MINING.comBHP hikes exploration spending, to focus mostly on copper, oilMINING.com1 mining company BHP Billiton (ASX, NYSE:BHP) (LON:BLT) will raise its annual exploration spending by 29%, allocating nearly all its $900 million budget to finding new copper …

Economic TimesBHP boosts exploration spend as focus narrows to oil, copperDaily MailSYDNEY, June 27 (Reuters) - BHP Billiton plans to lift exploration spending by 29 percent next year, allocating nearly all its $900 million budget to finding oil and copper …

Voice of AmericaYemen Retakes Oil Export Terminal From Al QaedaNew York TimesADEN, Yemen — Yemeni government forces and allies from the United Arab Emirates took back control of Yemen's largest oil export terminal from Al Qaeda on Monday, security offi …

Wall Street JournalCopper Falls With Oil PricesWall Street JournalCrude oil futures were recently down 2% to $42.88 a barrel, after rising as high as $44.04 a barrel in morning trading. Changes in the price of oil tend to influence copper, as the two commo …

International Monetary FundCheap Oil Means a New Reality for Middle East, North Africa RegionInternational Monetary FundGrowth in the Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan, and Pakistan (MENAP) region remains subdued owing to persistently low oil prices a …

Wall Street JournalCopper Fluctuates With Oil PricesWall Street JournalCrude oil futures fell 0.6% on Monday to $43.45 a barrel, after rising as high as $44.04 a barrel in morning trading. Changes in the price of oil tend to influence copper, since the two …

Wall Street JournalCopper Prices Slide on Oil DipWall Street JournalLONDON—Copper futures slid lower in London on Monday, declining in line with oil prices and Asian equities. The London Metal Exchange's three-month copper contract was down 1% at $4,98 …

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Engineering, technology firms see silver lining to copper slumpReuters"All engineering companies have needed to adjust themselves in order to get through this rough time ... we're anticipating a difficult market, with no more than 5 to 6 million m …

CNBCWhy oil will recover faster than metalsCNBCMetals prices may have outperformed oil over the past 20 months, but that's unlikely to continue, with metals set to keep dropping while crude recovers, Goldman Sachs said. "On the supply side, metals …