One area, though, that has been a chronic underperformer for upwards of the past year has been mining stocks. It really doesn't matter where you look: gold, silver, platinum, palladium, copper, molybdenum, and coal -- all down across the board. You'd ...and more » Read more...

Copper is down 0.6 percent for the week so far however, after falling to a 1-1/2-week low of $7,101 on Wednesday. Investors are cautious, however, since the positive trends in China have failed to translate into stock draws on the LME. LME copper ...and more » Read more...

But there was real damage in commodities, metals especially; gold, silver, and copper were all down. While gold's a far more speculative play than the goldbugs like to admit, the drop in “Dr. Copper” is a bit more cause for concern. That Ph.D., after ... Read more...

Jiangxi Copper Co., the biggest producer of the metal, dropped 1 percent after its Hong Kong-listed stock was cut to neutral from outperform at Macquarie Group Ltd. Bright Dairy & Food Co. slid 2.2 percent, paring its gains this year to 47 percent, as ... Read more...

U.S. stock futures and European and Asian markets are all modestly lower, and commodity prices are also trading with a weak tone. Copper prices are down more than 2 per cent - their biggest fall in almost two weeks - after JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut its ... Read more...