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Commodity prices tank on global economic concerns
Some blame speculators for the recent drop in commodity prices, like oil and metals. Others think it’s an underlying problem in the economy.
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Commodity prices are volatile, but yesterday they plunged. The New York Times Wall Street and finance reporter Louise Story talks about the volatility and the strength of the US economy.
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