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Metals, energy prices end mostly higher

Prices for metals and energy futures are ending mostly higher, while grains and beans are mixed.

Prices fall for metals, oil as crop prices recover

Both can trade as industrial metals, meaning they generally rise when investors feel hopeful about the economy.

Metals, energy futures bounce back

In metals trading, gold for June delivery rose $21.40 to $1,467.60 an ounce, an increase of 1.5 percent.

Metals slump after dollar rallies on ECB comments

Palladium led declines for metals, after the head of the European Central Bank expressed concern over the rise in the euro.

News Summary: Housing spurs metals, oil

METALS RISE: That pushed up prices for metals like copper, palladium and platinum.

Rising home prices push higher metals, oil

Metals and energy can rise when investors feel good about the economy, since they're both needed to power manufacturing and other economic activity.

News Summary: China powers prices for metals, oil

That sent prices higher for oil as well as for industrial metals like copper, palladium and platinum.

News Summary: Metals, oil fall as cliff nears

MOPEY METALS: Prices for palladium, platinum, silver and other metals fell even though there were signs that the economy is improving.

Metals, oil follow stocks down as cliff approaches

Metals and oil prices turned lower on Friday, following stocks downward as investors waited to see if lawmakers will hammer out a resolution to the "fiscal cliff."

Metals fall as chances for a budget deal fade

Metal prices dipped on Monday as the likelihood increased that U.S. lawmakers would fail to reach a budget deal to avoid going over the so-called fiscal cliff.

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