London copper slips as trade-deal doubts linger
(WorldNews Business)

MANILA — Benchmark London copper prices dipped on Thursday amid skepticism over the chances for a near-term preliminary trade deal between Washington and Beijing, despite U.S. President Donald Trump sounding positive again about the prospects. Three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange was down 0.3% at $5,869 a tonne, as of 0347 GMT, surrendering some of the gains from the previous session. The most-traded copper contract on the Shanghai Futures Exchange was up 0.4% at...