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China's COFCO Agri seeing high interest in U.S. partnerships
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Column: Copper stocks pendulum swings back from Shanghai to London - Andy Home
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Column: Ramping up actions, rhetoric won't solve global steel glut - Russell
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Crude tanker storage fleet off Singapore points to stubborn oil glut
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China resumes environmental approval of coal-to-gas projects
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Oil slips; pressured by strong dollar, stubborn glut
NEW YORK Oil prices slipped on Friday as a stronger dollar encouraged investors to cash in on a second week of gains and the market stayed focused on whether unplanned supply outages were reducing a stubborn global glut.
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| Commodity | Currency | Last Trade | Price Change | % Price Change | Trade Time |
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| LIGHT CRUDE CON1 May16 | USD | 47.67 | -0.41 | -0.85% | 05/19 14:29 |
| NO 2 HT OIL CON1 May16 | USD | 1.49 | +0.01 | +0.76% | 05/20 16:59 |
| NATURAL GAS CON1 May16 | USD | 2.05 | +0.02 | +1.13% | 05/19 16:59 |
| 100 OZ GOLD MAR4 May16 | USD | 1,255.40 | -1.80 | -0.14% | 05/18 22:58 |
| SILVER 5000 CON1 May16 | USD | 16.47 | +0.04 | +0.24% | 05/20 10:32 |
| HG COPPER CON1 May16 | USD | 2.06 | -0.00 | -0.22% | 05/20 16:35 |
| CORN CON1 Jul16 | USC | 394.75 | +4.75 | +1.22% | 05/20 14:19 |
| WHEAT CON1 Jul16 | USC | 467.25 | -1.50 | -0.32% | 05/20 14:19 |
| SOYBEANS CON1 Jul16 | USC | 1,075.50 | +4.00 | +0.37% | 05/20 14:19 |
| SUGAR 11 CON1 Jun16 | USC | 17.05 | +0.35 | +2.10% | 05/20 12:59 |
| COFFEE C CON1 May16 | USC | 124.65 | +0.70 | +0.56% | 05/20 13:29 |
| COCOA CON1 Jul16 | USD | 2,921.00 | +28.00 | +0.97% | 05/20 13:29 |
| FROZEN OJ CON1 Jul16 | USC | 150.40 | +1.80 | +1.21% | 05/20 13:59 |
| COTTON NO 2 CON1 Jul16 | USC | 61.73 | +0.66 | +1.08% | 05/20 14:19 |
| LIVE HOGS CON1 May16 | USC | 79.88 | -0.55 | -0.68% | 05/20 14:04 |
| LIVE CATTLE CON1 Apr16 | USC | 120.88 | -0.68 | -0.56% | 05/20 14:04 |
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