diesel at a uniform price across the country and not hike road toll taxes. The agreement came after 10 hours of...
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	IMF sees loss rising to 242 million dollars
	The International Monetary Fund on Thursday projected its budget deficit would rise to 242 million dollars in the 2009 fiscal year, after a loss that was not as bad as expected in the past year...
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	Worried oil chiefs fail to find consensus
	The World Petroleum Congress wrapped up Thursday in the shadow of record crude prices, with concern growing about a third oil shock but with little consensus about what to do about it. After four days of meetings...
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	Microsoft seeks partners for new bid for Yahoo: WSJ
	Microsoft is considering a new attempt to buy part of Yahoo in a deal with other media companies that would likely see a break-up of the Internet firm, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday...
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	Samsung faces crisis after chairman quits: executive
	South Korea's largest business group Samsung faces a leadership crisis after its chairman quit in the wake of a scandal, the acting chairman said on Wednesday. "Without a captain or rudder, Samsung now faces...
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	Oil prices rise above 141 dollars
	Oil prices jumped beyond 141 dollars a barrel on Tuesday after the president of Opec said there was uncertainty surrounding future investment in facilities to boost crude output. New York's main oil contract...
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	Malaysian palm oil lower
	Malaysian crude palm oil futures closed lower on Monday on swelling domestic stocks as exports slowed, traders said. The benchmark September contract on the Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Exchange fell 25 ringgit...
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	G8 leaders to set up task force on food crisis: report
	Leaders from the Group of Eight industrial powers will agree to establish a task force at their summit next month to tackle the world food crisis, a report said on Monday. The group will aim to address the...
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	Dollar flat against euro in Asia
	The dollar was steady against the euro in Asian trade on Monday as traders weighed prospects for higher interest rates in the eurozone ahead of a key European Central Bank policy meeting, dealers said...
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