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City officials in Oakland, California decided to replace a traffic light at an intersection with stop signs last week. This decision wasn't part of some urbanist initiative to calm traffic; the city ...

Economic bellwether copper is in an uptrend, and there are several ways for investors to bet on the metal's rally to continue. The price of copper futures rose more than 6% in July, its strongest ...

Looking for another sign of how nervous investors are about tariffs? Copper prices plummeted 7% Friday to about $4.50 a pound in New York. Copper has plunged nearly 15% since hitting a 2025 peak price ...