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Copper prices have soared about 400 percent in the past 25 years and on Friday topped US$10,000 for the first time in two years

Clean Energy Drives Massive BHP Takeover Bid

BHP's multi-billion-dollar bid to buy rival Anglo American promises to be the largest mining merger deal in decades, and one driven by the race for cleaner energy and green metals.
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A family walks past a store advertising a Black Friday sale near Pentagon City Mall in Arlington, Virginia

US Economic Uncertainty Means Bigger 'Black Friday' Discounts

The retail sector's efforts to entice holiday gift purchases builds to a crescendo this weekend with the annual "Black Friday" shopping day followed by the newer "Cyber Monday."
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