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Copper Mine Prices Slump, Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. Into Worst This Year


Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc., the best-performing stock among North American mining companies in 2007, turned into the worst this year. Analysts say the company may not fare much better in 2009 as copper prices slump.

Metals Bubble Poised to Burst on Increasing Supplies (Update2)


Copper, nickel and lead, the best performing commodities in the past four months, may be the worst by year-end.
On Wall Street, the chorus is getting louder that rising metal supplies are outpacing demand. From Goldman Sachs Group Inc. to JPMorgan Chase & Co. to Societe Generale, there are warnings of a mania that is showing [...]