Non Ferrous Metal

* Oil, copper up on strong US consumer sentiment, stock market * Corn up too on less sales by farmers focused on planting * Gold at 1-month low as Fed pressured to end US stimulus By Barani Krishnan NEW YORK, May 17 (Reuters) - Oil and copper prices...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The dollar rallied across the board on Friday, topping the 103-yen level as it hit a 4-1/2-year high against the Japanese currency, after data showing a robust rebound in U.S. consumer sentiment prompted investors to add to bullish...

Ticketmaster settles Ticketmaster has agreed to settle claims for up to $23 million in a lawsuit affecting more than a million people who after buying a ticket online were enrolled in a rewards program that cost $9 a month but never gave them any...

Three industries in the greater Owensboro area have formed a new group to get customers at the grassroots level to speak out for what they call fair and reasonable utility rate increases from Big Rivers Electric Corp. and Kenergy Corp. Fair Rates...

By Michael Erman and Julie Gordon May 17 (Reuters) - Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc appears to be in a win-win situation as Plains Exploration shareholders prepare for Monday's vote on the miner's nearly $6 billion takeover bid, part of its...

* Suspension of copper mining enters third day * Tension between union, Freeport could spook investors * Indonesia president calls for investigation By Yayat Supriatna and Michael Taylor JAKARTA, May 17 (Reuters) - Freeport McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc's...

* Andean country rich in minerals, but has no big mines * Government-controlled Congress likely to approve reforms QUITO, May 16 (Reuters) - Ecuador's government on Thursday presented a mining bill to Congress that should pave the way for the signing of...

LONDON, May 16 (Reuters) - Chilean copper miner Antofagasta posted a 29 percent drop in first-quarter core profit on Thursday, as lower prices for its red metal and slightly higher operating costs offset increased production. Antofagasta said the...

WARSAW, May 15 (Reuters) - First-quarter net profit at Europe's No.2 copper producer KGHM came in above expectations, still falling by 27 percent due to Poland's mining tax and falling metal prices, it said on Wednesday. The state-controlled miner closed...

SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Foreign direct investment in Latin America and the Caribbean this year could fall as much as 3 percent or jump by up to 7 percent after leaping to a record in 2012, the United Nations' body for the region said on Tuesday. The region'...

* Copper hit by weak factory data in China * Raw sugar nears 3-year low on signs on more Brazil output * Dollar strength to yen, euro further pressures commodities * Cocoa higher as stocks damaged, natgas up on cool weather By Barani Krishnan NEW YORK,...

SANTIAGO, May 10 (Reuters) - Construction of Barrick Gold Corp's suspended Pascua-Lama mine project could resume at the end of the year if the company shows authorities it can turn around the troubled operation, a Chilean mining ministry official was...