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Party-line Senate dispute likely to table anti-speculation bill
Sniping between US Senate Democrats and Republicans Wednesday over a bill Democratic proponents say would sharply limit speculation in energy markets seems to have doomed the legislation to languish until...More...

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Coking coal prices top $350/mt as supply uncertainty hits market
Platts latest Q3-2008 coking coal price assessments showed spot values gaining across the board for all varieties, compared to the previous quarter on the back of several record benchmark term contract agreements and continued tightness in the global metallurgical coal market. Read the full story...

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Iron ore freight rates firm at high levels, slab down
The cost of seaborne iron ore and coal have steadied at historically high levels as the market continues to defy seasonal trends, leading to predictions that new records will again be set in the fourth quarter. But the cost of shipping steel slab from the Black Sea to US East Coast has declined nearly 40%. More...

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