He's headed to Brazil and Chile with his wife and more than 50 members of the business, tourism and academic communities, as well as two Philadelphia Regional Port Authority officials. Also traveling are two of Corbett's secretaries, the chairmen of the Public Utility Commission and Liquor Control Board, 11 aides and three Pennsylvania State Police troopers.
*CME sounds out Chile as location for copper warehouses. LONDON/ NEW YORK, April 5- U.S. exchange operator CME Group is sounding out Chile as the location for a network of warehouses as its copper contract takes market share from the London Metal Exchange, sources familiar with the matter said.
LONDON, April 4- Rio Tinto has hired investment bank Macquarie to sell its majority stake in the Northparkes copper mine in Australia, a source familiar with the matter said, adding to a growing list of planned divestments.
LONDON, April 4- Copper inched up on Thursday but was still hovering around its lowest level in eight months on concerns about high inventories and weak global demand, especially in top metals consumer China. Benchmark copper on the London Metal Exchange was trading at $7,405 by 1502 GMT, slightly up from Wednesday's close at $7,386.50.
LONDON, April 4- Copper bounced from an 8- month low on Thursday as the euro recovered against the dollar but doubts remained over the prospects for industrial metals as physical demand remains weak and inventories are at multi-year highs.
WASHINGTON, April 3- The United States would welcome South Korea joining negotiations on an Asia-Pacific free trade agreement, a senior U.S. trade official said on Wednesday, as Washington continues to weigh Japan's bid to enter the same set of talks.
*Client coverage in Brazil seen up by 50 percent this year. *Lender plans to expand in Colombia, is "bullish" on Brazil.
WASHINGTON, April 3- Free-trade talks between the United States and 10 countries in the Asia-Pacific region could stretch into late next year, especially if Japan joins the negotiations, former U.S. trade officials said on Wednesday. Even if Japan stays out of the talks, "I think it would be improbable to conclude negotiations this year.
*Client coverage in Brazil seen up by 50 pct this year. *Plans to expand in Colombia, is "bullish" in Brazil.
*Client coverage in Brazil seen up by 50 pct this year. *Plans to expand in Colombia, is "bullish" in Brazil.
MADRID, April 3- Spanish protesters seeking to stop a wave of evictions have resorted to embarrassing politicians at their homes over harsh mortgage laws that have multiplied the pain of a property crash in the recession-hit country.
*FTSEurofirst 300 down 0.9 percent. LONDON, April 3- European shares closed lower on Wednesday as weak U.S. data heightened worries that the global economy's growth prospects will struggle to justify recent stock market gains.
*India's biggest copper plant closes for at least a week. *Copper inventories rise to highest since October 2003. LONDON, April 3- Copper fell to an eight-month low on Wednesday as concerns about economic growth cast doubt on the global demand outlook for industrial metals and pushed speculators to open more short positions ahead of a two-day holiday in China.
LONDON, April 2- Copper fell 1 percent to a seven-month low on Tuesday as downbeat manufacturing data from the euro zone, the United States and China showed stuttering growth momentum in the top markets for metals. Benchmark copper on the London Metal Exchange traded at $7,456.26 a tonne by 1311 GMT, from a close at $7,540 on Thursday.
LONDON/ SINGAPORE, April 2- Copper fell almost one percent on Tuesday as downbeat manufacturing data from the euro zone, the United States and China showed stuttering growth momentum in the top markets for metals. Benchmark copper on the London Metal Exchange was at $7,468 a tonne by 0934 GMT, down 0.95 percent from a close at $7,540 on Thursday.
SANTIAGO, April 2- Chile's central bank cut its 2013 inflation forecast on Tuesday but hiked its projection for growth in gross domestic product, citing the robust expansion of domestic demand as a risk to the nation's economy.
NEW YORK-- General Motors Co. said Tuesday that its financial arm completed the purchase of most of Ally Financial's operations in Europe and Latin America.
SANTIAGO, March 31- Codelco, the world's No. 1 copper producer, is losing a "substantial" amount of output due to a two-day-old strike at its Radomiro Tomic open pit mine in northern Chile, the company said on Sunday, adding that orders were still going out to customers.
Codelco, the world's #1 copper producer, is losing a "relevant" amount of output due to a two-day-old strike at its Radomiro Tomic open pit mine in northern Chile, the company said on Sunday, branding the work stoppage illegal.
SANTIAGO, March 31- Codelco, the world's No. 1 copper producer, is losing a "relevant" amount of output due to a two-day-old strike at its Radomiro Tomic open pit mine in northern Chile, the company said on Sunday, branding the work stoppage illegal.