Business & Bullion Weekend Report - Dec. 5

Courtesy Topix - Business News  Sat, 12/05/2009 - 12:24

Commodities plunged on Friday as the US dollar firmed following a Labor Department report showing that employers cut fewer jobs last month.

The unemployment rate fell to 10 percent from the prior 10.2 percent reading. Precious metals retreated in London earlier in the day, but the employment news brought New York gold, silver and platinum prices sharply lower....


 

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